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Huffington Post Popular News: North Korea Capitalism? Farmers Planting Rice With Bonuses In Mind

HAMHUNG, North Korea -- North Korean farmers knee deep in muddy paddies across the country have a new incentive during this year's crucial rice planting season: possible bonuses that are part of an economic shift echoing ally China's steps three decades ago toward embracing capitalism.

Details about the changes are emerging nearly two months after the regime unveiled dual goals of building the economy and nuclear weapons in the first concrete economic policy laid out by leader Kim Jong Un since he took power in December 2011.

Huffington Post Popular News: What Esquire Magazine Gets Wrong In New Life/Work Debate Article

Esquire Magazine is acting as though they just discovered the life/work dilemma. Recognizing that there is a problem -- that's a good thing. Not as good is that writer Richard Dorment chose to spend much of his 7000-word epiphany accusing women of whining -- which is not only ironic (pots and kettles and all that) and so last decade, but mostly the very approach that will prevent whatever progress he is trying to achieve.

You can read the entire piece here, with Dorment’s excellent argument that the colliding demands of sion of home and office are only a problem for women, and then his unfortunate spiral, taking this oddly personally. To the latter point he writes:

...among those who traffic in gender studies, it is something of a truth universally acknowledged: Men are to blame for pretty much everything. And I freely admit, we do make for a compelling target.

Huffington Post Popular News: Robin Roberts Denies Rumors About Daytime Show

Could Robin Roberts be getting her own daytime show soon? The answer, according to the "Good Morning America" host, is no.

Roberts was responding to reports that Disney/ABC is considering doing a syndicated talk show with her as host. She denied the rumors in a statement to Broadcasting and Cable, saying, "No one is developing any show for me nor are discussions being had to that effect. I am 100% focused on my health and anchoring GMA, now and in the future."

She has been back at the anchor desk at "GMA" since February, after several months on medical leave. Roberts announced last spring that she had been diagnosed with MDS, a rare blood and bone marrow disorder. She received a bone marrow transplant from her sister Sally in September, after grueling rounds of chemotherapy, and has been working on rebuilding her immune system.

Huffington Post Popular News: Inexpensive Wedding Gifts The Newlyweds Will Love

Impress the happy couple with a wedding gift so delightful, they'll never guess you got it for a bargain.

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Huffington Post Popular News: Mark Pryor Ad: 'Nothing In The Obama Plan Would Have Prevented' Newtown Shooting

Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) is hitting back at New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg after his group ran an ad campaign targeting Pryor for his vote against expanded background checks.

In a new ad of his own, Pryor portrays his vote as standing up for his state's interests.

"The mayor of New York City is running ads against me because I oppose President Obama's gun control legislation," he says in the ad. "Nothing in the Obama plan would have prevented tragedies like Newtown, Aurora, Tucson or even Jonesboro. I'm committed to finding real solutions to violence while protecting our Second Amendment rights."

Huffington Post Popular News: 7 Convincing Reasons To Get A Good Night's Sleep

Huffington Post Popular News: 'Golden Sisters' Premiere: A Sneak Peek Of Their New Show On OWN (VIDEO)

Remember the three senior women who shot to fame when video of their reactions to the Kim Kardashian sex tape hit the Internet? These "Golden Sisters" don't hold anything back, and now, Mary (age 81), Josie (age 73) and Teresa (age 73) will be filming a lot more than sex-tape reactions, thanks to their new show premiering June 1 on OWN.

Born into a large Italian family in the Bronx, Mary and her twin sisters have always been close. The three "Golden Sisters" now live in sunny California, where they frequently get together for lunch, help out with Josie's hair salon and share their outrageous opinions with their many Twitter followers.

But sisters are sisters, and they bicker. In this five-minute sneak peek of the "Golden Sisters" premiere, Mary, Josie and Teresa discuss their very different views of Lady Gaga's wild fashion sense -- "She's crazy," Mary insists -- and reveal which one of them is the best hairdresser. Then, the conversation turns serious as Josie shares a growing concern about her hair salon.