diff --git a/woodwind/tasks.py b/woodwind/tasks.py
index 84b13a2..5a8038a 100644
--- a/woodwind/tasks.py
+++ b/woodwind/tasks.py
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ def flask_app():
         from woodwind import create_app
         _app = create_app()
     with _app.app_context():
-        yield _app
+        try:
+            yield _app
+        except:
+            _app.logger.exception('Unhandled exception')
 
 
 def tick():
@@ -319,13 +322,13 @@ def process_xml_feed_for_new_entries(feed, content, backfill, now):
         if not uid:
             continue
 
-        if 'updated_parsed' in p_entry:
+        if 'updated_parsed' in p_entry and p_entry.updated_parsed:
             updated = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(
                 time.mktime(p_entry.updated_parsed))
         else:
             updated = None
 
-        if 'published_parsed' in p_entry:
+        if 'published_parsed' in p_entry and p_entry.published_parsed:
             published = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(
                 time.mktime(p_entry.published_parsed))
         else:
@@ -381,7 +384,13 @@ def process_xml_feed_for_new_entries(feed, content, backfill, now):
 def process_html_feed_for_new_entries(feed, content, backfill, now):
     # strip noscript tags before parsing, since we definitely aren't
     # going to preserve js
-    content = re.sub('</?noscript[^>]*>', '', content)
+    was_bytes = isinstance(content, bytes) # ugly hack to deal with unknown encodings
+    if was_bytes:
+        content = content.decode()
+    content = re.sub('</?noscript[^>]*>', '', content, flags=re.IGNORECASE)
+    if was_bytes:
+        content = content.encode()
+
 
     parsed = mf2util.interpret_feed(
         mf2py.parse(url=feed.feed, doc=content), feed.feed)
@@ -432,7 +441,14 @@ def hentry_to_entry(hentry, feed, backfill, now):
         or (feed and fallback_photo(feed.origin)),
         author_url=hentry.get('author', {}).get('url'))
 
-    for prop in 'in-reply-to', 'like-of', 'repost-of', 'syndication':
+    # complex properties, convert from list of complex objects to a list of URLs
+    for prop in ('in-reply-to', 'like-of', 'repost-of'):
+        values = hentry.get(prop)
+        if values:
+            entry.set_property(prop, [value['url'] for value in values if 'url' in value])
+        
+    # simple properties, just transfer them over wholesale
+    for prop in ('syndication', 'location'):
         value = hentry.get(prop)
         if value:
             entry.set_property(prop, value)
@@ -454,7 +470,7 @@ def fetch_reply_context(entry_id, in_reply_to, now):
             parsed = mf2util.interpret(
                 mf2py.parse(url=proxy_url(in_reply_to)), in_reply_to)
             if parsed:
-                context = hentry_to_entry(parsed, in_reply_to, False, now)
+                context = hentry_to_entry(parsed, None, False, now)
 
         if context:
             entry.reply_context.append(context)
diff --git a/woodwind/templates/_entry.jinja2 b/woodwind/templates/_entry.jinja2
index 895df59..dcc2b56 100644
--- a/woodwind/templates/_entry.jinja2
+++ b/woodwind/templates/_entry.jinja2
@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@
 
 
   <footer>
+    {% set location = entry.get_property('location') %}
+    {% if location and 'name' in location %}
+      <div>
+        <code>@</code> {% if 'url' in location %}<a href="{{ location.url }}">{{ location.name }}</a>{% else %}{{ location.name }}{% endif %}
+      </div>
+    {% endif %}
+    
     <a class="permalink" href="{{ entry.permalink }}">
       <time datetime="{{ entry.published | isoformat }}">
         {{ entry.published | relative_time }}
@@ -62,9 +69,9 @@
       <i class="fa fa-external-link"></i>
     </a>
 
-  {% if entry._syndicated_copies %}
-    (also on{% for copy in entry._syndicated_copies %} <a href="{{ copy.permalink }}">{{ copy.permalink | domain_for_url }}</a>{% endfor %})
-  {% endif %}
+    {% if entry.get_property('syndication') %} 
+      | {% for synd in entry.get_property('syndication') %} <a href="{{ synd }}">{{ synd | domain_for_url}}</a>{% endfor %}
+    {% endif %}
 
     <div class="reply-area">
       {% include '_reply.jinja2' with context %}