An e-zine for happenings of local culture in Milwaukee and elsewhere
I'm from the Chronic generation. Let me explain, in 1992 I was younger than Travon Martin. I was in middle school when Dr. Dre's The Chronic came out, a year later Snoop Dogg's Doggystyle dropped. If N.W.A. and Tupac were the watersheds for "Gangster" hitting the surface of pop culture, Dr. Dre, with the commercial... Continue Reading →
KONY 2012 from INVISIBLE CHILDREN on Vimeo. Jason Russel is an activist that has taken film and narrative to new heights to raise awareness of a long hidden conflict in central Uganda. The West has seen glimpses of social, political and economic violent crimes prevalent in the African continent through Hollywood dramatizations like Blood Diamond... Continue Reading →
Waiting for the next snow storm won't make the Spring come any quicker, I get the feeling people can sense the season coming anyway. Don't be so hard on yourself you earned it. By the end of the week, you'll be ready for a few entertainment options provided by a few of Milwaukee's brightest unsung... Continue Reading →
The festivities of the Riverwest Follies continue for the 7th year this Saturday at the Polish Falcon. The Riverwest Follies offers an evening of family friendly entertainment including crafts, music and other antics insured by the MC/Host of the evening Sir Pinkerton of Dead Man's Carnival. This year the Follies commemorate the 10 year anniversary... Continue Reading →
As urban writers becoming urban written-abouts, reaching the other side of the screen has to be kind of nice for Dave Reid and Jeramey Jannene, sometimes. Urban Milwaukee, an online publication covering urban development and politics, solidifies its place in the Milwaukee landscape when the doors of its bricks and mortar outlet open this coming... Continue Reading →
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