Lutoslawski in Pyongyang

[A Lark Ascending]

No, not another John Adams opera.

Given how negative everything we hear about North Korea seems to be, I found this story rather heart-warming:

http://www.bbc.co.uk...gazine-20773542

Edited January 3, 2013 by A Lark Ascending

[king ubu]

Off topic, slightly, but a friend presented me with this book for my last birthday, and it's amazing:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Architectural-Cultural-Guide-Philipp-Meuser/dp/3869221879/

At the same time lots of what you read and see (plenty of photos) is astonishing, but much of it at the same time is pretty shocking and utterly disgusting. Baby dictator just held a speech in which he announced a possible mild glasnost regarding their relation to South Korea, but still, the entire system is unbelievably wrecked, it seems.