Nov 7th, 2008 · The National Toy Hall of Fame this year is honoring the baby doll, the skateboard and the lowly stick. Of course, you might be able to employ it as a magic wand, a sceptor or a jousting sword. In choosing the stick, toy experts found virtue in its versatility, natural ingredients, no-cost and its appeal to the imagination. In 2005, the cardboard box was inducted into the hall.
Oct 22nd, 2008 · Just in time for Halloween: A wax head of singer Paul McCartney is on the loose. The mop-topped likeness came from a wax museum at a seaside resort in England. A London auctioneer had taken it — in a cardboard box — to be appraised. And then left the box under a train seat somewhere between London and Reading. There's a reward for the head of Sir Paul, whose whereabouts remained something of a magical mystery.
Jul 21st, 2008 · Carolina wrens — small cinnamon-brown birds that choose to live around outbuildings — will hide their nests almost anywhere: a discarded boot, a cardboard box on a garage shelf, a bucket turned on its side. It is possible to make a connection with wrens.
May 31st, 2008 · John Lennon scribbled the lyrics to his anti-Vietnam War song "Give Peace a Chance" on a piece of cardboard during his bed-in protest in Montreal in 1969. At the protest, the Beatle befriended a doe-eyed teenager named Gail Renard, and eventually gave her the handwritten lyrics. The teenager, now all grown up, is preparing to auction off the lyrics, which are estimated to sell for up to a half-million dollars. She talks with Guy Raz.
Mar 11th, 2008 · In an effort to avoid paying inheritance taxes, a late Japanese businessman's two middle-aged daughters allegedly hid $58 million in cardboard boxes in a shed. Tax officials call it the largest sum of hidden inheritance money ever uncovered.
Dec 11th, 2007 · The Federal Reserve took a cautious path Tuesday, lowering interest rates by a quarter-point -- less than what many were hoping for. The move may indicate that the economy is not as soft as some thought. The Fed's economists look at all kinds of indicators; a particularly well-known one is the demand for cardboard boxes, which, curiously, seem to be holding up just fine. One box manufacturer supports the Fed's decision.
Jul 19th, 2007 · In China, a broadcast report about dumplings with cardboard filling raised fears of a new food safety scandal. But the report turned out to be fake, and the reporter has been arrested.
Aug 31st, 2006 · The Maine National Guard is using life-sized cardboard cutouts to help families connect with their loved ones deployed in Iraq. If your father is deployed in Iraq, you can get a "Flat Daddy" to keep at home, or to take with you on vacations or to family reunions. Sgt. First Class Barbara Claudel, who coordinates Maine's "Flat Daddy" project, says families can also get "Flat Mommies," and "Flat Sons and Daughters."