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Dane County Farmers' Market: Fountain Prairie Inn & Farms
by Clare Milliken on 07/02/09 at 12:00 pm | The Fountain Prairie Farm stand on North Carroll Street is a must-stop for beef fanatics at the Dane County Farmers' Market. Although John and Dorothy Priske have worked the market for 23 years, they've only sold their signature Scottish Highland dry-aged beef there for the last seven. |
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Crime wave and heat wave collide: Madison in the era of Public Enemies
by David Medaris on 07/02/09 at 10:00 am | In 1934, as the feds were closing in on John Dillinger and other gangsters, Madison was a small capital city in the grip of a spring drought and a summer heat wave. |
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Madison Snaps -- July 2, 2009
by on 07/02/09 at 8:00 am | Today's image titled “Fair Trade Coffee House” was photographed by Jessica Langenberg. |
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Unique shops, the Edgewater, the cinema biz, and Bunky's in the July 3 edition of Isthmus
by on 07/02/09 at 6:00 am | What can you find in this week's Isthmus? Highlights from the latest issue follow. |
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Madame Fromage: Moody Blue from Roth Käse
by Tenaya Darlington on 07/01/09 at 3:00 pm | A few weeks ago, a good friend asked me to pick up some cheeses to serve at his deck party. As he was a fellow Midwesterner, I thought I’d surprise him with a few heartland selections. No, I couldn’t find any cheeses from his home state of Nebraska, although I am sure those Cornhuskers dabble in dairy, but I did locate two blues -- one from Iowa, one from Wisconsin -- that managed to wow the crowd and kick up some adulation. |
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Madison Etsy explorations: Annabel's Aprons
by Megan Larson on 07/01/09 at 2:00 pm | I am not a chef; in fact I can't even say I cook. I have been known to reheat food from time to time and I make a mean cheese and crackers. That being said, I may enroll in a cooking class just to rationalize wearing one of the fabulous creations by Annabel's Aprons. |
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Johnny Depp doesn't rescue Public Enemies
by Kenneth Burns on 07/01/09 at 12:57 pm | A better -- and shorter, and more vividly dramatic -- film would focus more on searing Dillinger moments. But Public Enemies is rambling and, dare I say, a little dull. |
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Public Enemies extras celebrate Madison premiere
by Jessica Slicer on 07/01/09 at 10:52 am | Old-fashioned cars lined East Wilson Street Tuesday night, ladies smeared on bright red lipstick and pinned back their hair and a few gentlemen even sported top hats and canes. Celebrating the release of the ultra-hyped movie, Public Enemies, locals who worked as extras in the movie along with their families and friends joined Arts Wisconsin and Film Wisconsin at a release party at the Hilton Monona Terrace. |
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Wilmington on DVD: Two Lovers, My Dinner With Andre, Barfly and Taxi Blues
by Mike Wilmington on 07/01/09 at 9:00 am | Joaquin Phoenix, in various weird ways, has suggested that James Gray's Brooklyn romance Two Lovers may be his last movie as an actor. I hope he reconsiders and comes back. |
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Madison Snaps -- July 1, 2009
by on 07/01/09 at 8:00 am | Today's image titled “Post Cast Cutting” was photographed by Neil Stechschulte. |
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Nitty Gritty, Flavor of India, and other downtown restaurants are for sale
by Linda Falkenstein on 06/30/09 at 4:39 pm | While the news that Cafe Montmartre is closing its doors made waves after it was confirmed Tuesday, it wasn’t a complete surprise. Other well known Madison restaurants are for sale right now as well, like the venerable Nitty Gritty on Frances Street. |
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Forward Music Festival 2009 has Andrew Bird in hand, and Low as a high point
by Josh Wimmer on 06/30/09 at 4:06 pm | Madison music fans, get ready to raise the roof and dance your asses off -- or, OK, maybe just sway in place and clap occasionally -- following today's announcement of headliner Andrew Bird for the second annual Forward Music Fest. |
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Bryan Burrough brings the Dirty Thirties to life in Public Enemies
by Kenneth Burns on 06/30/09 at 1:00 pm | Don't let anyone tell you criminality means sloppy dressing. According to Public Enemies: America's Greatest Crime Wave and the Birth of the FBI, 1933-34 by Bryan Burrough, legendary gangster John Dillinger was the nattiest of bank robbers. |
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Cafe Montmartre is closing
by Kenneth Burns on 06/30/09 at 11:46 am | Cafe Montmartre owners Craig and Kevin Spaulding have confirmed that the restaurant, bar and music space, a downtown fixture for almost 17 years, is closing. |
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Win tickets to Pterodactyl, Fountains of Wayne, a recession party, The Crest, and more!
by on 06/30/09 at 11:00 am | 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: Pterodactyl, The Midwest Beat, Juice Falcon, the Andrea Kapsalis & Goran Ivanovic Guitar Duo, and The Backsliders at the Frequency; the "Times Are Not Right" recession party at the Club Tavern; Fountains of Wayne and The Crest at the High Noon; The Riverdales at the Majestic; Riot Acts by StageQ; and more! |
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Madison Snaps -- June 30, 2009
by on 06/30/09 at 8:00 am | Today's image titled “6.25.09 (81/365) - campus construction” was photographed by Katie Hebble. |
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Public Enemies exhibit opens at the Oshkosh Public Museum
by Kyle Nabilcy on 06/29/09 at 3:00 pm | It hardly seems like it's been over a year since Public Enemies, opening in theaters nationwide on July 1, was filming in the streets and buildings of cities across Wisconsin. But while that time flew by for me, at least, the folks at the Oshkosh Public Museum were busy using it to compile and coordinate an impressive collection of Public Enemies-related artifacts and reproductions for a new exhibit. |
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Dave Crehore evokes enviable Wisconsin childhood in Sweet and Sour Pie
by Bill Lueders on 06/29/09 at 1:00 pm | It made me laugh. It made me long for a childhood I never had, and which I sort of suspect Crehore is remembering a bit too fondly, with added saccharine. But I don't mind. The stories ring true, for the most part, and they immortalize a time and place that reflects well not just on the state but humanity. |
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Blaska's Blog agrees: Victimhood is the enemy
by David Blaska on 06/29/09 at 12:46 pm | Comedian and role model Bill Cosby has taken dead aim at the scourge of victimhood. Cosby has written, with Harvard psychiatrist Alvin Poussaint, a blueprint for black and white, alike, to cure the metastasizing pathologies that are destroying many of our Madison neighborhoods. |
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Madison eats agenda: Wisconsin food history, Pea & Pod, and Aztalan Days
by Clare Milliken on 06/29/09 at 11:00 am | The coming week, in events that get to your heart through your stomach. |
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Lounging Around by Broom Street Theater is pleasant but transient
by Josh Wimmer on 06/29/09 at 10:18 am | With Lounging Around, the folks at Broom Street Theater have achieved something remarkable: They've made the interminable wait for a delayed flight enjoyable, if not exhilarating. |
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Madison Snaps -- June 29, 2009
by on 06/29/09 at 8:00 am | Today's image titled “Winging It 3” was photographed by Kerry Connell. |
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The Week: June 29 - July 2, 2009
by on 06/29/09 at 6:00 am | June slides swiftly into July during this pre-holiday week, one filled with music to keep things moving. The calendar includes: The Dan Potacke Show; a talk by Lynda Barry; Concerts on the Square, and more live tunes by Andru Bemis, Sarah Donner, White Rabbits, Blueheels, Rachel Goodrich, Antioquia, Pat Green, Helliphant, Jackie Greene, and Hollus. |
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Public Enemies set builder recalls production challenges and triumphs
by Clare Milliken on 06/28/09 at 12:00 pm | When friends and family learn that Chris Kilgour worked on the Public Enemies set, they are most excited to hear about his interactions with Johnny Depp and other big name celebrities. But what the Madison set builder wants people to know is not how stars talk, walk and act when the cameras aren’t rolling, but that there is a whole lot of hard work put in behind the scenes, and it all deserves recognition. |
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A Book a Week: An Exact Replica of a Figment of my Imagination by Elizabeth McCracken
by Becky Holmes on 06/27/09 at 12:00 pm | This slim little book is about loss, specifically the loss of a baby. Too depressing, you might say? Maybe for some, but it's also about hope and about recovery. |
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Vinyl Cave: Moonwalking into sunlight with Michael Jackson and Sky Saxon
by Bob Koch on 06/27/09 at 8:00 am | I've owned several copies of Thriller which have ended up being given away to friends who were more interested in listening to it at the time than I was, so I wasn't sure I would find a copy in the stacks when I made my trip to the past. But MJ was there, still looking as cool as ever with his baby tiger in the gatefold's picture. |
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Blaska's Blog comes a-knockin' at the Meadowood Farmers' Market!
by David Blaska on 06/26/09 at 4:27 pm | The Meadowood Farmers' Market is not actually in Meadowood at all. It is located at Orchard Ridge United Church of Christ, which is several blocks from "the troubles" but maybe that is good. Some of my neighbors might feel like going there -- on safe ground, so to speak -- while some of the (ahem) less established people can still walk there. Who knows, might be good. |
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The Effigy Tree returns to its home on Lake Monona
by David Medaris on 06/26/09 at 2:00 pm | The Effigy Tree has come home to Hudson Park. The installation of a bronze casting of the Harry Whitehorse sculpture concludes the latest chapter in the saga of the storied tree. |
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Beer Here: Mr. Natural's Organic Nut Brown Ale from the Great Dane
by Robin Shepard on 06/26/09 at 1:00 pm | When was the last time you picked up a comic book with your favorite beer? Ever heard of Robert Crumb? If you're into underground comics and know who Crumb is, then the next time you're at the downtown Great Dane Pub and Brewery, look at the beer menu board for Mr. Natural's Organic Nut Brown. |
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The Week on Forum: Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett vs. Mark Sanford, Jessica McBride
by Clare Milliken on 06/26/09 at 12:00 pm | Until sidetracked by a pair of celebrity passings, Forons dove into politics this week, discussing affairs and hypocrisy at all levels of government. From intra-politico-breeding and South Carolina's escapee governor to Iranian unrest and a global economy in the tank, the chatter only proves that Obama, love him or hate him, has a doozy on his hands. |
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