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Anna Shechtman talked with “To the Best of Our Knowledge” about the feminist history of crossword puzzles and how crosswords help us share a common language.

In its 20 years since premiering, “Lost” has come to be regarded as a hugely influential television series. Many shows have sought to regain or build upon its innovative and expansive storytelling in the last two decades.

Author Mindy Quigley calls cozy mysteries a “vacation for the mind,” which makes the fictional Geneva Bay the perfect setting. Elements of Wisconsin culture are sprinkled throughout her latest novel.

The appeals court upheld a lower court decision in a legal saga that began in 2021.

Joe Gow and his wife, Carmen Wilson, say the controversy over their creation of adult films is about freedom of speech and that the university’s reputation has not been harmed.

Kevin MacLeod has written more than 2,000 pieces of music. Since they’re all free to use, many of his songs are staples of the online video space.

For more than 20 years, Nate Ranallo has been working as a bovine podiatrist, trimming cow hooves at dairy farms in west-central Wisconsin. Unlike most in the trade, though, he has millions of online spectators.

In a climate where newspapers are closing at a rate of about two a week, one Wisconsin paper is celebrating 130 years of community news coverage.

Griffin Dunne has captured all the smile-inducing highs and grief-stricken lows of his life and career in his memoir with a stark frankness. He talks with WPR’s “BETA” about “The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir.”

A Wisconsin author writes that press-police interactions in the U.S. have a history as old as the country itself.