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Photo: Jeju Island, South Korea

Suck it, Gutenberg: World’s oldest metal movable type found in Korea

And so it continues: The march back through human history toward a rewrite that includes more major players from the Far East. The Chinese, of course, already get credit for pasta, fireworks, paper-making and a gazillion other things we take for granted. Now, it’s Gutenberg who can suck it.

Invisible cellphones and systematic humiliation: The management secrets of Kim Jong-Il

It’s tempting to write off North Korea’s Dear Leader as a comic book tyrant, but he’s more than that. He’s a true despot whose nastiness should never be underestimated. Cases in point, these tales from behind the iron curtain.