It’s not just cable. The international media, say what else you will about their commitment to covering the intricacies of an increasingly globalized political world, have done a phenomenal job of staying, uh, abreast of at least one matter of state: the Worldwide Summit Otherwise Known As Vladimir Putin’s Brawny-Nude Man-Chest.
Yes. As a result of the media’s dedicated coverage of that event, the world now has in its possession (per, in this case, Foreign Policy’s Passport blog)…
This:

And this:

Oh, and! This:

[all photos: Alexey Druzhinin/AFP/Getty Images]
Caption ideas (particularly—please, please—for that last one)? Share ‘em below.

Saw that last picture and "Ride of the Valkyries" popped into my head...
#1 Posted by angela, CJR on Fri 7 Aug 2009 at 12:06 PM