By the Power of Grayskull

A somewhat odd reference to Bismarck at Cracked.com concerning Skeletor and teleportation.

Model

Today is the birthday of Grand Forks' Nicole Linkletter, winner of America's Next Top Model. She's 22.

Between her, the governor's daughter and that other one from the TV show, North Dakota has its share of models.

That is, three of them.

China = North Dakota

... for some reason having to do with railroads and interstates. According to this report on public radio's Marketplace. And Fargo is like Urumqi.

Homes

The New York Times looks at the parts of America where the housing market has not fallen victim to an insane mob mentality of price inflation and collapse, including Bismarck and Grand Forks. A UND professor gets a quote, too.

Some Cities Are Spared the Slide in Housing

All Election, All the Time

UK newspaper, the Telegraph, goes to Bismarck to cover Obama's efforts in a very red state. It also takes time to mention the Coen Brothers, 40 below and our least-visited status. Still, it's nice to have candidates pay attention.

Barack Obama targets rural US grassroots