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Milwaukee's Menagerie: Samson the Gorilla

It is time to finally acknowledge the 652 pound gorilla for which many have been waiting patiently. His name was Samson, and he was probably the loneliest of the animals of Milwaukee.

Milwaukee's Menagerie: Greely the Killer

His fur may have been white as snow, but in his chest beat the heart of an ice cold killer. His name was Greely, the most dastardly polar bear to ever set paw in Milwaukee.

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Milwaukee's Menagerie: Gertie the Duck

Have you ever crossed the Wisconsin Avenue bridge and gone ‘Wait, why is there a four foot duck statue here?’ Well wonder no longer, person who has never Googled that question!

The Great Gatsby published 90 years ago today

On April 10, 1925, exactly 90 years ago today, the novel The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald was published by Charles Scribner's Sons. To observe the occasion, Time magazine has posted the original 1925 Time book review of The Great Gatsby. Although now considered one of the great American novels of the 20th century, it was not immediately obvious that the book would attain…