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Arts & Entertainment

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“Marshall Mathers” sequel breaks new ground for Slim Shady

Kevin Ward November 7, 2013
Through all of its distasteful and poignant moments, Eminem brings you again into the twisted mind of Marshall Mathers, a place that is certainly flawed, yet still manages to be complex and truly fascinating.
Marquette Theatres Boys Next Door opens social justice issues

Marquette Theatre’s ‘Boys Next Door’ opens social justice issues

Brian Keogh November 7, 2013
"The Boys Next Door" is on one level a raucous and heartfelt comedy about four male roommates, but Marquette Theatre's latest show becomes more touching and complex by focusing on the life of four men with disabilities.
MarqUWriMo: Remember, remember to write in November

MarqUWriMo: Remember, remember to write in November

Claire Nowak November 5, 2013
Inspired by National Novel Writing Month, a popular nation-wide event known as NaNoWriMo, Marquette University Writing Month, or MarqUWriMo, gives students, faculty, staff and members of the surrounding community an opportunity to explore their love for the craft.
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’12 Years a Slave’ brings dark history to light

Erin Heffernan November 5, 2013
"12 Years a Slave" is masterful. It's brutal. It's essential. And it's likley the most accomplished depiction of American slavery on film to date.
Fashion Forward (And Guard...And Center...)

Fashion Forward (And Guard…And Center…)

Elizabeth Gehringer October 31, 2013

Guess who's back (back, back), back again (-gain, -gain), Elle's blog's back (back, back), tell a friend (no, seriously, tell a friend). Ladies and gents, after a brief hiatus, I have returned! And...

Milwaukee horror puppet show invades the Oriental

Claire Nowak October 31, 2013
“Night of the Living Dead: The Puppet Show” is a parody of George Romero's classic 1968 zombie film, "Night of the Living Dead" with, you guessed it, zombie puppets. The handcrafted and utterly original Milwaukee production gives the horror classic a felt face.
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The Best Events for Halloweekend 2013

October 31, 2013
We've collected some of the best ways to get spooked this Halloweekend with tours of real-life Milwaukee hauntings, elaborate haunted houses and a few costume-friendly events around campus from pumpkin carving to hay rides to attending a paranormal investigation.

Milwaukee Ghost Stories

Maddy Kennedy October 30, 2013

Brutal murders, huge fires, unexplained suicides and other true hauntings litter Milwaukee's history. Some believe the victims of these tragedies were never quite able to leave the city behind. Allison...

PLAYLIST OF THE WEEK: Marquee Halloween

Erin Heffernan October 30, 2013

The best songs to set the creepy Halloween mood. Starting with more Halloween dance party, going to the darkest in alternative rock and ending with some classy throwbacks and the undeniably great song,...

The Brew of Secrets

The Brew of Secrets

Andrew Dawson October 29, 2013
One day as I was procrastinating studying for midterms, I opened a drawer in one of the front tables to find a trove of Marquette secrets, advice, stories and jokes. I discovered that inside three unassuming drawers in the campus coffee house, years of students who have discovered the drawers have left their anonymous handwritten notes, left for the people like me to reveal.

“Counselor” guilty of bad dialog, dull plot

Brian Keogh October 29, 2013

"The Counselor" had so much promise. But a great writer, accomplished director and remarkable cast, make the end result all the more disappointing. The first great in this film's lineup is accomplished...

Remembering rock’s street poet

Erin Heffernan October 29, 2013
Lou Reed's work was a game changer for me--simultaneously egalitarian, centered on the bottom of the heap, while also pretentious and distant with its poetic depth and a sense of humor, so cool it burns.
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