A blog to aid the teaching of Geography at the Chadwell Heath Academy in Redbridge, UK. Students can use it for reading relevant news articles and other Geography teachers may find the links useful for their own teaching
Wednesday, 12 November 2014
Excellent maps of London
12 data maps that sum up London http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-29915801
Monday, 6 October 2014
Sunday, 5 October 2014
Wednesday, 1 October 2014
World's first carbon capture storage plant is switched on....
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/oct/01/canada-switches-on-worlds-first-carbon-capture-power-plant
Canada has switched on the worlds first Carbon capture storage plant.
Canada has switched on the worlds first Carbon capture storage plant.
1 million to save the Bengal tiger!
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/oct/01/david-attenborough-1m-bengal-tiger-india-project
1million plan to protect the Bengal tiger, aim is to relocate a village to create the largest group of the tigers in the wild.
1million plan to protect the Bengal tiger, aim is to relocate a village to create the largest group of the tigers in the wild.
Will climate change save Detroit?
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/28/climate-change-detroit-brighter-future-us-cities-weather
Will climate change help Detroit?
Will climate change help Detroit?
Climate change is already here!!!
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/sep/28/climate-change-has-arrived-global-warming-icecaps-deserts
climate change is all ready happening-
climate change is all ready happening-
India- a possible energy superpower?
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/oct/01/india-will-be-renewables-superpower-says-energy-minister
India's new premier- Modi- aims to speed up India's development of solar power.
India's new premier- Modi- aims to speed up India's development of solar power.
Tuesday, 16 September 2014
Off to Timbuktu- not for much longer!!! An ancient landscape and culture under threat from Desertification
http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/sep/16/-sp-life-timbuktu-mali-ancient-city-gold-slowly-turning-to-dust
http://www.theguardian.com/cities/gallery/2014/sep/16/-sp-timbuktu-portrait-of-a-city-on-the-edge-of-existence-in-pictures picture essay
A real shame, one of the great ancient civilisations is under threat from desertification!
http://www.theguardian.com/cities/gallery/2014/sep/16/-sp-timbuktu-portrait-of-a-city-on-the-edge-of-existence-in-pictures picture essay
A real shame, one of the great ancient civilisations is under threat from desertification!
Are they deliberately drowning migrants?!!!
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/sep/16/migrants-children-drowned-boat-Mediterranean
impacts of illegal migration from Africa to Europe!
Now Africans are being deliberately drowned!!
impacts of illegal migration from Africa to Europe!
Now Africans are being deliberately drowned!!
Amazon rainforest destruction increases......again!!!!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-29151977
Deforestation in the Amazon up 29% in the 12 months to July 2013
Deforestation in the Amazon up 29% in the 12 months to July 2013
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-29161620
A look at how one of the world's poorest nations Malawi has met the Millenium development goal of reducing child mortality.
A look at how they are managing their population too.
A look at how one of the world's poorest nations Malawi has met the Millenium development goal of reducing child mortality.
A look at how they are managing their population too.
The place where most of the descendants are from 1 man.....
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25430383
An amazing article on an isolated culture in the middle of the Pacific ocean- ships only stop by every 6 months
An amazing article on an isolated culture in the middle of the Pacific ocean- ships only stop by every 6 months
Sunday, 25 May 2014
Giving the forest back to the Awa!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-27500689
Watch this film on BBC 'our world' on Iplayer
Trying to get the land back to the Awa
Watch this film on BBC 'our world' on Iplayer
Trying to get the land back to the Awa
Wednesday, 21 May 2014
Guatemalans under threat!!!
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2014/may/21/guatemala-indigenous-community-mega-dam-project
Interesting topical example of an indigenous people under threat from dam construction
Interesting topical example of an indigenous people under threat from dam construction
North Korea encourages the growing of rice
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/21/north-koreans-race-to-meet-tough-spring-planting-targets
North Korea is trying to encourage its people to grow rice to try and halt the country's agricultural problems
North Korea is trying to encourage its people to grow rice to try and halt the country's agricultural problems
Wednesday, 14 May 2014
Brilliant maps of London
http://www.londonmapper.org
A brilliant website!!
Lots of maps of London showing how, income, employment, education levels etc, vary across London boroughs.
A brilliant website!!
Lots of maps of London showing how, income, employment, education levels etc, vary across London boroughs.
Before and after cities
http://justsomething.co/before-and-after-world
Excellent site, showing before and after cities, including Dubai, LA, Shenzhen, china and more
Excellent site, showing before and after cities, including Dubai, LA, Shenzhen, china and more
Current SuperPower issues
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/may/06/superpower-capitalist-world-order-Ukraine
Interesting article on the current situation re Superpowers!!
Interesting article on the current situation re Superpowers!!
Climate change threatens the Arctic
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/may/14/climate-change-arctic-security-threat-report
The changing Arctic climate could cause major conflict in the Arctic region.
The changing Arctic climate could cause major conflict in the Arctic region.
Impact of humans on the hydrological cycle
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-27393811
Over abstraction for irrigation and pumping is causing mountains to lift and valleys to subside increasing seismic activity along the San Andreas fault.
Over abstraction for irrigation and pumping is causing mountains to lift and valleys to subside increasing seismic activity along the San Andreas fault.
Sunday, 11 May 2014
London has the most billionaires of all the cities in the world!
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/uk-has-the-most-billionaires-per-population-than-any-other-nation-in-the-world-9350471.html
London has the highest number of billionaires than any other city in the world- 72 of them.
The UK as a whole has 104 billionaires.
The highest ranked Brit is the Duke of Westminster who owns lots of property in central London, other Brits on the list include Sir Philip Green, Sir Richard Branson and Mike Ashley of Sports Direct.
London has the highest number of billionaires than any other city in the world- 72 of them.
The UK as a whole has 104 billionaires.
The highest ranked Brit is the Duke of Westminster who owns lots of property in central London, other Brits on the list include Sir Philip Green, Sir Richard Branson and Mike Ashley of Sports Direct.
Funky maps of London!
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/london-mapped-house-prices-hedgehogs-and-homelessness--from-the-people-who-brought-you-world-mapper-extraordinary-cartograms-reveal-capital-as-you-have-never-seen-it-before-9351704.html
The size of each borough changes according to the number of specific things, including hedgehog sightings, house prices and homelessness.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2625443/Londons-banking-boom-hedgehog-crisis-revealed-extraordinary-maps-Oxford-University-researchers.html
more detail here!
The size of each borough changes according to the number of specific things, including hedgehog sightings, house prices and homelessness.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2625443/Londons-banking-boom-hedgehog-crisis-revealed-extraordinary-maps-Oxford-University-researchers.html
more detail here!
Do it for Denmark!
http://do-it-for-denmark.dk/
A campaign in Denmark to encourage people to have children!!!
It encourages them to go on holiday because couples are more likely to have sex whilst on holiday in a different place!
Novel, Pro-natalist policy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrO3TfJc9Qw clip on the policy
http://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2014/mar/30/sun-sex-baby-package-holiday-danes-Denmark
The full story here!
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/do-it-for-denmark--competition-calls-for-danes-to-have-more-sex-to-tackle-declining-birth-rates-9218490.html
and here!
A campaign in Denmark to encourage people to have children!!!
It encourages them to go on holiday because couples are more likely to have sex whilst on holiday in a different place!
Novel, Pro-natalist policy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrO3TfJc9Qw clip on the policy
http://www.theguardian.com/world/shortcuts/2014/mar/30/sun-sex-baby-package-holiday-danes-Denmark
The full story here!
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/do-it-for-denmark--competition-calls-for-danes-to-have-more-sex-to-tackle-declining-birth-rates-9218490.html
and here!
Saturday, 10 May 2014
Amazing pics of the Indigenous people of the Siberian Arctic.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2014/apr/28/traditional-life-in-the-siberian-arctic-in-pictures
AMAZING PICTURES, of the Indigenous people of the Siberian Arctic.
AMAZING PICTURES, of the Indigenous people of the Siberian Arctic.
Thursday, 24 April 2014
What is a Londoner?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-27136546
This is a film idea made by chocolate films!!
It is interesting as it highlights that Londoners can be very diverse.
This is a film idea made by chocolate films!!
It is interesting as it highlights that Londoners can be very diverse.
Cornish given minority status- preserving their diversity?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-27132035 Cornish given minority status!!!!!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-27139692
Will this help Cornwall?
Sunday, 20 April 2014
Impa ts of globalisation on different groups.
How can we get young people to say no to fast fashion? | Lucy Siegle
http://gu.com/p/3zf47
Taking the culture of the Bushmen away!
Botswana bushmen: 'If you deny us the right to hunt, you are killing us'
http://gu.com/p/3zdd3
Wednesday, 16 April 2014
North Korea hosts a marathon- open to outsiders for first time- just don't wear anything with America on!!!!
http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/apr/16/north-korea-marathon-pyongyang-running
On Sunday London was not the only city to host a marathon. Time limit 4 hours, but not to worry if you can't finish buses will get you and drop you at the finish line. No cameras, music players, no large logos on clothes though and onlookers with guns able to shoot at a moments notice.
On Sunday London was not the only city to host a marathon. Time limit 4 hours, but not to worry if you can't finish buses will get you and drop you at the finish line. No cameras, music players, no large logos on clothes though and onlookers with guns able to shoot at a moments notice.
Tar oil and shale gas frenzy encouraged by Canada.
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/apr/16/canada-becoming-launch-pad-of-a-global-tar-sands-and-oil-shale-frenzy
THE DRIVE FOR CHEAP ENERGY MAY LEAD TO ECOLOGICAL DISASTER. The increase is shale gas and tar sand oil some are saying will be a disaster for the planets air quality, carbon emissions and destroy global ecosystems.
THE DRIVE FOR CHEAP ENERGY MAY LEAD TO ECOLOGICAL DISASTER. The increase is shale gas and tar sand oil some are saying will be a disaster for the planets air quality, carbon emissions and destroy global ecosystems.
The negatives of globalisation....
http://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2014/apr/bangladesh-shirt-on-your-back
This is a brilliant interactive article for GSCE and AS level. Looks at the clothing industry in Bangladesh.
Contains lots of video clips about the impacts of cheap clothing on the people of Bangladesh. For AS it focuses on negatives of globalisation and reasons there is not an equitable world. For GCSE you can use it for the negatives of globalisation on different groups of people including women of the developing world.
This is a brilliant interactive article for GSCE and AS level. Looks at the clothing industry in Bangladesh.
Contains lots of video clips about the impacts of cheap clothing on the people of Bangladesh. For AS it focuses on negatives of globalisation and reasons there is not an equitable world. For GCSE you can use it for the negatives of globalisation on different groups of people including women of the developing world.
Interesting cultural diversity mini example
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26969150
The Kazakh people of Mongolia hunt using Golden Eagles, its believed they are the only ones to do so across the globe. There are about 400 still doing so. It is mainly a tradition followed by boys but there is a girl of 13 carrying on the tradition.
Her partaking in a 2,000 year old male tradition highlight the fact that Mongolia is at a bit of a cross roads. their cultures are changing as females do not traditionally do such things however if females don't partake will it die out completely is it better to maintain a tradition and allow alterations rather than lose it?
The Kazakh people of Mongolia hunt using Golden Eagles, its believed they are the only ones to do so across the globe. There are about 400 still doing so. It is mainly a tradition followed by boys but there is a girl of 13 carrying on the tradition.
Her partaking in a 2,000 year old male tradition highlight the fact that Mongolia is at a bit of a cross roads. their cultures are changing as females do not traditionally do such things however if females don't partake will it die out completely is it better to maintain a tradition and allow alterations rather than lose it?
Saturday, 12 April 2014
The world's dirtiest river
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/unreported-world
A 30 minute programme about the Citerum river on the island of Java, Indonesia. You can watch on 4 OD
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/unreported-world/4od
or there is a 2 minute clip of the river outlining the main issues on this site.
Some are calling it the world's most reported river.
"The Indonesian island of Java is home to the planet's most polluted river and a textile industry supplying some of the world's biggest fashion brands.
Reporter Seyi Rhodes and director Hugo Ward expose the extraordinary amount of untreated toxic waste from the textile factories, non-degradable plastics, household rubbish, dead animals and fish and human effluent blanketing the Citarum river, which 35 million people rely on for drinking, cooking and washing.
The team accompanies former fisherman Herman and his son as they push their boat through rubbish so thick that they can't see the surface of the river. Forty years ago Herman made a good living from fishing.
Now, with 60 per cent of the fish species wiped out as the river is starved of oxygen and polluted with toxic waste, he is after another catch: plastic for recycling.
Thirty miles upstream, the river passes through Majalaya: a major industrial area and home to a booming textiles industry. Water from the Citarum pollutes the drinking wells and communal washing areas.
One man says he has to use a cloth to filter the water as it irritates his skin: 'On Sundays the water is a little bit better, less murky. Other days it turns green, yellow, red and black,' he says.
Children are clearly suffering from contact with the water, which is contaminated not only with the textile waste, but also human excrement, as the channels serve as both sewer and bathroom. A local doctor says around 60 per cent of local children have skin infections like impetigo as a result.
And this isn't the only health hazard. The Unreported World team enlists local scientist Dr Sunardi to test samples from the village and the river. All the water sources are contaminated with heavy metals, including the drinking well, which has mercury levels nearly four times the recommended safe level.
Dr Sunardi says that the villagers who drink the water - especially the children - are at risk of cancer and mental and physical health issues.
The villagers are well aware of the problems. But more than half of the adults in this region work in textile factories, which are their only source of income. One villager says the factory he works in regularly dumps toxic waste directly into the river at night.
Indonesia's Association of Textile Manufacturers says its 200 members on the Citarum treat their wastewater, but it accepts that hundreds more textile factories - which don't belong to their organisation - pour untreated waste into the river.
Indonesia's Deputy Minister for the Environment, Arief Yuwomo, tells Rhodes: 'We have a few strategies in place and we hope we can reduce these problems. If factories are breaching these laws we will take enforcement action against them.'
The government claims it has shut down a factory for illegally dumping chemical waste into the Citarum, but it wouldn't disclose any details of the incident or name the factory.
Meanwhile, some of the villagers have decided to try to block one of the outlet pipes, which is releasing toxic waste into the river, in the hope that it floods the factory. It's a dangerous operation, but for the villagers it seems like the only way they will get their concerns noticed."
The above paragraph is taken from the programme's website.
A 30 minute programme about the Citerum river on the island of Java, Indonesia. You can watch on 4 OD
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/unreported-world/4od
or there is a 2 minute clip of the river outlining the main issues on this site.
Some are calling it the world's most reported river.
"The Indonesian island of Java is home to the planet's most polluted river and a textile industry supplying some of the world's biggest fashion brands.
Reporter Seyi Rhodes and director Hugo Ward expose the extraordinary amount of untreated toxic waste from the textile factories, non-degradable plastics, household rubbish, dead animals and fish and human effluent blanketing the Citarum river, which 35 million people rely on for drinking, cooking and washing.
The team accompanies former fisherman Herman and his son as they push their boat through rubbish so thick that they can't see the surface of the river. Forty years ago Herman made a good living from fishing.
Now, with 60 per cent of the fish species wiped out as the river is starved of oxygen and polluted with toxic waste, he is after another catch: plastic for recycling.
Thirty miles upstream, the river passes through Majalaya: a major industrial area and home to a booming textiles industry. Water from the Citarum pollutes the drinking wells and communal washing areas.
One man says he has to use a cloth to filter the water as it irritates his skin: 'On Sundays the water is a little bit better, less murky. Other days it turns green, yellow, red and black,' he says.
Children are clearly suffering from contact with the water, which is contaminated not only with the textile waste, but also human excrement, as the channels serve as both sewer and bathroom. A local doctor says around 60 per cent of local children have skin infections like impetigo as a result.
And this isn't the only health hazard. The Unreported World team enlists local scientist Dr Sunardi to test samples from the village and the river. All the water sources are contaminated with heavy metals, including the drinking well, which has mercury levels nearly four times the recommended safe level.
Dr Sunardi says that the villagers who drink the water - especially the children - are at risk of cancer and mental and physical health issues.
The villagers are well aware of the problems. But more than half of the adults in this region work in textile factories, which are their only source of income. One villager says the factory he works in regularly dumps toxic waste directly into the river at night.
Indonesia's Association of Textile Manufacturers says its 200 members on the Citarum treat their wastewater, but it accepts that hundreds more textile factories - which don't belong to their organisation - pour untreated waste into the river.
Indonesia's Deputy Minister for the Environment, Arief Yuwomo, tells Rhodes: 'We have a few strategies in place and we hope we can reduce these problems. If factories are breaching these laws we will take enforcement action against them.'
The government claims it has shut down a factory for illegally dumping chemical waste into the Citarum, but it wouldn't disclose any details of the incident or name the factory.
Meanwhile, some of the villagers have decided to try to block one of the outlet pipes, which is releasing toxic waste into the river, in the hope that it floods the factory. It's a dangerous operation, but for the villagers it seems like the only way they will get their concerns noticed."
The above paragraph is taken from the programme's website.
Daily mail article on the same river- some good images here
Who does Britain think it is?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-26885743
Outlines what Brits think about themselves and their identities- overview seems to be that we feel we are becoming both more local and more global- impact of globalisation
The survey goes into detail about which countries we feel are most similar to us in values (part of culture) and a bit about what aspect is most important to peoples identity. Very interesting reading and very useful for our current steer for the up coming exam.
Outlines what Brits think about themselves and their identities- overview seems to be that we feel we are becoming both more local and more global- impact of globalisation
The survey goes into detail about which countries we feel are most similar to us in values (part of culture) and a bit about what aspect is most important to peoples identity. Very interesting reading and very useful for our current steer for the up coming exam.
Monday, 31 March 2014
culture 2014- Swaziland-
http://www.irinnews.org/fr/report/83937/swaziland-a-culture-that-encourages-hiv-aids
Interesting look at a culture that is attacking its own diversity through its behaviours in the Southern African nation of Swaziland
Interesting look at a culture that is attacking its own diversity through its behaviours in the Southern African nation of Swaziland
Saturday, 29 March 2014
culture 2014- Brazil
http://www.mongabay.com/history/brazil/brazil-the_brazilian_way.html
Look at perhaps a 'Brazilian culture'
http://www.brazilrus.com/culture-and-people/
overview of Brazilian regional differences
http://countrystudies.us/brazil/35.htm
basics of the Amerindian population
http://www.survivalinternational.org/tribes/uncontacted-brazil
info on some of the most isolated- and what threatens their survival and therefore their diversity
Look at perhaps a 'Brazilian culture'
http://www.brazilrus.com/culture-and-people/
overview of Brazilian regional differences
http://countrystudies.us/brazil/35.htm
basics of the Amerindian population
http://www.survivalinternational.org/tribes/uncontacted-brazil
info on some of the most isolated- and what threatens their survival and therefore their diversity
culture paper - China and Tibet
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/mar/10/dalai-lama-tibet-china
http://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/china/survival-tibetan-culture
http://tibet.net/2007/04/07/chinas-impact-on-tibetan-cultural-and-linguistic-identity/
http://www.mtac.gov.tw/mtacbooke/upload/09409/0202/2.pdf
impact of railway built by Chinese on Tibet
http://www.cwru.edu/affil/tibet/booksAndPapers/Impact_China_Reform_Policy.htm
http://www.globalization101.org/the-impact-of-globalization-on-tibet-2/
globalisations impact on Tibet
http://news.xinhuanet.com/zhengfu/2002-11/18/content_633172.htm
china's view of changes to Tibetan culture since 1959
http://www.academia.edu/1319076/Chinas_minority_education_policy_with_reference_to_Tibet
education policy- impact on culture in Tibet
http://www.culturalsurvival.org/publications/cultural-survival-quarterly/china/survival-tibetan-culture
http://tibet.net/2007/04/07/chinas-impact-on-tibetan-cultural-and-linguistic-identity/
http://www.mtac.gov.tw/mtacbooke/upload/09409/0202/2.pdf
impact of railway built by Chinese on Tibet
http://www.cwru.edu/affil/tibet/booksAndPapers/Impact_China_Reform_Policy.htm
http://www.globalization101.org/the-impact-of-globalization-on-tibet-2/
globalisations impact on Tibet
http://news.xinhuanet.com/zhengfu/2002-11/18/content_633172.htm
china's view of changes to Tibetan culture since 1959
http://www.academia.edu/1319076/Chinas_minority_education_policy_with_reference_to_Tibet
education policy- impact on culture in Tibet
Culture paper 2014- EUculture?
http://www.lse.ac.uk/publicEvents/pdf/20060215-Figel.pdf
Interesting lecture notes- is there a European culture?
http://www.eurozine.com/articles/2013-07-12-odoherty-en.html
Interesting article
http://www.debatingeurope.eu/2011/12/19/is-a-european-identity-possible/#.UzbU1KRF3IU
Some interesting quotes on whether there could ever be a European culture
Interesting lecture notes- is there a European culture?
http://www.eurozine.com/articles/2013-07-12-odoherty-en.html
Interesting article
http://www.debatingeurope.eu/2011/12/19/is-a-european-identity-possible/#.UzbU1KRF3IU
Some interesting quotes on whether there could ever be a European culture
Friday, 28 March 2014
culture paper 2014- Algeria
http://www.minorityrights.org/4083/algeria/berbers.html
details about Berber culture
http://www.dayan.org/commentary/bruce_The%20berber%20culture%20movement.pdf
globalisation and the berber
http://www.economist.com/blogs/pomegranate/2014/02/berbers
fortunes of the berbers
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/security/2014/02/algeria-sectarian-conflict-ghardaia-reflects-mismanagement.html#
modernisation a threat to Mozabite diversity
http://www.african-bulletin.com/7536-the-baground-of-mozabite-issue-in-algeria.html
Background to the issues
details about Berber culture
http://www.dayan.org/commentary/bruce_The%20berber%20culture%20movement.pdf
globalisation and the berber
http://www.economist.com/blogs/pomegranate/2014/02/berbers
fortunes of the berbers
http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/security/2014/02/algeria-sectarian-conflict-ghardaia-reflects-mismanagement.html#
modernisation a threat to Mozabite diversity
http://www.african-bulletin.com/7536-the-baground-of-mozabite-issue-in-algeria.html
Background to the issues
2014- culture report
http://journals.culture-communication.unimelb.edu.au/platform/resources/includes/vol2_1/PlatformVol2Issue1_Movius.pdf
Article about cultural globalisation rather than global culture
Article about cultural globalisation rather than global culture
Culture report 2014- France
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3601299/Disney-fini-Dont-take-the-Mickey.html
The French reaction to Disneyland- a bit old but some good points
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/merde-asterix-screwup-shows-mcdonalds-just-cant-get-it-right-in-france/
Is McDonalds a threat to French gastronomy
The French reaction to Disneyland- a bit old but some good points
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/merde-asterix-screwup-shows-mcdonalds-just-cant-get-it-right-in-france/
Is McDonalds a threat to French gastronomy
The Culture report 2014- North Korea
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/oct/15/north-korea-pyongyang-secret-culture
From 2010, so pushing it time wise but still very useful, insightful information.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-03-26/an-north-korea-video-shows-karaoke-salons/5347926
This video is poor quality but is reportedly from inside North Korea- of Karaoke and beer drinking- not exactly traditionally North Korean.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16243995
An overview of life in North Korea
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-26747649
the haircut link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03txq49/Panorama_Educating_North_Korea/
I player
From 2010, so pushing it time wise but still very useful, insightful information.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-03-26/an-north-korea-video-shows-karaoke-salons/5347926
This video is poor quality but is reportedly from inside North Korea- of Karaoke and beer drinking- not exactly traditionally North Korean.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16243995
An overview of life in North Korea
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-news-from-elsewhere-26747649
the haircut link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03txq49/Panorama_Educating_North_Korea/
I player
Wednesday, 26 March 2014
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