Image courtesy of Tea Krulos American Madness - documentary promo image Masked heroes have had a long run in American pop culture. Before the Lone Ranger and Superman, Zorro left his mark on the bad guys, however, masks have also been the costume of bad a... See more
If you grew up in the late ‘70s feeling somehow … different from your locker mates and home roomers, you’ll immediately relate to Tim Sommer’s book. The Kingdom of Outsiders refers to that intuition, call it hope, that there were others like you out there... See more
Constantinople (Istanbul) is marvelously located, a city astride Europe and Asia, lynchpin of the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. It was where the Silk Road met the sea routes. More than a center of trade, it was also a mecca for learning, as emphasized ... See more
David Thomson is the most challenging, perhaps the most eminent living film critic-historian. With the provocative A Sudden Flicker of Light, Thomson turns critical of the medium itself. He’s disappointed with the general direction of movies, as many of u... See more
For the fourth summer, Milwaukee will host an African American theater festival, this year with a slightly tweaked name. The Black Arts MKE Fourth Annual Theatre Festival will be “smaller and longer” than past events, according to co-organizer Sheri Willi... See more
