Obscure Box
It takes a media release to tell me that the media release isn’t dead
I found this out in a media release from Brisbane firm BWH Communication, called
-ise vs -ize in a formal name
What to do when writing about an organisation that has a z in its spelling where you would normally use an s if following the correct spelling adopted buy your country or news organisation?
From a Fox8 blunder to another
The whole world seems to know of the blunder on Fox8′s Australia’s Next Top Model final show when host Sarah Murdoch announced the wrong winner to a live pay-TV audience. Sydney’s Kelsey Martinovich, aged 19, had just delivered her acceptance speech after being told she’d beaten the Gold Coast’s Amanda Ware, aged 18, to the [...]
Kylie has doubts over her past
The Aussie pop-diva is busy plugging her new album Aphrodite so it’s natural then to take a look at her website to check out her past. Plunge in to the About section and there’s some interesting reading about her career. Those of a certain age will remember her most for her character of the blonde [...]
The secret 20th Century invasion of the Vikings
British author Cressida Cowell may know a thing or two about dragons but her knowledge of Vikings might need a little updating. Her series of children’s books are the basis for the new 3D animated blockbuster How to Train Your Dragon. It’s a fascinating movie that’s entertaining for all ages and I confess I shed [...]