November 26 is the 330th day of the year. On this day in 1977 'Vrillon', representative of the 'Ashtar Galactic Command', took over Britain's Southern Television for five minutes at 5:12 p.m.

* WBB: Women planning to "Behave Badly" at Madison's annual Frostiball

* Heart Land: "In a town overflowing with coffeeshops, some will inevitably be better than others. Barriques is one of the good ones."

* Design for Learning: "When we were in Madison, WI this summer we went to visit the Soap Opera. I fell in love with their homemade glycerin soaps."

* Konkel: Is Vicki McKenna Afraid of Debate? (Yes, she is.)

* Pixelated Imagination: Pictures of zombies at the Eastgate Mall on Buy Nothing Day

* Mr. Dilettante: "Madison appears to be obsessed with all things Badger. My great friend Mark Miller, Wisconsin basketball guru and rabid MU fan, lives in Madison. I have even more sympathy for him now."

* Forbes: The 20 Most Valuable College Football Teams (Wisconsin drops to last place this year - down seven spots. Here is a direct link to the UW stats so you don't have to sit through the slide show. According to Forbes, "Wisconsin fell five spots in the rankings owing to a $7.6 million drop in football profit since last year.")

* Hyperfit USA: Outside Magazine's December issue features an article on Monkey Bar Gym

* MRD: Roller Derby Art Show at Forza Gallery

* Muzzle of Bees: Best Concerts of 2007

* Just Coffee: Madison's Just Coffee blogging from Venezuela

* NYT: List of the 100 Notabale Books of the Year

* AP: ...and if you believe that I have a bridge to sell ya in Wisconsin for $1! No seriously.