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Updating the educational beat

Taking a page from Strini's playbook, Patti finds some interesting educational tidbits on her desk.

Jul 25th, 2011 by Patti Wenzel

Summer Portrait

Chinese Cultural Fest at the MAM

It was a packed house in Windhover Hall as a Qìngdiǎn for the new "Summer of China" broke out.

Jul 25th, 2011 by Brian Jacobson

TCDIY

Curtains of Life

This week: How to make whimsical curtains out of vintage handkerchiefs, and what to do when you find an awesome, albeit slightly dingy, chair on the side of the road.

Jul 24th, 2011 by Carly Rubach

Retro Read

Infinite Jest

There have been ambitious novels before and since "Infinite Jest," but there is no single piece of literature that captures the details of the human experience as well.

Jul 24th, 2011 by Brian Whitney

Eiko and Koma

Birth and death again and again and…

Alverno Presents opens its season early, with the intensity of Butoh at the Lynden Sculpture Garden.

Jul 23rd, 2011 by Tom Strini

Milwaukee goes wild for “Jersey Boys”

The Marcus Center presents the tale of the Four Seasons, in a showed loaded with charm and laughs.

Jul 23rd, 2011 by Matthew Reddin

Threads

Chic Plus-Size Style

When it comes to plus-size dressing, fashion magazines offer a strict set of dos and don'ts. Kimberly explores which tips ring true -- and which rules were made to be broken.

Jul 23rd, 2011 by Kimberly Gomez

Stripwax

She Put A Spell On Me (And She’ll Put One On You)

Imelda May's "Mayhem" has its fair share of great rockabilly moments, intertwined with lush country waltzes and vocals that will melt your heart. No lie.

Jul 23rd, 2011 by Jeff Moody

Sketches from the Machine Gun Concerto at Translator Lab

Local musicians perform sections of Mark Mantel's "Machine Gun Concerto," merging the structure of chamber music with chaotic and destructive themes of war.

Jul 23rd, 2011 by Elisabeth Albeck

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