Life & Leisure

Celebrating Tartan Day at the Rock Bottom Brewery

Celebrating Tartan Day at the Rock Bottom Brewery

This celebration of Scottish heritage and cuisine collided in a private dinner at the Rock Bottom Brewery in downtown Milwaukee. Gallery by Benjamin Wick.

Threads: Curvy women rejoice
Threads

Curvy women rejoice

Bonnie Bielefeld of Bieg Boutique in Waukesha has tips for fuller figure fashion, and she's offering 15 percent off at the Boutique if you mention this article!

Review: “The Turin Horse,” at UWM Union Theatre
Review

“The Turin Horse,” at UWM Union Theatre

Bela Tarr's "The Turin Horse" makes its Milwaukee premiere this weekend at the UWM Union Theatre.

PODCAST: “We don’t go past the bridge”: Part 7
PODCAST

“We don’t go past the bridge”: Part 7

For the latest installment of "We don't go past the bridge": A Discussion on Race in Milwaukee, Mark Metcalf talks with comedian Joel Boyd.

This Week in Wisconsin History: Baseball returns to Milwaukee
This Week in Wisconsin History

Baseball returns to Milwaukee

A Wisconsin congressman is challenged to a duel, Milwaukee elects a Socialist mayor, and the Milwaukee Brewers take the field for the first time.

Learning how to die: Dr. Cornel West at UWM
Learning how to die

Dr. Cornel West at UWM

Dr. Cornel West called for unity in the struggle for social equality, and displayed his passion for using academia and articulation to demand a change.

John Hodgman, “Deranged Millionaire,” at Turner Hall

John Hodgman, “Deranged Millionaire,” at Turner Hall

"Deranged Millionaire" John Hodgman's Turner Hall show had moments of brilliance, but was too scattered to be called a success.

Stripwax: No Bushes to Beat
Stripwax

No Bushes to Beat

Ministry may have returned with new record "Relapse," but Jeff Moody (ironically) just wants the Dubya-days back.

True Blue: Milwaukee Brewers 2012 Season Preview
True Blue

Milwaukee Brewers 2012 Season Preview

There is hope for the 2012 Milwaukee Brewers, and we have Shyam Das, who cast the deciding vote in Ryan Braun's appeal, to thank.

Going Full Tilt: Reflections on a multi-ball world
Going Full Tilt

Reflections on a multi-ball world

Brian Jacobson's musings on the Midwest Gaming Classic, which had crowded rooms and halls filled with pinball and video arcade machines free to play.

PODCAST: America’s Black Holocaust Museum reopens online
PODCAST

America’s Black Holocaust Museum reopens online

Mark talks with Dr. James Cameron's son Virgil and coordinator Fran Kaplan.

This Week in Wisconsin History: March 25 – 31
This Week in Wisconsin History

March 25 – 31

Take a look back at what happened in 1881, 1954, and 1968 in Wisconsin history.