Obscure Box

An American TV news anchor is facing a possible jail term over allegations he hacked into a co-anchor’s e-mail account. Side by side the pair sat in front of cameras for the evening news in Philadelphia no doubt trading all the usual smiles and frowns as the various TV reports were broadcast. Now it’s claimed [...]

Some one’s finally spilled the beans about all those lists you read in newspapers, magazines and now online. You know the ones. Top 10 things to do with a banana, top 5 things to do on your own, or the top 3 things you can do with a list. The Times in the UK has [...]

So the Australian airline Qantas is to restart selling duty free cigarettes on flights almost 10 years after quitting the habit. Reports out today, including “Qantas brings back inflight cigarettes” (Wednesday 16 July 2008) at news.com.au and “Qantas cigarette sale move slammed” (Wednesday 16 July 2008) in The Age, say staff are being encouraged to [...]

What’s with all the complaints over the possible introduction of more speed cameras in Queensland? I heard them whinging on the radio the other day about infringements of freedoms and civil liberties and such. But keep in mind the figures on the number of people who die on the state’s roads each year. Queensland Police [...]