The City Artist/ Photographer Elizabeth Hickock put together this slightly goofy but VERY cool set of pictures, which includes a short video clip of an "earthquake" in Jello. It brought back memories of quakes from my childhood in southern California...

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weather.com Heavy snow warning much of Wisconsin 12:33 p.m. ET Wed.,Dec.14,2005 Heavy snow warnings remain in effect for much of Wisconsin today with as much as eight inches expected to pile up in some locations.

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This week December 12 through December 18 Libra All the obstacles that had been affecting your financial situation have disappeared. You should find that things quickly get back to normal now. The money flows in and flows out just as it is supposed to....

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Got my questions for my final in International Politics this morning--NOT going to post them since that would probably be considered some sort of copyright violation or cheating on finals. Four essays due in ten days. Four. Urgh...... I think I know what...

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After the Shame, Vikings Pursue Virtue in Victory - New York Times Minnesota's loyalty has been tested many times before. Starting in the mid-1980's, the Vikings began cultivating their renegade image as the Raiders of the N.F.C. In one five-year period,...

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Harold Pinter delivered his Nobel lecture to the Swedish Academy in Stockholm via tape yesterday--the full text of the speech is available at Art, Truth and Politics. The speech contained such gems about "art" as this: The crimes of the United States...

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Coke to launch coffee-infused Coke Blak The new drink, a combination of Coca-Cola Classic and coffee extracts, will be first launched in France in January before being rolled out in the United States and other markets during 2006. A Coke spokesperson...

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Top News Article | Reuters.com A man facing a possible murder charge for beating his stepdaughter so badly she is in a permanent vegetative state asked Massachussetts' top court on Tuesday to keep her alive in a case that highlights the divisive "right...

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Top News Article | Reuters.com Those witnesses presented testimony of torture and summary execution, and told of a meat grinder for human flesh and other horrors allegedly inflicted on people from Dujail. Saddam responded by saying he was not afraid of...

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"Extra! Extra! Read all about it!! Packers choke in the second half!!" ....sigh...to da Bears........sigh On another note---yep, it's Wisconsin vs. Auburn in the CapOne bowl Wisconsin accepts bid to Capital One Bowl Madison - The Wisconsin Badgers will...

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