Monthly Archives: December 2014

Fairy phone box

A photo taken at Swan Park, Buncrana, County Donegal, Eire (courtesy of Fortean Times, Christmas 2014, p.69):

fairy-phone-box

More tv

Agatha Christie's Miss Marple

Agatha Christie's Miss Marple

Transparent

Transparent

X-Files, John Doe

X-Files, John Doe

The Intruders

The Intruders

The Intruders

The Intruders

Toast of London (after losing his mobile at an audition)

Toast of London (after losing his mobile at an audition)

Niagra

As in the 1953 film starring Marilyn Monroe… There are a few telephone calls made in this film and here are three, including a phone on a boat.

niagra-1

niagra-2

niagra-3

Japan

If I had a phone of the year competition this would be the winner:

Fujiya Hotel, Hakone

Fujiya Hotel, Hakone

Others from our recent holiday to Japan:

Enoshima

Enoshima, Buddhist temple

Enoshima

Enoshima

Kamakura

Kamakura

On the shinkansen back to Tokyo

On the shinkansen back to Tokyo

Tokyo

Tokyo

Tokyo

Tokyo

Tokyo

Tokyo

Change with the times

New York City’s payphones are being replaced with kiosks armed with free gigabit Wi-Fi and charging outlets

When was the last time you used a payphone? For New Yorkers, the answer is probably one they can’t remember, so the city today announced it will replace those payphones with up to 10,000 new kiosks armed with free gigabit Wi-Fi…