diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index c339976..5977e2d 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@
     <meta charset="utf-8">
     <title>XPUB Special Issues</title>
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
-  </head>
+
+</head>
   <body>
 	<div id="header"><h1>XPUB Special Issues</h1></div>
     <div id="container">
@@ -73,4 +74,31 @@
 		</div>
 	</div>
   </body>
+
+    <script>
+
+function rand_deg(){
+    var deg = Math.round(Math.random()*180)+'deg';
+    return deg
+}
+function rand_rgb(){
+    function rand(){v = Math.round(Math.random()*255);
+		    return v}
+    var color = 'rgb('+rand()+','+ rand() +','+ rand() + ')'
+    return color
+}
+    	
+var gradient = 'background:linear-gradient(' +
+    rand_deg() + ',' +
+    rand_rgb() +
+    ',' +
+    rand_rgb() +
+    ')';
+
+var body = document.getElementsByTagName("body")[0];
+body.setAttribute("style", gradient);
+
+      
+    </script>
+
 </html>
diff --git a/style.css b/style.css
index cfd80c3..d13359f 100644
--- a/style.css
+++ b/style.css
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+body {
+/*background: linear-gradient( 45deg, blue, red );*/
+}
+
+
 h1 {
 	font-size: calc(3vW + 3vH);
 	text-align: center;
@@ -17,3 +22,5 @@ iframe {
 	height: 60vH;
 }
 
+
+a, a:visited {color: black;}
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