Every now and again I find myself pondering the scientific veracity of pop songs. I’m a nerd, and I like music, so sometimes those worlds collide. It can be interesting to think about, and the ...

At 84, I am an analog guy in a digital world. Sure, I do Zoom meetings and check my smartphone too often. Yet my mental health suffers, I swear, from the almost vertical rate of societal change; ...

"Stop the world, I want to get off." This exasperated phrase has been around since the 1950s, used in classic and modern music alike. But if the world were to really stop spinning, the consequences ...

Get a first listen to 'Stop The World' from Come From Away, running now through December 14 in Milwaukee Rep's new Checota Powerhouse Theater. Come From Away tells the remarkable true story of nearly ...

The Ibsen play is a very topical choice, telling the story of a doctor who identifies an environmental threat to his community’s health, but faces violent backlash when he tries to sound the alarm.

Before Sam Kirchner vanished, before the San Francisco Police Department began to warn that he could be armed and dangerous, before OpenAI locked down its offices over the potential threat, those who ...

Adults who care about children tend to believe it’s in their best interest to approach the world with caution. A naïve or overly trusting child, we assume, is more likely to stumble into danger. So we ...