Satire
T.C. Boyle ‘Looking In’ at the Psychedelic Revolution
Award-winning and bestselling author T.C. Boyle’s new novel, Outside Looking In, probes the inner circle of a flawed utopian crusade—the 1960s LSD cult drawn to the renegade academic Timothy Leary. Read more
Theophrastus’ Characters: An Ancient Take on Bad Behavior (Callaway), by Theophrastus
Theophrastus’ Characters: An Ancient Take on Bad Behavior is a retranslation of the author’s 95 short sketches of negative personality types, and proves that satire does indeed have ancient roots. Read more
Jokes Flow Freely in "Urinetown, The Musical," a Smart Satire Now Playing at Skylight Music Theatre
Critics have called Urinetown, The Musical at Skylight Music theatre “a laugh riot!” and “enormously entertaining!” with a “stunningly talented cast!” Read more
Milwaukee Authors Making Their Mark
Wisconsinites are getting published in a variety of book genres. From fiction to memoirs to poetry, local authors are sharing their talent, ideas and experiences in enjoyable, thought-provoking way,Books Read more
The Contrarian Cartoonist
Al Capp, creator of “Li’l Abner,” was a brilliant comic artist when comic strips were in their heyday, the 1920s through the 1960s. Brilliant is not too strong a word. There were several others, among them Walt Kelly Read more
The Campaign
Election-year political movies have seldom won many votes in recent years. Who remembers Bulworth or Silver City? Read more
Post-9/11 Anxiety in a 'Non-Enemy Combatant'
From the Memoirs of a Non-Enemy Combatant (Viking Adult) is Alex Gilvarry's fictional indictment of Homeland Security's post-9/11 paranoia. The book's hero, Boyet (“Boy”) Hernandez, is a rising star in the gossamer world of haut Read more
