by Lois Bielefeld | May 15, 2014 | Magazine Article
I admit it—I’m nosy. I’ve always been fascinated by people’s habits and personal spaces, and what they reveal. There are things we all do: eat and sleep, for example. But the various rituals surrounding these activities and how we define the spaces for partaking in...
by Erika Janik | May 14, 2014 | Magazine Article
Iowa resident Janine Brown’s life changes in an instant when she wins a dream home on the coast of Maine. The only trouble is that there are two Janine Browns living in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and both believe they’ve won the dream home. The two wildly different Janines...
by Brendon Smith | May 14, 2014 | Magazine Article
In Marketplace of the Marvelous: The Strange Origins of Modern Medicine, Erika Janik traces the development of alternative (or “irregular,” as it was known then) medicine in nineteenth century America. Chapters chart the rise, decline—and, in some cases, resurgence—of...
by Jody Clowes, Donald Friedlich | May 14, 2014 | Magazine Article
It was a chance meeting on a ski run that first piqued Donald Friedlich’s interest in making jewelry. At the age of twenty, unsure of his direction, Friedlich spent a winter in Stowe, Vermont, skiing and contemplating his future. One day on the slopes, as he recalls,...
by Jane Elder | May 14, 2014 | Magazine Article
Global climate change is a serious issue that becomes more serious with each passing day. This spring heralded the release of three new reports from respected scientific organizations that amplify concerns about the impact of human-driven change in our atmosphere,...
by Augusta Scescke | May 14, 2014 | Magazine Article
Art that interacts with and improves local communities is essential for maintaining—and improving—our quality of life in Wisconsin. Thankfully, we have a state agency dedicated to cultivating and promoting arts that make our communities great: the Wisconsin Arts...
