the pros and cons of hitch-hiking

if, like me, you're a fan of the late Douglas Adams' work, then this http://waxy.org/2008/04/milliways_infocoms_unreleased_sequel_to_hitchhikers_guide_to_the_galax/ is an interesting insight into a sideline of the whole HHGTTG thing, and paints a somewhat unflattering picture of the late mr. adams himself.

tough on crime

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/global/main.jhtml?xml=/global/2008/04/11/noindex/wafrica111.xml

SA's deputy security minister doesnt mince her words.