Culture

The UWM Desi Student Association brought Holi to Spaights plaza, and with that a little bit of home.  

For the first time, the popular television show America’s Got Talent held auditions in Milwaukee. Michael Jung was there.

Just as I was drifting in to a soundless slumber, the shrill screech of my ringtone jarred me back awake. I snatched my phone off the charger, ready to give whoever was calling an ear-full for waking me up at one in the morning. I answered the phone and snapped an angry “what?” in to […]

Milwaukee is a long way from Broadway, but for many of people in the theater Milwaukee community, there is a hidden gem tucked into the 5th floor of Kenilworth Square on Milwaukee’s east side. Located at 1925 E. Kenilworth Place in Milwaukee, a building owned and operated by the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee houses Kenilworth FIVE-0-EIGHT, a […]

UW-Milwaukee’s on-campus residential dorm, Sandburg Cafe, brought the taste of Westeros to students for the Cafe’s semester-annual themed dinner. The dinner featured dishes named after characters and live entertainment on December 7th.  

Caroline Liu, a Chicago-based visual artist, is celebrating her 30th birthday in style – by collaborating with 30 artists to open an exhibit in Riverwest’s After Gallery. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kj5HPed08Uo&feature=youtu.be&w=700&rel=0  

After binge watching 10 straight hours of the critically acclaimed Hulu series “The Handmaid’s Tale,” I found myself incredibly emotional and somewhat fearful for my future as a woman. As farfetched as some might find it, the show is far more realistic and plausible than it initially seems, especially considering the current political atmosphere in […]

UWM’s open-mic session welcomed the Minneapolis native to share his poetry.

Ethan Duran takes a look at a pow wow held by the American Indian Student Association this Veterans Day. https://youtu.be/jpnN5ltcTIM

Students meet on Milwaukee’s East Side to participate in a unique art form.

The organization is collecting photographs from every different ZIP code in Milwaukee in an effort to fuel communication between citizens. https://youtu.be/4apWUl5BkSQ&w=700&rel=0

There’s a reason why Adult Swim’s ‘Rick and Morty’ has earned the title of television’s #1 comedy series for ages 18-34 and is the most-watched show on Adult Swim – it’s incredibly funny and surprisingly emotional for an adult cartoon. In terms of sci-fi conventions, pop culture references and side-splitting humor, no other show compares. […]