This blog has written (quite mentally, in retrospect) about Tama, the stationmaster cat, before. For those new to the party, Tama is a cat who technically is the stationmaster at a railway station somewhere in rural Japan. Tama wears a hat, waves at outgoing trains and sleeps in a glass box. CNN [...]

It took me a good five-minutes to remember the difference between a manicure and a pedicure after seeing this video of a hedgehog getting its nails clipped. So goes the life of a cute animal blogger.

This weekend the Northwestern football team plays its most important game of the year. This late in the season, every win the ‘Cats can muster pushes them further away from the clutches of a terrible bowl game (no means no, Motor City Bowl!) and closer to the dreamy arms of a slightly more respectable [...]

Northwestern, I sense some general grumpiness drifting out of Evanston, and I don’t like it. Maybe it’s because winter has reared its ugly head or maybe it’s because midterm grades are coming back (with not-so-great results), but things on campus seem… tense. And I’m a thousand miles away from Illinois, and I still [...]

My favorite holiday is only a few calendar pages away and, even though I won’t be trick-or-treating this year, I’m still pumped for the pumpkin-filled holiday. To get into the spooky mood (and ignore the big ol’ syringe NU football found in its Snickers), let’s take a look at some Halloween-themed animal videos. [...]

The other day NBN ran an interview with Erica Hart, the president of Studio 22, about a film she was heading up. One of her stories from the set focused on a dozen lobsters the crew ordered for the movie, and ended tragically in the death of three crustaceans. Most people reading this [...]

The NBN blog system works in very strange ways. I finished up my latest Greek post last night and sent it in to be edited, but soon realized a large chunk of editors watch ABC Family’s college-centered drama. Feeling bad that I loaded up my post with spoilers, I attached a bonus: whichever [...]

‘Twas not a good weekend for Northwestern. But let’s not dwell on how our school lost all potential respect once again on national TV and focus on the future. One minor mistake shouldn’t derail all hope in the Wildcats. Do you think this rabbit gave up after something happened to its feet [...]

I can’t criticize (too much) someone who devotes an entire two minutes of YouTube time to a video of parakeet, but I do have to knock the people behind this clip for their song selection. Not to say “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” is a bad song (it’s one of the Fab Four’s best), [...]

I didn’t know the National Geographic Channel boasted a show called DogTown that’s not actually about skateboard decks. But, apparently, this program exists and featured a short segment on an adorable bulldog named Wiggles. One problem with Wiggles, though: turns out he’s got balance issues. He constantly falls over, and can’t control [...]

Leave it to Slate to dedicate a slideshow to fantastic, old-timey photos of dogs. The pictures were taken by photographer Elliott Erwitt, and the subjects are dogs from around the world. Here is, by far, my favorite, slide number 16:

This chihuahua looks absolutely elated to be wearing such a fancy sweater, especially in [...]

Society requires few things. Order, law, food, water, medical supplies, culture and cute animals. Today, NBN launches Cute Animal Blog, your source for adorable pictures, videos and whatever else we can find featuring fuzzy, wuzzy critters. I know how hard life at NU can get - strenuous academics, awkward interpersonal relationships, freezing [...]