One University of Wisconsin professor’s decades-long appreciation for J.K. Rowling is helping keep the magic of Harry Potter alive in Wausau. Holly Hassel is a professor of English and women’s studies at the UW Marathon County. She is also the co-author of “The Critical Companion … Continue reading Wausau prof is a Harry Potter scholar
An early morning fire caused substantial damage to a home in the town of Bergen and left one firefighter suffering from Thursday’s sweltering heat. Two people were inside the home when the fire started and both got out safely, according to Emily … Continue reading Bergen home damaged in fire
Among the many boons of a service like Netflix is the ability to expand our filmic horizons, whether we’re newcomers to a (sub)genre or aficionados in search of our newest find. When it comes to the ever-expanding realm of LGBTQ … Continue reading The 25 Best LGBTQ Movies on Netflix
Did you know that geek culture is killing itself? Or is it just broken? Or wait, is it dead already? It’s hard to keep track of whether or not people think the community is on the cusp of some new … Continue reading Why Geek Culture Isn’t Responsible For the Leslie Jones Hate
I was born 25 years after Gene Roddenberry’s groundbreaking series first aired, but that quarter of a century couldn’t stop the beloved starship Enterprise from earning yet another devoted fan. Or from Star Trek setting my impossibly high expectations for … Continue reading How No Man Has Loved Before: On Sulu’s Sexuality in Star Trek Beyond
One fiery red insect is eating Marathon County residents out of their lilies and gardens. Known for its scarlet red coloring and black limbs, the half-inch, oblong-shaped lily leaf beetle has been attacking central Wisconsin gardeners’ lily blossoms during the … Continue reading Lily leaf beetle bugs Wausau gardeners
Someone passing by would never guess that Westar Manufacturing’s 10,000-square-foot facility, situated deep in the fields of central Wisconsin, is home to one of the robot battling community’s most influential families. Wrapped in gray corrugated metal and speckled with a handful of dirt-dusted double windows, the building stands … Continue reading Team Whyachi makes ‘BattleBots,’ and Thor’s hammer too
Never judge a book by its cover. That doubly goes for author and designer Jill Kuczmarski’s hodag Happy — an all-teeth-and-no-bite take on a local legend. In fact, Kuczmarski has spent the last decade using Happy to re-spin a dark and scary urban legend into a picture … Continue reading Author offers sweet spin on Hodag story
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