The Iranian treaty cancelled, Section 40 defeated, US prisoners freed by North Korea - Oh Happy Day!

I imagine my reaction would be...

Norway - the romantic appeal of places where people really shouldn't live

Last week, it struck me for the first time that my favourite habitable places on Earth - those which awaken inchoate romantic longings - are all ones which, to differing degrees, shouldn't really be habitable at all...

Gold Hill in Shaftesbury, Dorset, taken last night by Guy Edwardes

I don't own the rights to this stunning image...

The problem with mobile phones - as predicted by a pre-War Daily Mirror cartoonist

I initially assumed this was a modern parody of how an earlier generation would...

Que c'est beau! This may be one of the most beautiful and satisfying buildings I've ever seen!

The address is 77 rue Gallande, in the 5ème arrondissement, across from the  l’Église Saint-Julien-le-Pauvre in the square René Viviani-Montebello, close to Notre Dame de Paris (that's enough italics - ed.)...

Sunday's Comic Cuts... aka "We really are going to Hell in a Handcart"

Feeling safer already...

It's too hot to think, let alone write anything, so here's the result of another lazy trawl...

The Behavioural Handbook for Bassett Hounds

You always respect your parents:

Let me repeat that: you always respect your parents:

Paris, New York, Moscow, London - Métro, Subway, Метро, Tube

That was taken by Ferdinando Scianna on the Paris Métro, 1987. I've never quite managed to nod off on the underground - the seats are too small - but I've often managed to match the bleak gaze of this Parisian heading for work on a Monday morning: 

To celebrate the fact that the US president being sworn in tomorrow ISN'T Hillary Clinton - some more conservative memes

To mark the end of the Obama Terror, here's a selection of really mean memes...

Good luck back on whichever weird planet you came from, Mr. President...

New Year? New you! The Grønmark Blog's 2017 fashion tips for the hip, happening guy

If, like me, you're the owner of a six-pack, plenty of chest-hair, and get a kick out of being wolf-whistled by chicks - Lee Majors is definitely the dude to follow. But if you're slightly - ahem - larger than the Six Million Dollar Hunk, and want to emphasise your "contours", here's your style guru for 2017...

In case you haven't sorted out your Christmas decorations yet...

No, come on - that's really good. We go for a more traditional approach (out tree is looking particularly nice this year), but if we ever decided to be more adventurous, some of these festive ideas aren't half bad:

No wonder otters are such huge internet stars - prepare for cuteness overload

Looks like he's ready for his close-up - but then...

When a dog's Gumby toy comes to life...

Mind you, I can't understand why we get so soppy about dogs. After all, what do they ever do for us?...

Jeremy Corbyn and Tom Watson in happier times...

(h/t: David Jones)

The Bird Lady of Chiswick strikes again!

They're long-tailed tits, in case you were wondering. My wife made them out of old newspapers and magazines (mainly), and, until today, they were on display at the Bedford Park Summer Exhibition in St. Michael & All Angels Church. They sold instantly, but she has received two commissions on the back of the little chaps, which can be seen in situ here, complete with an orange "sold" sticker...

Alastair Hilton's wonderfully evocative photographs remind me how lucky we are to live in Chiswick

A moody shot featuring one of Chiswick's many riverside pubs.

More wonderful black and white photos of the world's greatest city, courtesy of the Old London Twitter feed

Damned shoplifters! Although I'm not sure this one had quite mastered the art of the quick get-away back in 1937...

Fair question! (hat-tip: David Limbaugh)

When Rafael Mantesso's wife left him, she took everything but the bull terrier...