diff --git a/src/entries/raw/news/100504.html b/src/entries/raw/news/100504.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..63266f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/entries/raw/news/100504.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+ancient text
diff --git a/src/entries/raw/news/200811.html b/src/entries/raw/news/200811.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85feb50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/entries/raw/news/200811.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+nothing new sorry
diff --git a/src/entries/raw/news/201004.html b/src/entries/raw/news/201004.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a66bb2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/entries/raw/news/201004.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1 sample news <b>whoa</b>
diff --git a/src/index.py b/src/index.py
index 90683c2..efc59c2 100644
--- a/src/index.py
+++ b/src/index.py
@@ -6,15 +6,24 @@ from bottle import error, route, run, static_file, template
 
 # write diary
 
-def make_latest():
-    # for article in array (just 5 or something)
-    # link to webpage
-    return "latest"
+def list_headlines(articles):
+    head = count_lines('entries/raw/res/head.txt')
+    result = []
+    text = []
+
+    for article in articles:
+        path = 'entries/' + article
+
+        with open(path) as f:
+            text = f.readlines()
+
+        b = []
+        b.append(path)
+        b.append(clean(text[head].replace('<br>',''), path))
+        result.append(b)
+    return result
 
 def list_snippets(articles):
-    # take articles between 0-4, 5-8, 9-13,...) based on current page
-    # for each one of those articles, 
-    # snip_article(article)
     limit = 4
     total = len(articles)
     head = count_lines('entries/raw/res/head.txt')
@@ -99,7 +108,7 @@ def error404(error):
 @route('/')
 def index():
     """home page"""
-    info = {'css': 'index', 'news': 'News goes here', 'title': 'chimchooree\'s dev space - blessfrey', 'year': datetime.datetime.now()}
+    info = {'css': 'index', 'news': list_headlines(sort_files(gather_files())[0:10]), 'title': 'chimchooree\'s dev space - blessfrey', 'year': datetime.datetime.now()}
     return template('index.tpl', info)
 
 @route('/game')
@@ -122,7 +131,7 @@ def diary2():
 def diary(page):
     """diary page"""
     assert isinstance(page, int)
-    info = {'css': 'diary', 'title': 'blessfrey - developer diary', 'year': datetime.datetime.now(), 'snippets': list_snippets(sort_files(gather_files())), 'latest': make_latest(), 'total': len(gather_files()), 'limit': 4, 'cluster': 3, 'page': page}
+    info = {'css': 'diary', 'title': 'blessfrey - developer diary', 'year': datetime.datetime.now(), 'snippets': list_snippets(sort_files(gather_files())), 'latest': list_headlines(sort_files(gather_files())[0:5]), 'total': len(gather_files()), 'limit': 4, 'cluster': 3, 'page': page}
     return template('diary.tpl', info)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/src/views/index.tpl b/src/views/index.tpl
index 7e5ca37..03edd8d 100644
--- a/src/views/index.tpl
+++ b/src/views/index.tpl
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@
     <div class="news">
         <center>.      •        . <strong>news</strong> ☆            ..   . <br></center>
         <br>
-        {{news}}
+        <ul>
+        % for n in news:
+            <li>★ <a href={{n[0]}}>{{!n[1]}}</a><br></li>
+        % end
+        </ul>
         <br>
 <center>.            ★            ..             •           .            ☆</center>
     </div>