War. Global warming. Lindsay Lohan arrested two weeks out of rehab. Obviously, what the world needs now is a Las Vegas-based exotic dance revue made up of buff Australian dudes. Lucky you live Honolulu! The weatherproofed males of Thunder From Down Under begin a four-day residency at the Ala Moana Hotel's Hawaiian Hut tonight at 9 p.m. Cover is $45; for tickets call 877-750-4400 or visit www.ticketmaster.com. Tie me kangaroo down, sport!

MAPS

TAKE A LOOK BACK AT THE WORLD AS IT WAS

That was then: National Geographic Maps has teamed with Maps.com to offer archives of the good — and topographical — old days in a new Web site. You can check out an 1891 map of Alaska, one of the first published by the magazine, or as pictured here, a world map showing 1943 national alliances during World War II. The archive is available at www.ngmapcollection.com. It's free to do a preview, but this is also a commercial endeavor, so if you want a laminated map of Mars, for example, that's $59.95, not including shipping.

FINAL WORD

"You have to find your niche in the moment, and not dwell on the good old days."

Karl Lagerfeld | couture designer for Chanel, in Time