Ben Slowey

TaB was The Coca-Cola Company’s first diet cola when it debuted in 1963. Though the drink would decline in popularity after Diet Coke was released in the early ‘80s, TaB picked up a strong cult following even after it was taken off the shelves in 2020. “Tabman” Conard is one such devoted drinker of TaB and has made it a mission of his to keep the now-dying soda’s legacy alive. “I love the taste and I love the packaging,” Tabman says, pointing at the pinkish-red color and stylized font on the can.

Author Becky Franzel’s I Don’t Belong Here: A Year of Moving Forward & Essays on Grief follows her journey of healing, reckoning and recovery following tragedy. Released February 28 via Franzel’s own Aw Shucks Publishing, the book combines her first two titles, This Road Must Go Somewhere and Moving Forward into one cohesive work. “I noticed that when someone bought one book, they would usually buy the other as well,” she says.

Massachusetts-based indie pop act Passion Pit headlined Summerfest’s T Mobile Stage on June 18, filling the bleachers with a jovial crowd that sang, danced and cheered through the night. Thursday’s show marked Passion Pit’s first time in 10 years playing Milwaukee.