Culture

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 […]

Ashley Garcia, 25, is a dance major at UW-Milwaukee. Garcia has performed in four shows through the Peck School of the Arts Department of Dance, but because of COVID-19, her opportunities have been limited.  Garcia has performed in two virtual shows within the past year. When the department’s annual Springdances of 2020 was postponed a year ago, […]

Against the dark landscape of Milwaukee’s East Side, which was illuminated by streetlights and dimly lit apartment windows, an African American nurse, dressed in a red blouse adorned with white flowers and vines, voiced her displeasure about her workplace environment.  She talked about her white coworkers and their disapproving looks before singing a cover of […]

About this time last year, you could walk into certain duplexes or galleries around UW-Milwaukee on a Saturday night and follow a Funkadelic beat carrying through the air straight to the doorstep of one of the venues that hosted some of the hottest local artists around the city. For $5 to $10 at the door, […]

Spotify users have something special to look forward to at the end of every year, abreakdown of their most listened to songs, genres and artists.  The music streaming service comes out every year with their famous “Spotify Wrapped” where listeners can get a review of their year in music. 2020 has been a stressful year, […]