Culture

Last November, movie theaters were filled with shades of sparkling, bright pinks and contrasting deep greens. Why? The highly anticipated “Wicked,” a two hour and 40-minute musical, directed by Jon M. Chu was released into theaters. What fans did not know, is that there would be a second part to follow. Wicked Part 2, formally […]

Join Media Milwaukee reporter Matiana Hernández at the center of the Zócalo parking lot to learn about the significance of lowriding for community members.

Halfway through September, we begin the celebration of Latin Heritage Month, and tonight UWM starts with “A night in Guatemala”. LaSierra Flowers has the story.

Milwaukee Film hosted a weekend-long film festival focused on showing 30+ documentaries, which cover engaging subjects and spark conversation among the viewers. Ethan Ainley was at the festival and has the story.

“I was an orang kosong,” said Karim Mohammad Shafie. Orang kosong is the term many Rohingya use to describe themselves due to their status as a stateless person. From Malay, it directly translates into empty person. Shafie, originally from Myanmar, is one of those Rohingya. Arriving in Milwaukee as a refugee in 2017, Shafie has […]

Every year, the Milwaukee Public Library partners with the Bindery to host the Milwaukee Zine Fest, which attracts vendors and attendees from all around the nation to celebrate zine culture and participate in a creative space.

When the first trailer for “A Minecraft Movie” was released on Sept. 4, 2024, it was mostly met with confusion or backlash. A comment left on the trailer with over 144,000 likes said “Please send this back to the crafting table.” A common gripe for many people was the decision to have live-action human characters […]

This Spring, the city of Wauwatosa is welcoming visitors to get a little taste of the hidden gems they have to offer with Tosa Restaurant Week. One participant, Ono Kine Grindz, takes their open invitation one step further with their Hawaiian market and hospitality. “The two owners Uncle Dave and Uncle Guy, they’re really nice […]

Fans of Liam Payne in Milwaukee at the North Point Lighthouse are holding memorials to honor the star after he fell to his death on Oct. 16, 2024, in Buenos Aires at a hotel. “I set up the memorial because never knowing or meeting Liam personally, grieving was hard and confusing,” Kameron Jones, creator of […]

The Tosa Holiday Market, better known as Christkindl, as the mugs say, offers traditional European eats, music, and features local businesses from the Greater Milwaukee area. Ava Ladky has the story. 

The South Korean feminist 4B movement, which advocates “no marriage, no childbirth, no dating and no sex with men,” gained a new wave of supporters in the U.S., fueled by post-election discourse on gender equality. The 4B movement originated in South Korea around 2015 in response to deeply rooted societal and policy-driven issues, including the […]

After a smashing Thanksgiving weekend, Universal’s Wicked has become the highest-grossing movie based on a Broadway musical at the domestic box office. The film opened on Nov. 22, and on its second weekend, it reached a peak of $214.3 million domestically, surpassing the 1978 classic Grease’s previous record of $190 million, according to Deadline. As […]