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Reviewing 2015's Super Bowl Ads

February 2, 2015 - 3:00pm

Super Bowl Sunday is the biggest (and most expensive) day of the year for advertisers. How did this year's batch of commercials stack up? A marketing professor breaks down the ads that scored with viewers, and the ones that fumbled.

Vintage Wisconsin: First Snowmobiles Were Cars With Sled Runners

February 2, 2015 - 11:50am

Wouldn’t it be nice if your car converted to a sled for easy winter driving? At one time, it did, with a special sled attachment for the Ford Model T. In the above image, Harold O. Hornburg and some friends attempted to make the trip from Hartland to Milwaukee in...

Pianist on Ice

February 2, 2015 - 11:30am

As the winter of 1893-94 set in, the young Russian pianist and composer Alexander Scriabin was miserable. A year earlier, he was to have undertaken a concert tour, but recurrent pain in his right hand had forced him to cancel. Doctors had prescribed a quiet sojourn in a hot southern...

The Good Times Roll

February 1, 2015 - 11:30am

It was as if Parisians were determined to put the bad times behind them with parties that would drown out the noise of the past. The bloody labor revolt of 1848 had brought in a Second Republic opposed to most reforms. A presidential election had brought in Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte, nephew...

The Next Generation

January 31, 2015 - 11:30am

After a grueling concert tour of Great Britain, Johann Strauss had faced a rebellious orchestra and suffered a physical breakdown. After his return to Vienna to recuperate in the winter of 1839, his shattered health and tattered finances gave him no alternative but to lie in his sickbed and hope...

Zucchini Cornbread

January 31, 2015 - 8:00am

Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter a 9x5x3" loaf pan. Use middle oven rack. Melt 1/2 cup butter in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Continue cooking until butter solids at bottom of pan turn golden brown, about 3 minutes. Scrape butter into a medium bowl. Set aside and let cool...

Frank Lloyd Wright Designs On List Of Possible World Heritage Sites

January 30, 2015 - 5:20pm

Ten of Frank Lloyd Wright’s projects could join the ranks of the Sydney Opera House, Yellowstone National Park, and Machu Picchu. That’s because they’ve been nominated to become World Heritage Sites through the United Nations.

An Irresistible Force

January 30, 2015 - 11:30am

Johann Strauss the Elder and his orchestra had come to London to perform for the coronation of Queen Victoria, but before playing a note, he had been hauled into court over a dispute with an unprincipled hotel proprietor. He won the case, but Strauss was compelled to pay the court...

Scholar: Religion Not Necessary To Raise Morally Good Children

January 29, 2015 - 2:00pm

It’s a widely held belief that religion is the key to raising morally good children into morally good adults. But now, research by a sociologist indicates that may not be the case.

Insult to Injury

January 29, 2015 - 11:30am

Was it the crowning of the new king, George II, or something in the air that made London audiences tire of Italian music, operas in particular, in 1727? Whatever it was, George Frederick Handel pressed on in spite of it and continued to produce operas until he and his backers...

Many Ways To Cast Out Darkness Of Seasonal Depression, Psychiatrist Says

January 29, 2015 - 11:20am

For sufferers of seasonal depression or even moderate winter blues, light therapy might be one of the most effective treatments — and one of the easiest, too. Psychiatrist Norman Rosenthal, who discovered seasonal depression and has helped pioneer light therapy as a solution, said that studies found light entering the...

Rebound

January 28, 2015 - 11:30am

Six days after the Hamburg debut of his First Piano Concerto, on January 28, 1859, Johannes Brahms wrote an assessment to violinist Joseph Joachim in Leipzig: Dearest Friend–Even though I’m still quite stunned by the sublime delights that have assaulted my eyes and ears for the last few days via...

Crocodile Teeth

January 27, 2015 - 11:30am

A sojourn in Paris was necessary for an aspiring composer, but the cost of living was high, and, toward the end of 1927, Heitor Villa-Lobos was beginning to run out of money. He needed to attract more people to the concerts of his music, and he concluded that the fastest...

Fitness Expert Offers Ways To Stay Motivated To Exercise

January 27, 2015 - 11:00am

There are some people who have no trouble putting on those workout clothes and getting out the door to exercise, whether at the gym, or taking a walk around the neighborhood. But, for everyone else, staying motivated to achieve fitness goals can be a real struggle. ...

A Look At The Life Of Mary Nohl, And The Fight Over Her Fox Point House

January 26, 2015 - 3:15pm

Fox Point artist Mary Nohl left behind quite the house when she died in 2001. The artistic house has attracted artists and tourists alike, which hasn't sat well with a number of the neighbors. Now, plans are underway to move to house to a new location in Sheboygan County. A...

Renowned Scientist Says Science, Religion Don’t Need To Be At Odds

January 26, 2015 - 11:45am

science and religion, Christopher Rose (CC-BY-NC)

Sometimes it seems like it isn't possible to be both a person of faith and a strong supporter of science. But, for Bassam Shakhashiri , that isn't the case. He is a professor of chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and past president of the American Chemical Society...

For A Happy Life, Pursue Pursuit, Author Says

January 26, 2015 - 11:40am

For those pursuing happiness or a sense of purpose in life, author and world traveler Chris Guillebeau suggests a different approach: Pursue big dreams and become a quester. Guillebeau recently completed a decade-long quest to travel to every country in the world -- 193 of them at the...

Almost Everybody Laughs About It

January 26, 2015 - 11:30am

In the fall of 1830, composer Frédéric Chopin left his home in Poland for a visit to Italy. When he was in Vienna he heard news of an uprising in Warsaw resisting the subservience of the Kingdom of Poland to Russia and opposing the presence of the Russian Tsar on...

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Reviewing 2015's Super Bowl Ads

Vintage Wisconsin: First Snowmobiles Were Cars With Sled Runners

Pianist on Ice

The Good Times Roll

The Next Generation

Zucchini Cornbread

Frank Lloyd Wright Designs On List Of Possible World Heritage Sites

An Irresistible Force

Scholar: Religion Not Necessary To Raise Morally Good Children

Insult to Injury

Many Ways To Cast Out Darkness Of Seasonal Depression, Psychiatrist Says

Rebound

Crocodile Teeth

Fitness Expert Offers Ways To Stay Motivated To Exercise

A Look At The Life Of Mary Nohl, And The Fight Over Her Fox Point House

Renowned Scientist Says Science, Religion Don’t Need To Be At Odds

For A Happy Life, Pursue Pursuit, Author Says

Almost Everybody Laughs About It

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