The BBC has a series called The Conspiracy Files.  It covers all your favourites: Princess Di, plus upcoming episodes on the Oklahoma City bombing, weapons inspector Dr. David Kelly and (wait for it) ... 9/11!!

Unfortunately, Elvis and UFOs seem to be passé.

There's a conspiracy quiz plus articles on why we love a good conspiracy theory and the roots of such theories.

Say, why do you suppose the Beeb is really looking into this topic? I have a theory ... :^)

From the BBC:

A group representing UK media companies has called on the BBC Trust not to allow adverts to be published on its international websites.

The British Internet Publishers Alliance (BIPA) said the plan would hit revenue its members could make online.

Showing adverts to non-UK readers of BBC websites would also undermine the BBC's "worldwide reputation for integrity and impartiality," it added.

The BBC argues that readers outside the UK should contribute towards the costs.

While UK users pay for the website through their licence fee, international audiences are getting the service for free, the corporation says.

From TheStar.com:

New Mexico is hoping to keep drunks off the road by lecturing them at the last place they usually stop before getting behind the wheel: the urinal.

The state recently paid $21 (U.S.) each for about 500 talking urinal-deodorizer cakes and put them in men's rooms in bars and restaurants.

When a man steps up, the motion-sensitive plastic device says, in a woman's voice that is flirty, then stern: "Hey, big guy. Having a few drinks? Think you had one too many? Then it's time to call a cab or call a sober friend for a ride home."

The recorded message ends: "Remember, your future is in your hand."

Question: How do you show your annoyance to a talking urinal puck?

NYT media columnist David Carr on the remake of the cheeky New York Observer, which has produced some of the most amusing reporting about the Apple's media scene.

From the NYT:

For the second time in a week, an automaker has agreed to stop running a television commercial that several mental health organizations criticized as making light of suicide.

Volkswagen of America said yesterday that it would withdraw a commercial that four organizations, including the American Psychiatric Association, had labeled as irresponsible.

The spot, by Crispin, Porter & Bogusky in Miami, part of MDC Partners, was titled “Jumper” and showed a man contemplating suicide until he learned about new lower prices on Volkswagens.

Last week, General Motors agreed to stop running a commercial, first shown during Super Bowl XLI, that presented a factory robot driven to suicide after losing its job for making a mistake. G.M. said it would edit the spot to remove the suicide scene. The robot commercial was created by the Marina del Rey, Calif., office of Deutsch, part of the Interpublic Group of Companies.

Beeb environmental analyst Roger Harrabin on the key parts of the informal climate deal reached that will go to the G8 this summer -- and may form the basis of Kyoto II.

Question: Is it ambitious enough?