This tongue-in-cheek adorned portrait of Kim Jong Il (everyone's beloved eccentric dictator) was the front cover of the latest issue of economist.
Take a closer look - beneath the obvious layer of irony ("L-O-V-E", "Make love, not war", "Peace", " Ban the bomb") there is another tier of humour.
Notice this symbol? This is the peace symbol, developed as a logo for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarnament.There is one peace symbol with a rainbow-coloured background. Now that's different. A rainbow flag, also known as the "gay pride flag", represents the homosexual community. Obviously, the economist is poking fun at Kim - and considering the economist's love for subtle humour, and deliberate choice of words and photos, i'm pretty certain this is deliberate.
