The real sign of how tightly integrated the global economy is isn't offshoring -- or any political organization or multinational structure -- it's the Eurovision Song Contest.

And, in a fine parallel to Fast Company's recent feature about bosses from hell, this year's winner of the Europe-wide competition, announced scant days ago, may very well be from that nether region. Lordi, a Finnish metal band that dons the garb of monsters -- think Gwar gone global -- took the top slot for their little ditty Hard Rock Hallelujah.

Meanwhile, here in the U.S. of A., we get Ryan Seacrest. How can that possibly be fair?