Shepherd Express

The publication began in May 1982 under the name Crazy Shepherd, inspired by a line from Allen Ginsberg’s poem “Footnotes to Howl” (”Holy the crazy shepherds of rebellion”). It was launched by a group of students from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, including Jeff Hansen, Doug Hissom, and Joe Porubcan, who managed the paper from various rented apartments close to the university. After initially being published irregularly, Crazy Shepherd transitioned to a consistent monthly release. Many of its founders later pursued careers in journalism, such as Jim McCarter, who became the publisher of the Metro Times in Detroit; Bill Conroy, who took on the role of editor at the San Antonio Business Journal; and Bill Lueders, who serves as the news editor for Isthmus in Madison.

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Mark Waldoch Lifts His Craft to a New Level With The Hallelujah Ward

2 days ago | shepherdexpress.com | Joshua Miller

Milwaukee singer-songwriter and guitarist Mark Waldoch admits that every little thing he does on guitar he “had to fight for. I think I have to practice twice as much as most people to retain and keep what I'm able to do,” says Waldoch. “I can do stuff, but it's taken me a lifetime to get any good at it.” At the same time, singing always came easier for him, thanks in part to having a bigger, commanding voice.
Max Gene Nohl, Milwaukee’s Deep Sea Diver

3 days ago | shepherdexpress.com | David Luhrssen

Although far from the ocean, Milwaukee was home to the man who invented the self-contained diving suit, Max Gene Nohl. He set a world record on Dec. 1, 1937, in that space suit prototype, reaching the depth of 420 feet … in Lake Michigan? Nohl’s memoir, I Live Underwater, was nearly finished and already submitted to a literary agent when he died in a car crash in 1960.
Warhol’s Movie Muses

3 days ago | shepherdexpress.com | David Luhrssen

Sex looked pretty boring in Andy Warhol’s movies. So writes Laurence Leamer, with good reason, describing Couch (1964), one of Warhol’s early Factory productions. Leamer’s latest book, Warhol’s Muses, isn’t focused on Warhol as filmmaker, but the celebrity artist’s motion pictures are a recurring motif. “Making films continued to be an exquisite device for getting Warhol into the homes and lives of the rich,” Leamer continues.
MKE Sports Express: June 3, 2025

3 days ago | shepherdexpress.com | Tyler Klein |Liam Hanley

We invite Milwaukee native Amy Rowell onto the show to discuss her MS journey, which includes completing the 2025 Boston Marathon. by Tyler R. Klein, Liam Hanley Jun. 03, 2025 midnight
Author Andrea Bartz Catches ‘The Last Ferry Out’

5 days ago | shepherdexpress.com | David Luhrssen

Andrea Bartz never seriously thought she’d become a New York Times bestselling author when she left Milwaukee for Manhattan. She pursued magazine journalism in New York, worked in that field for nearly eight years and found that the job market was shaky. “After I was laid off for the third (or was it fourth?) time, I decided to finish the novel (a whodunit set in the Brooklyn hipster party scene) and try to get it published,” she says.
Free Will Astrology: Week of June 2 2025

5 days ago | shepherdexpress.com | Rob Brezsny

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You have had resemblances to cacti in recent days. It hasn’t always been pleasant and cheerful, but you have become pretty skilled at surviving, even thriving, despite an insufficiency of juicy experiences. Fortunately, the emotional fuel you had previously stored up has sustained you, keeping you resilient and reasonably fluid. However, this situation will soon change. More succulence is on its way.
A Tesla Owner’s Lament

1 week ago | shepherdexpress.com | Philip Chard

Yes, I own a Tesla. No, I don’t admire Elon Musk. In fact, I hold him in utter contempt, along with his deeply disturbed enabler in the Oval Office. However, I’m not particularly fond of those who believe that demonizing Tesla owners and vandalizing their vehicles is a valid way to strike blows against the evil empire. If you are of this persuasion, we have issues.
Fragrant Lily Dumplings

1 week ago | shepherdexpress.com | Ari LeVaux

Eating my first pot sticker belongs on the list of life experiences that I’ll never forget. It happened at the Oriental Garden Chinese restaurant in my hometown. They were labeled Peking Ravioli, and I had a good feeling about them from the start, all plump and golden brown. I found them filled with an intoxicating mix of pork, ginger and green onion, and I was transformed. The restaurant’s all-you-can-eat buffet offered a full range of classic Chinese delicacies.
Milwaukee May Restaurant News

1 week ago | shepherdexpress.com | Sheila Julson

Nadi Plates, an Italian food truck, will open its first brick-and-mortar location this fall in the former Crossroads Collective food hall, 2238 N. Farwell Ave. The east side food hall closed May 8 after six years of providing a launch pad for food start-ups. Nadi Plates offers a seasonal menu of scratch-made pizzas, calzones, sides and sandwiches. Cousins Maine Lobster will launch a Milwaukee-based food truck in June.
'No One Voted to Deport Moms': Pro-Trump Town Regrets its Choice

1 week ago | shepherdexpress.com | Jennifer Bahney

A Missouri town that voted overwhelmingly for Donald Trump in the 2024 election has come to regret its choice after a beloved neighbor was detained by ICE, according to The New York Times. In the farming town of Kennett, MO, population 10,000, Times reporter Jack Healy met with residents who “supported in theory” Trump's tough talk on immigration. Now they're rallying around a Hong Kong immigrant named Ming Li Hui, who went by “Carol” in her adopted hometown.