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Michael Lewis book: 'Boomerang: Travels in the New Third World'

October 5, 2011

Michael Lewis on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Fresh AIr with Terry Gross, and Charlie Rose, promoting his new book Boomerang.

Rick Steves' Europe: Bloopers

March 28, 2011

Blooper reel from Season 6 of Rick Steves’ Europe, with outtakes of the public TV travel guide in Spain, Norway, Stockholm, Helsinki, etc.

Topiary star Pearl Fryar: 'A Man Named Pearl'

May 8, 2010

A warm and inspiring movie about Pearl Fryar — Bishopville, South Carolina’s world-renowned master of topiary.

4th of July video: Racine's Fourth Fest Parade 2009

July 6, 2009

Ten minutes of video to let the world glimpse this outstanding Racine event.

EVP Tour: Pro beach volleyball at Racine's North Beach this Saturday

June 24, 2009

North Beach is an inspiring success story, and the Extreme Volleyball Professionals Tour is its showcase event.

Free Coldplay, WMYX loses Jane Matenaer, original Twitter, morel mushroom festival

May 15, 2009

Four items spotted this morning on Twitter, including Jane Matenaer’s departure from WMYX.

Pancake Day / Lakefront Artist Fair in Racine

April 28, 2009

This all-you-can-eat event has been kicking off Racine’s warmer season for 55 years now.

Milwaukee's Bay View neighborhood: Wandering down Kinnikinnick Ave.

April 20, 2009

Bay View has an old, working class atmosphere, but it’s really being revitalized lately with color and creativity.

Cudahy, Wisconsin yard displays Cadillac, tractor, Hamburglar, Big Boy

April 19, 2009

Rick Serocki says he is trying to make Cudahy fun again.

Mars Cheese Castle moving, Tim & Tom's to close, Bobby Nelson's staying put

April 7, 2009

How construction to widen I-94 will affect three famous Kenosha cheese shops.

Interior Secretary rejects Menominee Nation's Kenosha casino application

January 8, 2009

The federal government has officially denied the application of the Menominee Indian Tribe to acquire land at Dairyland Greyhound Park in Kenosha, Wisconsin for its $1 billion casino project.

NPR: 'Bread in the Water,' where ducks walk on fishes

December 30, 2008

I heard a truly original piece on NPR today, about an obscure Pennsylvania tourist attraction “Where the Ducks Walk on the Fish.”

George W. Bush Library pays $35K for Web domain name

December 12, 2008

A company bought GeorgeWBushLibabry.com for $10, then sold it back to the Bush library for $35,000.

Apple orchard near Burlington, Wisconsin: Brightonwoods Orchard

September 26, 2008

Brightonwoods Orchard near Burlington, Wisconsin offers a wide variety of unusual heirloom or heritage apples.

Racine-area festivals, 2008

August 3, 2008

Summer 2008 festival roundup: Great Midwest Dragon Boat Festival, Superweek, Racine County Fair, etc.

Summerfest: Lucinda Williams, Drive-By Truckers, Alejandro Esovedo

July 6, 2008

A full day of music, including Drive-By Truckers, Romantica, Alejandro Escovedo, and Lucinda Williams on Milwaukee’s lakefront.

Gael García Bernal, 'The Motorcycle Diaries' (film, 2004)

January 22, 2008

An atmospheric buddy picture about a South American road trip taken by Alberto Granado and Che Guevara.

Memphis, Tennessee: Civil Rights Museum at Lorraine Motel

January 21, 2008

The former Lorraine Motel where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed now houses the long and moving story of the civil rights movement in the United States.