I have the "Category in sidebar" plugin installed, and accordingly the items in that category are hidden from the article overview. Now, what seems to happen is that the "Category in sidebar" plugin kills the "Recent Entries". As long as I have Recent Entries above Category in Sidebar everything is okay, but as soon as I put it below it shows up empty.
What fun.
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