Movies & TV - April 3, 2013
Alien romance "The Host" is sci-fi at its smallest
"The Host" features a global alien invasion, the struggle for human survival and grand vistas of the American west, complete with gorgeous sandy dunes and massive rock formations. Yet somehow, despite all of that epic material, it feels small. There's no sense of the stakes at either a global or personal level. It's a fight for humanity with not too much fight and not a whole lot of humanity either.

Travel & Visitors Guide - March 30, 2013
How to do Disney World
My kids and I make our annual family trek to Walt Disney World every spring. We are on trip no. 12 together making lifetime memories. Below is my personal opinion on how to "do" Disney - from pre-planning to accomodations to food to waiting in line!

Travel & Visitors Guide - March 28, 2013
Rebirth and redemption, Vegas style
OnMilwaukee.com Publisher Andy Tarnoff has stopped counting how many times he's been to Las Vegas. He certainly didn't go this March expecting any huge surprises. As usual, he was wrong. He came to this realization as he sat in a comfy, leather chair, with an IV attached to his wrist and oxygen tubes in his nose. Before you panic, that experience was actually planned, but more on that later.

Travel & Visitors Guide - March 17, 2013
Desert burn
No amount of sunscreen could keep me looking like a lobster when I looked in the mirror this morning. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining.

Movies & TV - Feb. 27, 2013
They're a big deal: Five great movie giants
Hollywood actors and actresses always seem larger than life on the big screen. But then there are these actual cinematic giants. Some of them are the work of special effects while others are simply the result of incredible genetics. In honor of "Jack the Giant Slayer," here are five movie giants that put the big in big screen.