Good Question: Is It OK To Edit A Classic?
Mark Twain scholar Alan Gribben and NewSouth Books plan to release a version of Huckleberry Finn, that elminates the N-word in favor of the word "slave." But is it OK to edit a classic?
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Mark Twain scholar Alan Gribben and NewSouth Books plan to release a version of Huckleberry Finn, that elminates the N-word in favor of the word "slave." But is it OK to edit a classic?
When new Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner went on "60 Minutes," he broke into tears, several times. It's happened often throughout his career. Some are calling him a "cry-baby." So when is it OK for men to cry?
With a new state legislature and new Governor in office, Minnesota politicians are looking at a real mess. A projected budget deficit of $6.2 billion isn't a lot of fun. But how did we get here? What caused Minnesota to be so deep in the hole?
It happens so often, it's not really all that shocking anymore. Along with the frigid winter temperatures comes a huge increase in those static electricity shocks. So why are we being shocked so much?
We have all seen the damage ice dams can do inside our homes. But almost all of us have icicles hanging from our gutters and roofs. So, when do icicles become ice dams and what's the difference?
With up to 30 inches of snow on the ground in parts of Minnesota, we know this snow is a pain for humans. But we don't need to find food in all of that stuff. So, what does our December snow do to the animals?
It is the winter hitch-hiker, none of us wants on our cars: Road salt. But how much damage does salt really do? And how often should we get our car washed?
Do you hear what I hear? Radio stations have played Christmas songs nearly 350,000 times this holiday season, according to ASCAP. But how many of those songs played have been part of the same core group of Christmas "classics?" Why is it so hard for a new Christmas song to break through?
When you write "Merry Xmas," you're taking the Christ out of Christmas, right? And did Coca-Cola really give us the modern picture of Santa Claus? We're replying all to WCCO-TV viewers' Christmas Good Questions.
It's hard to picture Christmas without sending and receiving that giant pile of Christmas cards. But now that so many of us stay in touch with our friends online, is the internet killing the Christmas card?
Record snow, record heat, record tornadoes and record low barometric pressure. It's obvious that 2010 has been an active weather year. So, is there a reason we're breaking all those records?
It may be the most manipulated of all the flowers. The poinsettia comes in a dizzying array of colors, more than roses or daisies or virtually anything else. So how do poinsettias get their crazy colors, like blue and purple?
WCCO-TV got a lot of questions this week about the Metrodome and its nemesis -- the snow.
When the snow flies and the temperature drops, air travel doesn't come to a stop in Minnesota. A fleet of deicing trucks descends on airplanes before takeoff. But how does deicing work?
In Minnesota we have two problems: too much snow piled up and too little water in some of our lakes. So why not solve them both at once? Why can't we haul our extra snow and dump it in White Bear Lake?
