Apple-pie order and world peace

Seriously something wrong

... with the world.

Who would have thought that Pravda would (in ascending order of incredulity):

• be on-line?
• be quite readable?
  
• feature a "Miss Plastic Surgery"— forgive the snort, as Malcolm struggles for the next word — "beauty" parade?

and

• be quite witty about it (as above)?

There has to be a rational explanation for such an aberration.

Ah, yes! Here it is, at the bottom of each page: © AP

Scratch a bit further, though, and the pancake make-up flakes off:

Russia Officially Declares Right to Nuke Potential Aggressor

They got it right first time: the usually conspicuous wishes for world peace went missing. Sphere: Related Content