(2008/11/22)
Dan Zamudio carries his camera in a gray ski cap, tucked between folds of frayed knitting. The camera once belonged to his mother. She died six years ago. His father found it and considered throwing it out until Dan snapped it up. The lower half is black and faded, though hardly caked with age; the upper half is teal. Surround-ing the lens like a half moon are the etched silver letters of a name — “Diana.”
(2008/11/22)
Social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook have spawned all sorts of copycat sites, like online destinations for seniors, babies and pets. But here’s one you might not have heard about: A place for patients of cancer and other serious illnesses to find support and share their journeys.
(2008/11/22)
The size of a basketball hoop. As big as a tire. Or … larger than a bike rim. No, wait — the size of a small planet. That’s how big your plate will be this Thanksgiving because just thinking of all that food makes you really hungry.
(2008/11/15)
CHICAGO — At a time when convenience and portability rule for consumers listening to music collections on MP3 players, the stodgy old vinyl album and turntable are making an unexpected comeback.
(2008/11/15)
Does vinyl really sound better? The short answer is, “It depends.” That’s not a cop-out, because sound quality depends on how the music was originally recorded and mixed, not just on the medium (compact disc, MP3 file, vinyl album, 8-track tape, cassette) on which it is played.
(2008/11/15)
They are the three words that cause panic and excitement. Three words that drive young humans to amazing depths of desperation. Words that strike fear in the hearts of parents, causing them stand in long lines during the holidays.
(2008/11/15)
When India suffered the devastation of the 2004 tsunami, Sondra LeGrand pitched in to help.
(2008/11/08)
Editor's note: This is the first in a series of how-to stories appearing onthe first Sunday of each month. To suggest a topic, send an e-mail to realtime@lacrossetribune.com
(2008/11/08)
Have you ever found yourself in the middle of something you wish you’d never gotten involved in?
(2008/11/01)
The age-old dilemma for kids this time of year is what to dress up as for Halloween.
(2008/11/01)
The first thing you’ll realize is that we’re liars: There are way more than 50 songs contained on our three lists — one of perennial classics, one filled with rock staples and a final 20 comprised of offbeat and lesser-known gems. Plenty of other selections have been drizzled like blood from an unhealed wound into these blurbs. You could easily patch together a wide enough web of fiendish delights to last your Halloween bash all night.
(2008/11/01)
Got change? If you’re undecided this November, you’ll need it. Heads, you vote for this duo. Tails, you vote for that one. Both candidates have talked about “change” at one point or another, and you’re glad you’ve got a pocketful of it.
(2008/11/01)
White House Wine Quiz | "The Saddest Music in the World" | Gmail Canned Responses
(2008/10/25)
It was fall of 1965 and Dan Gelatt was a freshman at MIT pledging at a fraternity. For initiation into the group, the upperclassmen presented him with a challenge: Find out who Simeon T. Webb was.
(2008/10/25)
You weren’t really looking for another pet, but something in the classified ads caught your eye. When you called the number, got directions and drove over to look, you were planning on just that — a look.
(2008/10/25)
Australian-born singer and songwriter Sia Furler knows something about the problems people face — especially when it comes to watching a career slip away.
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