Culture

Ayurveda, an arrangement of traditional medicine, as well as a form of alternative medicine that is claimed to balance the body, is explained in depth in the Multicultural Lounge in the Union on Monday by Carrie Van Kempen, a certified Ayurvedic educator. It is said that by practicing and following the ways of Ayurveda, “one […]

The temperature finally dropped to the normal bone-chilling cold weather expected of a Milwaukee winter, but that didn’t stop locals from attending the weekend’s Riverwest Fest. The winter Riverwest Fest boasted nearly fifty bands in two days sponsored by local radio stations and business, all held in the neighborhood west of the Milwaukee River. Although […]

The man behind the cult phenomenon, the Milverine, John Hamman, said he gets recognized on average about 20 times per week. The Milverine was part of a meet-and-greet on Gallery Night at Too Much Rock for One Hand on Friday evening. Hamann, 35, revealed plenty of personal information to lessen the mystery about who he is and […]

George Riemersma, 73, is a postcard collector from Milwaukee. He was diagnosed with cancer when he was 58 and was told by his doctors that he would never make it to 60. Now a 15-year cancer survivor, his collection boasts more than 20,000 postcards from 105 different countries. Riemersma says that he never expected the […]

Sanad Wir, 20, is a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a skateboarder from Amman, Jordan. As a skater, Sanad is able to fit into western culture more easily than other Middle Eastern people. Skateboarding has also opened his mind to a view of the world where race, ethnicity, nationality and religion are not […]

Once the glass doors of the Sugar Maple Bar open on the evening of Cinco de Mayo, the hustle of the streets is lost within a fiesta of music, margaritas, and a variety of art that explodes color onto canvas. “I am bound to and love paint as a form of medium.  I love the color that can be created and […]

The recipe for the Eating, Cooking, and Culture Conference would sound something like this: A handful of food, a splash of culture, and a pinch of politics. Mix well. At the Hefter Center on April 15 and 16, UW-Milwaukee’s Center for International Education hosted their annual scholarly conference. This year’s theme was Eating, Cooking, and Culture: the […]

Ping-pong balls flew in every direction on Friday night at SPiN  where sports fans and art lovers alike came to celebrate the Brewcity Bruisers, Milwaukee’s all-female roller derby league. The Gallery Night event at the Third Ward ping-pong themed bar, owned by Susan Sarandon, put the spotlight on the Brewcity Bruisers, featuring artwork for roller derby players, […]

Sweaty and hot, 23-year-old United States Army photographer, Ted Acheson, wandered the streets of Chang Hai at night. Shuffling his feet from bar to bar, he and the rest of the unit’s stress levels dwindled as they gulped down pint after pint of beer. The day’s gruesome events, men bleeding to death or with limbs […]

Three Milwaukee organizations came together Thursday night to host a Cinco De Mayo Salsa Crawl in Bay View amid a swirl of salsa dancers, live artists, and musical performers. ART Milwaukee, Newaukee and the TweetUp Girls teamed up to provide live music, interactive art projects and food and drink specials to hundreds of attendees; they […]

Complete coverage: multimedia project Using one myth to dispel another How the mythic character Penelope brought UWM students and Luther Manor residents together in a battle against Alzheimer’s disease and dementia When University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student and acting major Maggie McGwin first set foot on the Luther Manor campus to begin her work for the […]

complete coverage: multimedia project   An excited crowd fills the seats of the ComedySportz Theatre in Milwaukee. It’s a Friday night and Kesan Holt steps on stage. His slender 5 foot 9 frame stops at the center of the stage.The hot stage lights from above shine down. From up close, a bead of sweat drips […]