I’ve been to some bizarre spots in South Korea, from DMZ tunnels to a seaside park dedicated to giant penises, but a new theme park in Suwon is at the top of my must-see list: it celebrates toilets.
The Restroom Cultural Park is billed as the world’s first toilet theme park. It’s a monument to the colorful former mayor of Suwon, a man known as Mr. Toilet.
H/T Lord Humungus
Source: CNET. Read full article. (link)
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Elephant Mimics Korean With Help of His Trunk
An Asian elephant called Koshik has astounded scientists with his Korean language skills.
Researchers report that the mammal has learnt to imitate human speech and can say five words in Korean: hello, no, sit down, lie down and good.
The zoo animal places the tip of his trunk into his mouth to transform his natural low rumble into a convincing impression of a human voice.
The study is published in the journal Current Biology.
Next, maybe he will learn how to say, “Oppa Gangnam style!” 
North Korean Film Gets a Viewing at South Korean Film Festival
This is how the commie takeover starts.
South Korean audiences have had a rare chance to attend the screening of a North Korean romantic comedy. The movie Comrade Kim Goes Flying was shown twice this week at the Busan International Film Festival.
The festival is Asia’s largest and features movies from across the continent and beyond. This year that included a film from North Korea.
Source: Voice of America . Read full article. (link)
This is great! How often does one get to see full-length movies from Commie countries?
Could This Make Prisoner Treatment More Humane?
Also: a bunch of prison-related articles in the Globe today, including: high concentration of Hell’s Angels credited for orderliness of Quebec prison (lesson: homogeneity is good for order); Canada’s new tough on crime laws apparently haven’t yet led to a big upswing in incarceration (encouraging news); life in Kingston Penitentiary.
Demographic Change Comes to South Korea
Forty per cent of men in rural areas have a foreign bride. As usual, diversity may prove problematic:
There are already growing concerns. Lim deplores the high dropout rate among biracial children and suggests they “face a future as the country’s permanent, racialized underclass.”
