Quadruple play
CUBS RADIO. Keeping it real Here's why the Cubs' radio broadcasts work so well: Ron Santo, aside from the two fake legs, is absolutely real. The "Oh, man . ....
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Why we love the Dells
Paul Herr is a geologist. That's his passion. Ask this Madison-based man of science about how the Wisconsin Dells came to be the scenic delight it is--all those sandstone towers...
Angkor Wat Q&A
Q. What else was happening in the world around the time Angkor Wat was rising? A. In the mid-1100s, Moscow was being built, the first Katoubia minaret was going up...
Beyond wars and words: Angkor Wat
The first approach, no matter how you approach it, isn't all that impressive. From the main road, the profile beyond its moat is low, like a very rough pencil sketch...
Tripping through 2002
While on a recent plane ride from Tokyo to Bangkok--I love saying things like that--I confessed to the woman in the next seat what I did for a living. "Wow,"...
Statue of Liberty Q&A
Q. Was it always called the "Statue of Liberty"? A. Pretty much, though originally that was just the beginning of the name. "It was called the statue of `Liberty, Enlightening...
More than a statue: Statue of Liberty
It's not the size. Not alone. The Gateway Arch in St. Louis is four times taller. A standing Buddha in Japan is three times her height. Are there statues more...
The heights of terror
The man in line to ride Millennium Force did not fit the presumed target audience, the primary demographic, the type of person normally drawn to transportation that distorts faces, elevates...
Cappadocia Q&A
Q. What's the proper pronunciation? A. Presuming the Turks have the right to determine correctness in their own land, it's Kap-uh-DOE-kya. Q. And what does it mean? A. Various sources...
Planet of the cones: Cappadocia
It was mere minutes by minivan from the door of my cave hotel in Urgup (yes, my hotel room was a cave) to a viewpoint above the Devrent Valley. I...