Welcome to Wuss-tah

Sure we talk funny. People from Mississippi talk funny. So do Minnesotans, Oregonians and New Yorkers. Especially New Yorkers. The bigger question is why does Worcester have a lake, a village, college and an avenue named Quinsigamond (shortened to Quinsig by all locals), but they're scattered around the city like leaves in the fall?

Smiling and understanding

“Ako ang nakikita, ako ang nasisisi, ako ang laging may kasalanan [They see me, they blame me, it’s always my fault].” But if that part of the song became morbidly prophetic last week, let’s hope another line from the same ditty doesn’t really reflect the truth.

The 10 Greatest Fictional Inventors of All Time [Inventors]

# inventors Eureka has been Giz's celebration of inventors of all stripe, from Tesla to Popeil. But some of the most memorable inventors of our time were actually invented themselves. Here are ten fictional innovators near and dear to our hearts. More »

September 20, 2009

This war of words over culture ownership between Indonesia and Malaysia is getting to be childish.

TV star gets a taste of Silo's Haystack

LEWISTON -- People come from all over North America to chow down on the "signature sandwich" of the Silo restaurant -- sort of an oversized open-faced hoagie called the Silo Haystack.