CONCERT REVIEW: Lewis Black (The Riverside Theater, Milwaukee)

By his own admission, funnyman Lewis Black is getting a bit older and a little bored with the politics that have long been his bread and butter, but that doesn't mean he's going gentle into that good night.

Read my full review here. 

FEATURE: 3 Historical Lessons from the Mind (and Books) of Sarah Vowell

Probably best known for her appearances on The Daily Show and This American Life, Sarah Vowell is also the author of several volumes exploring the strange and surprising history of America, the latest of which, Unfamiliar Fishes, takes a typically skewed look at how Hawaii became our fiftieth state. Vowell be at Milwaukee's Boswell Books on Friday to talk about the book, but, sadly, all of the tickets are now long gone. To mark the occasion though, I examine Vowell's unique ability to make learning American history not just fascinating, but downright funny.

Read the full piece here.