The Leftover Suitcase: Inside the 1979 Archival Deletion of Spy Chief Kim Hyung-wook
On the morning of October 12, 1979, staff at a mid-range Paris hotel knocked on the door of a room reserved under an unremarkable name. No answer. The door opened to a room perfectly preserved—bed made, curtains drawn back at a measured angle, the ambient geometry of a space simply paused mid-use. A medium-sized brown … Read more