Movies & TV - Aug. 1, 2009
Metcalf's DVD Screening Room: Aug. 1, 2009
In this edition of the Screening Room, OnMilwaukee.com movie expert Mark Metcalf weighs in on the Ben Stiller-directed comedy "Tropic Thunder," which features a brilliant performance by Tom Cruise (pictured) and the HBO series "Rome," which captures a good deal of the culture and the custom of Rome but creates suspicion that it is fabricated to make the show more appealing rather than actually researched and historically accurate.
Tags: tom cruise, tropic thunder, rome, hbo, ben stiller, robert downey, jr., jack black

Wedding Guide - April 8, 2009
Honeymoon hot spots
Wedding season 2009 is just around the corner, and anyone getting married in the coming months knows that the best part of planning is picking the honeymoon destination. It's a good idea to secure a locale a good four to five months in advance, so for all you late summer brides- and grooms-to-be, this list is for you.
Tags: honeymoon, hawaii, los cabos, costa rica, rome, dominican republic, st. lucia, bahamas, tahiti, fiji, antigua

Kids & Family - May 24, 2008
Students, artists collaborate on Meraviglioso mural
Artists Working in Education's collaboration with students in Victory School's Italian Immersion Program aims to build a bridge between the K5 students in the program with sixth- and seventh-grade students in Victory's Gifted and Talented Program.
Tags: Victory School, MPS, Meraviglioso mural, Italian Immersion Program, Kari Couture, AWE, Artists Working in Education, Italy, Rome, Venice, Trevi Fountain, St. Mark's Basilica, Laura Easley-Jones

Milwaukee Buzz - Feb. 14, 2006
Museum brings the Vatican to Milwaukee
Since the Vatican museums and St. Peter's Basilica are such overloaded treasure troves of artistic works of all kinds, this much-vaunted exhibit -- which runs through May 29 -- whittles down those millions of treasures into one digestible show.
Tags: Vatican, pope, Saint, catholic, dolan, Rome, Italy, Benedict

Arts & Entertainment - Nov. 9, 2005
Harr's new book tracks lost Caravaggio masterpiece mystery
The latest in a string of Caravaggio books comes from a seemingly unlikely source. Author Jonathan Harr is a journalist best known for his National Book Award-nominated "A Civil Action," about the American legal system gone awry. Harr appears at Schwartz Bookshop on Nov. 9.
Tags: Harr, Civil Action, Caravaggio, Rome, "The Lost Painting"