Fearful Symmetries

In medieval England, it was said "God sends meat, but the devil sends cooks". Appropos of this was my Friday night at the Wisconsi...

Dane101 announced yesterday that the Madison Mallards will be having a Big Lebowski event. It will no doubt be a hoot. But I must ask: doe...

I finally got around to reading Linda Falkenstein’s article in the latest Isthmus called "Rebuilding the Burger" which examined t...

An interesting story about freight rail bottlenecks in the Chicago area which would, no doubt, have an impact on passenger rail service here...

I have been getting interested in birds lately. That is, I've been looking at a Birds of Wisconsin guide so that I know what I'm loo...

According to 77 Square, 80's fashions are back . This trend needs to be stopped now! Take it from me, kids, you're playing with fire...

Auto Tuning from Casey Donahue on Vimeo .

Via Slashdot comes news that the United Nations' World Digital Library is now online with hundreds of old maps, books, and other docum...

The Dulcinea found this ditty from the American Meat Institute which dates back to 1946.

A few weeks ago, Jesse Russell of Dane101 pleaded with the Wisconsin State Journal, "Please don't charge me" . It was a respon...

For no good reason, the jambalaya that I made yesterday.

My first attempt at drinking a proper Berliner Weiss was a failure but I think I got it right with my second. More syrup and a goblet to bo...

Man, there sure are a lot of clips from Død snø (Dead Snow) on YouTube. Here's an extended one:

Lars von Trier's latest.

Just as I posted my plea for convenience when it comes to passenger rail in Madison, I hear that President Obama announced his plan for hig...

Madison's prospects of once again being served by intercity passenger rail are the best they've been in decades. Gov. Doyle is looki...

Budget Travel Magazine has named Mineral Point of one of the top ten Coolest Small Towns. (You can check out my adventures in Mineral Point...

My trifecta of shorts on Friday finished with Fishin' For Tradition: The Lutefisk Saga directed by Madison native Eric Nelson who was o...

Joe Walts was recently profiled over at 77 Square . Walts is the proprietor of the forthcoming brewpub, RePublic . I still have a few beers...