diff --git a/css/main.css b/css/main.css
index f3f4b5c..458d726 100644
--- a/css/main.css
+++ b/css/main.css
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ body {
 
 .css-truncate {
     overflow: hidden;
-    text-overflow: ellipsis;
+#    text-overflow: ellipsis;
     width: 100%;
     display: inline-block;
-    white-space: nowrap;
+    white-space: wrap;
 }
 
 /* Layout Styles */
diff --git a/js/main.js b/js/main.js
index e159591..771fe56 100644
--- a/js/main.js
+++ b/js/main.js
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 var rss = [
     'hamburg.freifunk.net',
 ];
-var MAX_RSS = 5;
+var MAX_RSS = 3;
+
+function shorten(text, maxLength) {
+    var ret = text;
+    if (ret.length > maxLength) {
+        ret = ret.substr(0,maxLength-3) + "...";
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
 
 $(document).ready(function() {
     var addItem = function(title, link, date, text) {
@@ -53,7 +61,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
         var i = 0;
         items.forEach(function(item) {
             if(i++ >= MAX_RSS) return;
-            addItem(item.title, item.link, item.date, item.text);
+            addItem(item.title, item.link, item.date, shorten(item.text, 80));
         });
     };