The Controversy of Taylor Swift as Time Magazine 2023 Person of the Year Posted on January 14, 2024February 5, 2024 by Liliana Fannin Taylor Swift was named TIME’s Magazine 2023 Person of the Year. The singer-songwriter is arguably one of the biggest pop stars today with an estimated 114 million albums sold. Her most recent “Eras Tour” is the highest-grossing tour of all time with at least $1 billion in profits, according to data from Pollstar. The decision […]
Sheepish: Racine Local Business Builds Community During Pandemic Posted on December 11, 2023March 14, 2024 by Liliana Fannin Emily Lorentzen decided to go to her favorite wellness shop, Sheepish in Racine Wis., one day in the summer of 2021 to clear her mind and calm her nerves, as she was contemplating a life-changing decision that day. When she walked through the front door, she let the aromas of burning incense wash over her […]
Milwaukee Judge Makes a Mistake in Homicide Sentencing Posted on November 24, 2023November 24, 2023 by Liliana Fannin In what a victim’s family spokesman said had been a “huge ordeal,” Milwaukee Judge Jean M. Kies resentenced murder defendant, Kevin Taylor, with a reduction in jail time on Nov. 9, 2023, after she made a mistake in sentencing. On Jan. 13, 2023, Taylor was initially sentenced to 20 years in prison and five […]
Inside the Floral Fashion Party Posted on May 16, 2023January 5, 2024 by Liliana Fannin Energy was high in the all-white rooms of the Milwaukee Art Museum on the night of National Flower Day. Guests were dressed up in their best floral, spring outfits, socializing and taking photos with each other, while staff passed around complimentary champagne and hors d’oeuvres. DJ Jai played “Flowers” by Miley Cyrus as platinum VIP […]
“These people are old and white and should not have a say in a woman’s body or their choices.” Posted on April 5, 2023September 7, 2023 by Liliana Fannin Anyia Griggs, a 24-year-old University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2020 graduate. She received her bachelor’s degree in Political Science with an African Diaspora Studies minor. She has realized that anyone can achieve anything they put their mind to and has worked on many campaigns and projects since she graduated. Today she is working for a campus organization […]