Arts & Entertainment

In the wake of Arizona tragedy, political rhetoric heats up

In the wake of Arizona tragedy, political rhetoric heats up

After a tragic shooting in Tuscon, commentators seem more concerned with placing blame than with the victims themselves. It's time to take a step back, people.

Motivated buyer looking for vacant school buildings

Motivated buyer looking for vacant school buildings

The City of Milwaukee wants to sell vacant schools, but the MPS Board balks at buyers that take students and state dollars. Does the law need to be changed?

Old Home and New Design

Old Home and New Design

Two closing exhibitions --at MAM and The Historic Pabst Mansion-- create virtual time capsules of style, separated by nearly one hundred years.

Durst: Predictions for 2011
Durst

Predictions for 2011

Now is the time to sweep away the debris of 2010 and build on the foundation of tomorrow. This sentiment guaranteed to last a week before all hell breaks loose.

Walker rolls up his sleeves

Walker rolls up his sleeves

After taking the oath of office, Gov. Scott Walker reaffirms his priorities for Wisconsin -- jobs, jobs, jobs.

The Year That Was: TCD’s top news stories of 2010
The Year That Was

TCD’s top news stories of 2010

TCD's picks for the news stories from 2010 that affected us most profoundly

Stripwax: The Top Ten LPs of 2010 (!!!)
Stripwax

The Top Ten LPs of 2010 (!!!)

Superchunk, Elvis Costello, The Magnetic Fields and more: Jeff Moody counts down the official Stripwax Top Ten LPs of 2010.

Countdown to 2011: Predictions and wishes for the New Year
Countdown to 2011

Predictions and wishes for the New Year

"Year's end is neither an end or a beginning, but a going on, with all the wisdom that experience can instill in us."

Durst: 2010 Holiday Wi$h Li$t
Durst

2010 Holiday Wi$h Li$t

For those folks who didn't get the egregious booty they wanted this holiday, Will Durst offers up this scathingly incisive, yet curiously refreshing Wish List.

Whither Education?

Whither Education?

Wisconsin's schools are in a state of flux. As the state's political seats change hands, we must demand that education be a top priority.

PODCAST: Holiday Tales: The Kelly Family Christmas Tree
PODCAST

Holiday Tales: The Kelly Family Christmas Tree

One season, many voices. To conclude TCD's Holiday Tales series, poetess Dasha Kelly eschews the traditional tannenbaum and creates a new Christmas tradition.

PODCAST: Holiday Tales : Twas the Night Before Christmas…
PODCAST

Holiday Tales : Twas the Night Before Christmas…

One season, many voices. This Christmas Eve, First Stage Children's Theatre Education Director Julia Magnasco offers a lively reading of a beloved poem.