By S. Shyam Sundar , Pennsylvania State University Here we go again: another Facebook controversy, yet again violating our sense of privacy by letting others harvest our personal information. This flareup is a big one to be sure, leading some people to consider leaving Facebook altogether, but the company and most of its over 2…
By Michelle and David Kyhn/Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service The vast majority of seniors today are using the internet at least once a week to check email, pay bills online and keep in touch via social media. But all that time online puts them at risk for scams and hacks, such as tax fraud. In fact,…
New arrivals at Inner Sleeve Records and CDs that hit bins July 21: On CD: Bloodclot “Up In Arms” Lana Del Rey “Lust For Life” Goldfinger “Knife” In This Moment “Ritual” Mr Big “Defying Gravity” The Pond “Weather” Chris Robinson Band “Barefoot In The Head” Scotty K “Demons” Silverstein “Dead Reflection” Teenage Bottlerocket “Stealing The…
China Miéville (The Last Days of New Paris) marks the centenary of Russia’s dual 1917 revolutions with this vivid and insightful study of the journey from the February Revolution, which “dispensed breakneck with a half-millennium of autocratic rule,” to Lenin’s October triumph. Situating these eight turbulent months within the city of St. Petersburg, the czarist…
By Bernie Sherry, Ministry Market Executive, Ascension Wisconsin, and Senior Vice President, Ascension Healthcare. This year, Congress has worked hard to craft solutions to the real challenges being experienced in the healthcare marketplace. In many states, including Wisconsin, the individual insurance market needs to offer more health plan options at a lower cost. We need…
Drawing on exclusive interviews with Sarah Vaughan’s friends and former colleagues, jazz-historian Elaine Hayes (a former editor of Earshot Jazz magazine) has written a lively and moving portrait of the passionate and tenacious jazz singer. Hayes gracefully narrates Vaughan’s life, from her childhood-church-choir days in 1930s Newark, N.J., and her first major performance at age…
A new creative venture that aims to engage and inspire a community of artists, makers and shoppers will make its debut in August. Masterminded by a pair of local graphic designers, the Wausau Makers Market is set to launch Aug. 3, in conjunction with the Wausau River District’s First Thursday event. The Market will be…
As hot summer days turn into warm summer evenings, many people enjoy sitting outside. But, it takes just a few minutes before you hear a high-pitched buzz and feel a burning itch. You’ve been found by mosquitoes. But mosquitoes are just one summertime pest. Ticks are another. Each year the risk of getting bacterial or…
Opening reception planned Sunday July 9 New Visions Gallery is celebrating 31 years of the immensely popular annual Culture & Agriculture exhibit with an opening reception Sunday, July 9, from 3-5 p.m. The reception is free and open to the public; complimentary refreshments will be provided. The exhibit opens for regular gallery hours Wednesday, July…
Here’s what’s happening at the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Monday, June 26- Sunday, July 2. June 28 Wed. OR June 29 Thurs. 9:30-10:30am OR 11am-Noon Art Time for Tots Move Mountains Toddlers, 18 months-4 years, and accompanying adults gather to discover the beauty and power of nature through Taijiro Ito’s photography. Share movement, stories,…