Mick Hartley

According to The Marmot's Hole, work has re-started on the world's ugliest skyscraper, the Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang:

Construction on the 105-story hotel began in 1989 using French capital, but as North Korea's economic situation took a turn for the worse, construction was halted in the early 90s.

This time, apparently, the North Koreans have swindled investment from an Egyptian firm to restart construction. Many worry, however, that the rusty structure – which hasn't been touched for close to 20 years – cannot be completed safely.

Egypt seems appropriate: like the pyramids, the Ryugyong Hotel is a vast monument to one man's ego. What they should do is leave it as it is, bury the Dear Leader in the basement, and call it the Kim Jong-Il mausoleum. It'd be a fitting tribute to the man.