Culture

Film: Good on PaperStudio: Universal PicturesDirector: Kimmy GatewoodStarring: Iliza Shlesinger, Margaret Cho, Ryan HansenRun Time: 1h 32min You know those book suggestions where someone tells you, “It’s really good! You just have to get through the first four chapters?” That’s the best description of Good On Paper I can give. Except maybe the “it’s really […]

Allow me to set the scene. The year is 2001. It’s summer. You’re sitting in the back of your mom’s 1982 Buick LeSabre, windows down because the A/C was never right after your family got it secondhand. You’re watching the street signs flicker by as Drops of Jupiter by Train dances from the car speakers […]

It’s time to say goodbye to fast fashion and hello to recycled fashion.  Rachel Hayes  I want to believe we all want what is best for our environment right?  How we shop, reduce, reuse, recycle, anything and everything that we can possibly do to lessen our carbon footprint.  Shutterstock; save a turtle   But at the same time, we love to be fashionable, on a budget.  So, in […]

Milwaukee’s Water Street entertainment district has lately been described as chaotic and concerning. There have been four shootings within the past couple of weeks, with one of them being fatal. The popular bar district has been the location numerous incidents of violence including reckless driving, fights, and shootings. Witnesses have also seen multiple brawls, beatings, […]

It’s summertime, and we all want to make the most of it this year. What better way is there to bring energy to your day than blast some great music. What makes it even better is when you can listen to an entire album without worrying about some dud song in the middle that you’ll […]

Modern Drama and Relationships We all love a good drama or a reality T.V. show. They consistently give us phenomenal entertainment and a little bit of zest in our suburban lives. Let’s all agree that putting on one of Netflix’s newest dramas while we wear pajamas that haven’t been washed in a week or so […]

Studio: Positano, Salerno, Campania, Italy. Montepulciano, Siena, Tuscany, Italy (leaving Cortona/wedding) Piazza Grande, Montepulciano, Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy (Flag-Waving show) Director: Audrey Wells  Actors: Diane Lane, Sandra Oh, Raoul Boca, Kate Walsh and Lindsey Duncan.  Run Time: 1h 53m Rating: 6.8/10 Under the Tuscan Sun is a romantic comedy set in Italy that reflects a newly divorced woman’s life as she gracefully introduces […]

2005 was an amazing year for Star Wars fans. They got to see the release of classic Star Wars games like Clone Commando, Lego Star Wars and a game so good they had to make it twice. Battlefront 2 originally was released in 2005 by Pandemic studios. Then about 12 years later EA works on […]

On a chilly Friday night, my best friend and I drove to our local movie theater and settled into the plush seats with our arms full of snacks. We anxiously sat through previews until the lights dimmed, and Avengers Endgame started to play.  Now, I’ll admit, there was a lot of cheering that night. But […]

Walking through the exhibit, there is the soft hum of jazz music and shoes on a line, strung up delicately by the connected laces. There is a group of doo-wop singers on the corner of 4th and Brown. There are posters of renowned artists such as Louis Armstrong, Howling Woof, Ella Fitzgerald and many others […]

The guests at the Milwaukee Rep lined up for a live performance at the theater’s mezzanine entrance. They followed safety protocols for COVID-19 by wearing masks, forming lines between solid plastic barriers and taking turns standing on blue dots placed six feet apart on the floor. Each guest passed an infrared thermometer for a temperature […]