While I doubt anybody ever called Kim Jong-Il a potato head to his face, I’m sure an awful lot of people thought it. Including artist Stephen Ives, who’s created these dictatorial toys.
North Koreans are still crying hysterically because Kim is dead. I want to believe that soldiers behind the TV cameras are aiming at these alleged mourners with AK-47s. But just in case, let’s restore the equilibrium by laughing at him.
Kim Jong-il, the former supreme leader of North Korea who died on Saturday of cardiac arrest at 69, was known for his quirks, including an obsession with Elizabeth Taylor. But scientists say his idiosyncrasies added up to some serious diagnoses.
If you want to know the true effect of departed despot Kim Jong-il (and his father Kim Il-Sung), just take a look at this sad, sad picture of North Korea and South Korea at night from space. South Korea is like any other modern country, lit up with life. North Korea is completely dark.
The Supreme Dear Leader is dead — and while it’s been a morning of hysterical weeping for us at Gizmodo, we can’t help but look back at the five star dictator’s life. And boy, did his country blow at tech.
