"I've been on TV, my whole family has been on TV, so everyone knows who I am," Ri, flanked by no-smoking posters, told The Associated Press during an interview at the small anti-smoking centre she manages in Pyongyang
Two out of every three cigarettes end up wrongly disposed of
She had on the same design along with her everyday uniform, a studiously distinctive take on jeans and a T-shirt: 7 for All Mankind denim, a cotton top that she cuts at the neckline and ruches with safety pins, and a charm necklace twisted through the strap of her bra so that the chain falls at her left breast, like an eccentrically long lapel pin
That's probably not what Lew DeWitt, the original tenor for The Statler Brothers, anticipated when he wrote "Flowers on the Wall." In spite of its offbeat lyrics, it's worth a serious look for any fan of country music