by Anna Hahm | Oct 17, 2018 | Magazine Article
My horoscope saidToday is a ten. You’re driving; I’m ridingIn a Cadillac convertibleThrough the pouring rain,Soaked to the skin, and more. Lightening stitches through clouds,Flashing like a mirror ball.We got Benny Goodman on the radioUntil the station hissesAnd fades...
by Jack Harris | Oct 11, 2018 | Magazine Article
The day had wrapped us up in the blanket of its heat and refused to let us out, so much did it love us. Or maybe it was just lonely. I had spent a lot of time that summer thinking about ways to anthropomorphize the days, mostly because they were never ending and...
by Laura Otto | Oct 11, 2018 | Magazine Article
Even as you read this sentence, a neurochemical process has begun that will determine how long you remember it. And this process happens differently in men than in women, who are three times more likely to develop memory loss and Alzheimer’s disease as they age....
by Candice Wagener | Oct 11, 2018 | Magazine Article
Chances are that Wisconsin’s number one fruit crop will make an appearance on your table this Thanksgiving. The American, or large-fruited, cranberry, Vaccinium macrocarpon, has been a holiday staple since the first Thanksgiving meal in 1621 (a true story, according...
by Jane Elder | Oct 11, 2018 | Magazine Article
I was born into a family where the value of education was never questioned. My mother told stories of how her Swedish-speaking father taught her to read using a matchstick to point out each word as he read it aloud. While my grandmother clung to the old country, my...
by Jason Smith | Oct 11, 2018 | Magazine Article
My wife once asked me why we print photo essays in the magazine. “Photos are everywhere online and everyone has a camera these days,” she said. “So, why bother?” While she was playing devil’s advocate (Liz knows I love photography), she had a point. According to the...
