Arts & Entertainment

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.

Durst: Top 10 Comedic Newsmakers of the Last Decade
Durst

Top 10 Comedic Newsmakers of the Last Decade

From Cheney's infamous hunting trip to bathroom encounters gone awry, Will Durst offers a list of some of the strangest news stories from the last 10 years.

Winter Warmers: Mr. B’s classic NY strip ‘n’ salad
Winter Warmers

Mr. B’s classic NY strip ‘n’ salad

Chef Brent Perszyk shares the sort of fare he personally enjoys: Steak hot from a fiery oven, with a few flavorful greens on the side.

TCD’s Holiday Wish List: Buy Milwaukee
TCD’s Holiday Wish List

Buy Milwaukee

Check out TCD's guide to great Milwaukee-centric gifts - from tea sets to custom portraits - these eclectic items are sure to please everyone on your list.

Durst: Top Ten Comedic News Stories of 2010
Durst

Top Ten Comedic News Stories of 2010

Christine O'Donnell is NOT a witch; Glenn Beck "reclaims" the Civil Rights Movement: a look at 2010's most guffaw-inducing headlines.

The train is gone, why does Talgo have to go with it?

The train is gone, why does Talgo have to go with it?

Talgo plans to leave in 2012, citing the loss of the high-speed train project. Following that logic, Bucyrus and Ladish should be leaving for China any day now.

Winter Warmers: Cooking with the Pfister’s Robert Ash
Winter Warmers

Cooking with the Pfister’s Robert Ash

Robert Ash, executive chef at the Pfister Hotel, makes a cool cold-weather salad. With a bonus drink recipe from Blu!

Obama running with the GOP?

Obama running with the GOP?

Obama and the Republicans agree to extend the Bush tax rates for two more years, but his new friendship is making the Dems see red.