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LOL Hippies
Internet meme meets Wakaruskies.
Dam Libs! Annoying-Festival-Dude Edition
In lieu of serious, tedious, same-as-previous-years', read-by-no-one "journalism" about the Wakarusa Festival, we present: Dam Libs!
Wanderlust
Rails, roads, and wilderness: the endless search of the tramp
Two days passed in northern British Columbia. Then three. Cricket was in desolate country waiting for a freight train, stuck at one of those crossroads that most folks experience only in metaphor. The question was inevitable. Do I want to keep doing this?
Greensburg Returns
A year later, the tornado-ravaged town rebuilds in the eye of a media storm
As has now become tragic lore, little over a year ago the town of Greensburg, Kan., was wiped off the face of the earth. On May 4, 2007, a massive tornado measuring EF5-the most powerful recordable with winds in excess of 200 miles per hour-swept through the western Kansas community. Estimates put the destruction of the town at 95% and 11 people lost their lives. In the wake of the storm, there was simply nothing left.
Mended Paw
Formative Grunge Act reunites for Festival
To many in Lawrence, Paw's story is well-known. Their success with the song "Jessie" and two well-received albums, "Dragline" and "Death to Traitors," eventually led to a breakdown with their label, A&M, which shelved a third album. After coming back up for air with "Home is a Strange Place" in 2000, infighting and a departure of both vocalist Mark Hennessy and guitarist Grant Fitch seemed to signal a definitive end to the band.
BREAKING NEWS
:storm from the shelter edition!!!!
Trees shook. Rain fell. Thunder crashed. The electricity went off. It was the earliest hours of Saturday, May 24, in Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.A.
Bodies on a bender
Flexibility faux pas? Drop the doc and contort thyself
Not too long ago, Ron Gaches dreaded walking into the capital building in Topeka. It wasn't his lobbying job or the politicians that bugged him, but rather an agonizing foot pain amplified by marble floors. "You can't imagine a less forgiving material to be on all day long," he says.
Living Proof
Our occasional reminder that not all people are bastards
Look at the photo with this story. It's heartbreaking. It's of Addison Whitenight, who's now 19 months old and has been waiting to receive a liver transplant for a year.
The Greene Room Live: KU-Iowa State
The Greene Room comes to you live from Allen Fieldhouse, where KU returns to its home floor after Saturday's foul-fest in Columbia. The Jayhawks, remained undefeated, though, edging Mizzou 76-70.
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