Culture

Complete coverage: multimedia website “I think my mom knew after she saw the kinds of shoes I was buying at the mall.” Lia Manning is talking about what she deems “stripper heels”: high heels with dangerously tall platforms, buckles and sparkles that dazzle. They aren’t what she wears on her days out grocery shopping, but they […]

Complete coverage: multimedia website February in Wisconsin is cold, by anyone’s standards, and the night in question was no exception. Small groups of people scurried from corner to corner on the North Avenue bar strip, trying to make it to their destination before they froze. Hardly a person looks up to see a young man […]

Singers and dancers in drag took part in an innovative entertainment option for Milwaukee’s night owls – gay and straight alike. Ariele Vaccaro checked out the scene.

The UW-Milwaukee Union on a Monday afternoon is filled with noise, from students and faculty chatting during their lunches to the sounds of the craft fair going on downstairs. And there is one more sound: it’s a piano.

Performers from Milwaukee’s Florentine Opera shared holiday carols at Alterra on the Lake in a casual show designed to reach new audiences relaxing with cups of coffee.

The Exclusive Company is the largest and most popular record store chain in Wisconsin. It is filled with music and movie enthusiasts shopping for their favorites and chatting with other customers. While record stores and music downloading websites seem like natural enemies, in-store sales are far from dismal.

Coming up on their tenth year, Milwaukee alt country band The Championship celebrated their new album this fall with a party. Matt TerBeek checked it out.

Brass Rooster owner John McLaughlin tells Samantha Nash why all kinds of guys are drawn to all kinds of hats.

Over the last decade or so, music has made some substantial leaps forward, particularly in the heavy rock genres. Hard Rock and Heavy Metal have finally begun to gain more widespread attention, and being in a metal band has become a cool thing. However with the increase in popularity came inevitable oversaturation in the scene. […]

Mother Teresa has always been a symbol of true love and compassion for the less fortunate. But when a Madison woman got the chance to work for Mother Teresa at an orphanage in Calcutta, she experienced that deep compassion first hand. Marin Gilbert has the story.