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latimes:

It’s still hard to believe this happened: But Dennis Rodman visited North Korea this week, vowing his eternal friendship with the country’s dictator Kim Jong-Un.

In case you missed it, Rodman was brought along as party of a VICE documentary on basketball diplomacy, and spoke at length with Jong-Un, who is reportedly a massive basketball fan.

Follow the entire bizarre series of events here.

Photos: AFP / KCNA, Associated Press /Kyodo News

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$intothecontinuum: 1000x1000 Mathematica code: Tile[k_, rx_, ry_, x_, y_, r_] := Table[ Translate[ Rotate[ {AbsoluteThickness[k], Circle[{i, i}, {rx, ry}, {i*Pi, Pi/2 + i*Pi}]}, r, {.5, .5}], {x, y}], {i, 0, 1, 1}]rr[Q_] := (SeedRandom[Q]; RandomReal[])Manipulate[Graphics[ Table[ Tile[4, .5 + .5*x/1000, y/1000, x, y, Floor[3*rr[x*y]] Pi/2], {x, 1, 100, 1}, {y, 1, 100, 1}], ImageSize -> 1000, PlotRange -> {{1, 101}, {1, 101}}],{r, 0, 1, .25}]$

intothecontinuum:

1000x1000

Mathematica code:

Tile[k_, rx_, ry_, x_, y_, r_] :=
 Table[
  Translate[
   Rotate[
    {AbsoluteThickness[k],
     Circle[{i, i}, {rx, ry}, {i*Pi, Pi/2 + i*Pi}]},
    r, {.5, .5}],
   {x, y}],
  {i, 0, 1, 1}]

rr[Q_] := (SeedRandom[Q]; RandomReal[])

Manipulate[
Graphics[
 Table[
  Tile[4, .5 + .5*x/1000, y/1000, x, y, Floor[3*rr[x*y]] Pi/2],
  {x, 1, 100, 1}, {y, 1, 100, 1}],
 ImageSize -> 1000, PlotRange -> {{1, 101}, {1, 101}}],
{r, 0, 1, .25}]