Detox
‘Threat Fatigue’ is a term describing the lack of fear in the public resulting from constant warnings about terrorist attack. Nonetheless, the terrorists are still out there, and the decontamination unit ready to hose down victims of a chemical or biological attack is a media nightmare that lurks in the back of the mind. It is difficult to know how great the threat is, how much of it is exaggeration for political ends. The juxtaposition of the light media term ‘detox’ with the serious issue of terrorist attack shows the tension between alarmism and disbelief in media opinions about the issue, and our own uncertainty about what to believe.

Junkie
Fast food culture is another hot media topic. We like fast food, but increasingly worry about its effects on society, with the number of obese people rising and the ensuing health implications.

McJob
Perhaps the worst poorly paid job you can get these days is the one where you are posted to Iraq and have to face death on a daily basis.

Quality Time
Is the best time we have the time we spend in front of the television? Is the television a media shrine, a place of escapism from the real world? Are its stories more fulfilling than our own lives?

W.M.D.
Wepaons of Mass Destruction are a constant shadowy threat, according the media and the government. But maybe the real weapons of mass destruction are built into our lifestyle today. Burning all the petrol hastens global warming and threatens the world we live in.