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The reason why I still have Jackie on my mind
News, Maureen Dowd, Published on 06/06/2023
» I think about Jackie Kennedy several times a day.
A century of sawing people in half
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 17/01/2021
» The most important news of the week is that magicians are today celebrating the 100th anniversary of a woman being sawn in half on stage. We could all probably do with a bit of magic in our lives at the moment, so let's wave the wand with a quick "abracadabra" and take a magical mystery tour.
Tales of mobile cabinets and Mad Hatters
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 03/12/2017
» As the current authorities are discovering, mobile cabinet meetings might sound splendid in theory -- getting out to meet people in the provinces and all that -- but in practice they do not always work out quite as planned. Those pesky provincial people have a nasty habit of saying things you don't want to hear.
Black day for nation
News, Postbag, Published on 03/03/2017
» Re: "Court upholds death for Koh Tao pair", (BP, March 2).
Business before ethics
News, Published on 28/01/2012
» Re: Embattled Nalinee Taveesin. I think we're all looking at this the wrong way. For one, the Pheu Thai Party gave up worrying about its reputation a long time ago; in the current political climate all that matters is that most of their voters have never heard of Zimbabwe and couldn't care less. Also, the US blacklist is the result of America's own lofty ideals regarding justice and rights. Here in Asia, one wouldn't be so foolish as to let something as abstract as ethics get in the way of business opportunities.