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– QUOTE OF THE WEEK –
“Anything that moves I am interested in.”
Who said this?

– QUESTION OF THE DAY –
Have you ever seen or been in a tornado?

– NEWS OF THE WEEK –
COSMOS: Mammoth genome cracked: key to cloning?

– QUESTION OF THE DAY –
How do you feel about genetically recreating extinct creatures?

– QUOTE OF THE WEEK –
“Once there was a tree… and she loved a little boy.”
– Who said this?

– QUESTION OF THE DAY –
For a writing project. An examination of the emotion of fear (defined as anxiety and physical response to feelings of physical or metaphysical peril).

– PLACE OF THE WEEK –
Papua New Guinea.

– QUESTION OF THE DAY –
Let’s continue this line of inquiry! What’s your favorite thing to do in Chicago (or in Sydney)?

– LINK OF THE WEEK –

Chicago Reader: Wild Wild Midwest.

This is a wonderful and dense alternative-take on tourism in Detroit; it’s really cool. I should also note that if you’re not able to visit the Motor City anytime soon, you can probably explore a lot of these places online, via Google Earth or Google Street View.

– QUOTE OF THE WEEK –

The profs of our great university
Display the most striking diversity:
Some wise and some foolish,
Some saintly, some ghoulish,
And some of the utmost perversity.

– Who said this?

– QUESTION OF THE DAY –
Write a limerick.

More tomorrow…

– NEWS OF THE WEEK –
Wikipedia: 2009 Scavhunt Rankings.

– QUESTION OF THE DAY –
Now what?

– LINK OF THE WEEK –
The University of Chicago Scavenger Hunt

– QUESTION OF THE DAY –
What’s your favorite item on the 2009 list?

– PICTURE OF THE WEEK –

What is going on here?

– QUESTION OF THE DAY –
What period of history do you wish you understood better?

– QUOTE OF THE WEEK –
“Annoy, tiny blonde one, annoy like the wind!”
– Who said this?

– QUESTION OF THE DAY –
What’s your favorite noir?