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Kim Jong-Il and the Dude Go Bowling for Foreign Dollars
New York Magazine ^ | 9/7/10 at 11:23 AM

Posted on 09/07/2010 9:27:23 AM PDT by Pan_Yan

As part of a bid for foreign currency, Kim Jong-Il is trying to bolster North Korean software-development capabilities, including video games targeting foreign audiences, like a mobile-phone bowling app starring Jeff Bridges's character from The Big Lebowski as well as Men in Black spinoff, called Alien Assault. Both games are published by a division of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: biglebowski; kimjongil; korea; murdoch; northkorea; tech

More in depth article linked from source. Can't post here.

1 posted on 09/07/2010 9:27:27 AM PDT by Pan_Yan
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To: Pan_Yan
With his pending retirement, Kim just hopes to be able to chill out more at home


2 posted on 09/07/2010 9:34:18 AM PDT by PGR88
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