David Luhrssen

The food arrives quickly, but the atmosphere encourages lingering at this Near Eastern restaurant.

In the latest “Evil Dead” movie, a woman seeks comfort after her husband's death by hosting a family reunion at her isolated home and inviting her in-laws. Tragically, one guest is transformed into an undead creature.

The low bass rumble beneath much of the opener, “In Search of the Miraculous,” energizes tidal soundscapes of electricity, guitar led and enhanced by keyboards, samples and other sources. The title references the work of Russian mystic P.D. Ouspensky, and like much of what follows, it's music to open the doors of perception and new horizons for the imagination. Fractal Guitar 4 was recorded at various cities in Europe and North America, with Thelen picking up impressive supporting musicians along the way.

(Pegasus) The Summer of Death chronicles the freakish meteorological events of 1936 but couldn't feel timelier in light of this summer's heatwave.

(Penguin) The Great Depression that began with the 1929 Wall Street crash wasn't the first worldwide economic catastrophe.

Milwaukee's longest running art gallery opens a new show on Gallery Night. In 2026, David Barnett turns 80 and his gallery turns 60.

It's a big birthday year for Milwaukee! Happy birthday to the businesses and organizations that make the city great.

Following the success of Oppenheimer, which won seven Academy Awards, Universal Studios offered screenwriter-director Christopher Nolan Carte blanche for his next film. Nolan set his sights on The Odyssey.

(Melville House) Jeremy Lent insists he's not hoping for utopia, but the utopianism of Ecocivilization is inescapable.

(MIT Press) As America marks 250, the editors of America Unfinished are understandably alarmed by the flouting of ethical norms and legal standards at the highest levels.