Huge monuments are everywhere. This taken of the "Juche Tower" from across the river... (1/2)

There's a picture of the dear leader and the great leader in every room. Here, on a subway car.

Everything has a tacky opulence - this is an underground station

Chess, introduced by the Russians, is played Nazi vs. Soviet, not black vs. White

It's a strange place. Middle of Pyongyang, there is a huge unfinished pyramid, that no-one is allowed to talk about.

Inspired by @helenlewis' link on North Korea, here's some pics from the ground. China stops where the lights stop.

As a TV Producer, I cannot imagine the pitch meeting that created this idiocy (via @davesusetty)

@helenlewis Reliably informed the curvature of the earth is the only realistic limit with 1700mm lenses

Orchestra in Paddington - brilliant!

Housemate's 300 costume for Halloween

Almost without question the *most* awkward Ed Milliband photo ever, via @ajcdeane Who thought this was a good idea!?

BBC Online "Speaking Cock" headline meltdown - pic'ed before it was fixed! (h/t Jessica Reed @commentisfree)

Someone, somewhere, at BBC local news is totally getting fired tonight @The_mediablog

Guardian proofing disaster

@Cathybussey in the Telegraph:)

The Telegraph time machine is used to make money from gambling...Did they learn nothing from Back to the Future 2?