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Tucker Max gets them gasping at Sundance
by Kenneth Burns on 09/18/09 at 10:00 am | Tucker Max knows what he's doing. The blogger, author and, now, screenwriter and film producer doesn't sidestep critics who say he promotes rape culture. He embraces them. |
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Madison Snaps -- September 18, 2009
by on 09/18/09 at 8:00 am | Today's image titled “girls on a budget” was photographed by Beth McConnell. |
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The Week[end]: September 18-20, 2009
by on 09/18/09 at 6:00 am | Summer in Madison and its parade of festivals comes to a glorious end this weekend with the Willy Street Fair, the Forward Music Festival, the Madison World Music Festival, the MSO Organ Festival, and BamFest. The calendar also includes: more live music by Richard Davis, Patrick Breiner & Luke Polipnick, Noëlle Hampton, Ellis Paul with Ari Hest, and Carbon Leaf; the production of Acts to Grind II by Encore Studio; Urban Spoken Word Poetry; the Dog Jog; and, a reception for the new Coree Coppinger photo exhibit. |
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Peace Park redesign back within budget
by Joe Tarr on 09/17/09 at 4:52 pm | Redesigning the building planned for Lisa Link Peace Park has brought renovations for tiny park on State Street back within budget. |
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As he sows: An interview with Michael Pollan
by Bill Lueders on 09/17/09 at 3:00 pm | Michael Pollan, the acclaimed author of five books, including The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food, will be in Madison next week for a series of events as part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Go Big Read common-reading program and this year's Food for Thought Festival. |
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Blaska's Blog stands his ground
by David Blaska on 09/17/09 at 12:09 pm | At the risk of causing fainting spells among my liberal friends, three cheers for "the adult son" of Peter and Mei Chin who dispatched an intruder inside their home in Fitchburg’s Seminole Hills Tuesday. |
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Madison Snaps -- September 17, 2009
by on 09/17/09 at 8:00 am | Today's image titled “I'm Open!” was photographed by Kerry Connell. |
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Michael Pollan, fine arts, the Wonder Bar, and Abode in the September 18 edition of Isthmus
by on 09/17/09 at 6:00 am | What can you find in this week's Isthmus? Highlights from the latest issue follow. |
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Wilmington on DVD: Easy Virtue, Wagon Master, TCM horror, Next Day Air
by Mike Wilmington on 09/16/09 at 10:00 am | Noel Coward's blithe, spirited, sexy '20s play, Easy Virtue, is not new to movies. This country manor comedy of good and bad manners was, in fact, somewhat indifferently adapted in 1927 by the young Alfred Hitchcock. |
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Madison Snaps -- September 16, 2009
by on 09/16/09 at 8:00 am | Today's image titled “commitment” was photographed by Ralph Grunewald. |
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Batch Bakehouse opens on Willy Street
by Linda Falkenstein on 09/15/09 at 3:00 pm | The highly anticipated Batch Bakehouse opened earlier this month in the former Pavlov's Pizza space on Williamson Street, near the Yahara River. |
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MadTracks: 'Rattled' by Flatbear
by Jessica Steinhoff on 09/15/09 at 1:00 pm | Confidence is a great thing to have, but only if it's balanced by a little self-doubt. Occasional bouts of less-than-optimal self-esteem can give you the humility you need to empathize with others and keep you from becoming a snob -- if you don't let them get the best of you. |
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Win tickets to Richard Lloyd, Joshua Radin, Kings of Leon, and more!
by on 09/15/09 at 12:00 pm | The Isthmus Guest List is back with another round of free tickets to amazing concerts, shows and more fun events around Madison. This week's contests include tickets to: The Melismatics, Weedeater, and Richard Lloyd at the Frequency; Joshua Radin at the High Noon; Kings of Leon at the Bradley Center; Mute Math at the Majestic; and more! |
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Madison Snaps -- September 15, 2009
by on 09/15/09 at 8:00 am | Today's image titled “Ironman Wisconsin 2009” was photographed by Diana Zlatanovski. |
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The Daily Page Forum: Madisonians recall 9/11, eight years later
by Kristian Knutsen on 09/14/09 at 10:00 pm | Though the latest anniversary of the 9/11 attacks wasn't a multiple of five or 10, the memories felt more immediate this year, probably owing to several reasons. |
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Madison eats agenda: Harvest festivals, a coffee break, vegan chili, and the Willy Street Fair
by Kristian Knutsen on 09/14/09 at 6:00 pm | The coming week, in events that get to your heart through your stomach. |
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Edgewater Hotel design may get do-over
by Jay Rath on 09/14/09 at 4:56 pm | Mayor Dave Cieslewicz will include a $16 million financing package for Edgewater Hotel redevelopment in his budget, even though the developer is withdrawing plans and canceling city meetings for the proposed $109 million project. Hammes Sports and Entertainment will instead come up with a new design for expanding and renovating the hotel. |
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Madison Snaps -- September 14, 2009
by on 09/14/09 at 8:00 am | Today's image titled “Summer winds down” was photographed by Michael Leland. |
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The Week: September 14-17, 2009
by on 09/14/09 at 6:00 am | Earnest discussions about hip-hop, humanities, neuroscience, and urban agriculture dominate this early fall semester week in Madison, with talks by Jeff Wang, Martha Nussbaum, Richard Davidson, and Will Allen, respectively. The calendar also includes live music by Shinedown, Japandroids, Michelle Shocked, Kyle Henderson's Blue-Eyed Soul, Mark Mallman, Big John Bates & the VooDoo Dollz, and Buckethead; and, the opening of the Madison World Music Festival. |
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MadTracks: 'Get Over It' by Solid Gold
by Jessica Steinhoff on 09/13/09 at 8:00 am | Solid Gold started in Madison back in 2001, but they're not a local band anymore. They're not a Twin Cities band either, despite living in Minneapolis these days. They're a band from the moon, if the moon is a giant disco ball laced with rainbows and radio waves from a not-so-distant past. |
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Matt and Kim crank up the charm at the Majestic
by Jessica Steinhoff on 09/12/09 at 8:39 am | When watching Matt Johnson and Kim Schifino perform, you've got to wonder how they don't get cramps from smiling. Perhaps there's a miracle product for this ailment on some late-night infomercial, but if there is, it's unlikely the peppy synthpop duo has seen it. |
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A day in the life of the Vinyl Cave
by Bob Koch on 09/12/09 at 8:00 am | It's been a busy week and I haven't had time to really dig into any albums this week. So, here's a snapshot of what can be spun the turntable on one particular day -- in this case, Friday. |
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A Book A Week: Daniel Isn't Talking by Marti Leimbach
by Becky Holmes on 09/11/09 at 6:00 pm | Marti Leimbach's Daniel Isn’t Talking came out in 2006 and I remember reading some of the press about it with interest. Autism was in the news a lot because I think 2006 was the height of the autism/vaccination link controversy; not that autism has stopped being in the news. |
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Ironman Wisconsin 2009 bike porn! (SFW)
by David Medaris on 09/11/09 at 5:00 pm | Among the most reliable high points of Ironman Wisconsin each year: the opportunity to check out displays of all the hottest bikes. In the span of a 10-minute stroll through the Ironman expo at Monona Terrace, you can see vast collections of bikes totaling well into the six figures. |
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Gone in 60 seconds at the Ian's Pizza eating contest
by Kyle Nabilcy on 09/11/09 at 2:00 pm | I watched as the guy carrying the hot-bag walked up the mall toward the platform to cheers and applause. Within minutes, the tables were set up and the first plates were filled and then emptied by the first six hungry souls. Techniques varied, from typewriter to pizza roll-up. |
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State Journal spikes Doug Moe column honoring longtime reporter Mike Miller
by Bill Lueders on 09/11/09 at 12:08 pm | Doug Moe's column was written to run on Thursday, Sept. 10, the morning of the day Miller was feted at the Avenue Bar. It was all written, with a photo taken of Miller by a State Journal photographer. But the column never ran. Instead, the paper published some filler stories with a plug: "Doug Moe's column will return on Friday." |
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Dr. Ralph Stanley leads impressive bluegrass lineup at Stoughton Opera House
by Kenneth Burns on 09/11/09 at 10:50 am | I smiled when, looking over the schedule, I saw who is kicking off the 2009-2010 season on Saturday at the Stoughton Opera House: Dr. Ralph Stanley, 82, whose banjo picking and raspy singing have made him a titan of classic bluegrass. |
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Solid acting not enough to save Cat's Paw by Strollers Theatre
by Josh Wimmer on 09/11/09 at 10:22 am | The challenge with reviewing a show like Strollers Theatre's latest, Cat's Paw, which opened Thursday night at the Bartell, is that the actors, the director, and the crew have done an absolutely fine job. But the material itself is another story. |
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Madison Snaps -- September 11, 2009
by on 09/11/09 at 8:00 am | Today's image titled “Venetian Night parade” was photographed by Michael Leland. |
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The Week[end]: September 11-13, 2009
by on 09/11/09 at 6:00 am | Ironman Wisconsin is one of the last big hurrahs of summer in Madison, but the busy festival slate this weekend also extends to the Midwest Quit Expo, Fighting Bob Fest, a Mexican Independence Festival, the Sun Prairies Blues Festival, the Thirsty Troll Brew Fest, and the Viva Mexico Festival. |
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