Arts & Entertainment

The bright side of the BP oil spill

The bright side of the BP oil spill

America has always been the Imperial Wizard of the International Optimists League. When we're handed lemons, we make lemonade. All we need is a couple of dump trucks full of sugar and ironically, some clean water.

On Stage with TCD: Weekly Highlights from 6/9-6/15
On Stage with TCD

Weekly Highlights from 6/9-6/15

The highly-anticipated American Players Theatre opens their season in Spring Green, WI.

AIDS Memorial Quilt comes to the MAM

AIDS Memorial Quilt comes to the MAM

The AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin marks its 25th anniversary and memorializes those lost to the AIDS epidemic with a special exhibit at the Milwaukee Art Museum.

From the Couch: 28 batter perfect game
From the Couch

28 batter perfect game

The MLB is filled with umpire gaffes and bad calls that the common couch potato can see, but Bud Selig refuses to give umpires the opportunity to review questionable calls on any type of play.

Board does little to save teaching positions

Board does little to save teaching positions

Kids, teachers sacrificed in MPS budget as board prepares for Dr. Gregory Thornton

Stripwax: Against it!
Stripwax

Against it!

To continue to label this band as “punk” is just plain false. Is a banana a hammer? Is Lady Gaga a linebacker? No and no.

Sorry Ron, some “freedoms” are not worth the cost

Sorry Ron, some “freedoms” are not worth the cost

George Will's tribute to Ron Johnson in the Washington Post ignores the realities of Ron Johnson's Randian brand of "freedom."

The Third Gulf War

The Third Gulf War

BP’s sole object is protecting profit. Covering corporate butt. In the last six weeks, not a single word that has leaked out of their mouths has been true.

View from the Waiting Room: Changing hearts and minds for better health
View from the Waiting Room

Changing hearts and minds for better health

Scientists at UW-Madison are leading groundbreaking research into how transforming the mind can change the brain and body.

Reading and writing is found in the arts

Reading and writing is found in the arts

SHARP Literacy shows that the arts are fundamental to the literacy of our children. Why don't our school districts get this?

Threads: Forever in blue jeans
Threads

Forever in blue jeans

Twenty three years ago, I got my first pair of jeans and fell in love.

Sunday in the Park: A sneak peek at the Lynden Sculpture Garden
Sunday in the Park

A sneak peek at the Lynden Sculpture Garden

This Sunday in River Hills, a beautiful park and a stunning sculpture collection opens to the public in a grand way. A special report and photo gallery.