Marvel's Black Panther: Wakanda Forever was one of the most anticipated movies of this year, starring Letitia Wright as Shuri, Lupita Nyong’o as Nakia, Danai Gurira as Okoye, Angela Bassett as Ramonda,...

Fran Lebowitz. Writer, Comedian, Occasional Actor, Public Speaker…Thinker. A woman who has been praised for her wit and sardonic social commentary. I saw Fran at the Overture Center–the hub of activity...

The 2022 Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMOCA) Triennial, Ain’t I A Woman, featured the works of Black women and gender non-conforming artists, and was intended to give space to historically underrepresented...

In September of 2022, the Emmys awarded in drama, Zendaya for “Euphoria” (for the second year in a row) and Lee Jung-jae for “Squid Game,” (the first person from a foreign-language show to win...

You may know Olbrich Gardens for its lush 16-acre gardens and stunning indoor conservatory, but from August to October, Olbrich’s most impressive experience happens after twilight. GLEAM, an annual exhibit...

Hi everyone!  To introduce ourselves: we’re Ava and Alexandra, and we’re your Arts & Entertainment editors for VPM’s Sword & Shield this year! We’ve all officially made it through one...

On November 12th and 13th, come see Memorial’s production of Shakespeare’s Macbeth (exact time and location to be determined). Don’t let the older language worry you—Macbeth is full of murder,...

Minions: The Rise of Gru Is it actually funny or is it just incomprehensible? Regardless, the Minions gave adolescent boys an unnecessary confidence boost and was big on orientalism. Go watch Despicable...

The sale of non-fungible, i.e. unique and irreplaceable, tokens, more widely known as NFTs, continued to sink over the summer after peaking in sales in January of 2022. NFTs, at their most basic level,...

America’s biggest awards show for excellence in television and emerging media, the Emmys, released record nominations this July, while simultaneously being called out by many for its potential snubs....

After the US Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade in June 2022, abortion providers in Wisconsin were forced to shut down their practices in response to a 173-year-old state abortion ban. While this statute...

Kherson is a small oblast situated on the Black Sea in southern Ukraine. Since the outbreak of the Russian-Ukrainian War this February, it has remained under fire. Amidst the destruction, Kherson’s secret...