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A Book A Week: The 19th Wife by David Ebershoff
by Becky Holmes on 10/30/09 at 6:00 pm | Some books just take longer than a week to read. David Ebershoff's The 19th Wife took more than two weeks, partly because it's long, and partly because some of it is a slog. Nevertheless it's an interesting book and worth reading for the 85% non-sloggish bits. |
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Beer Here: Spetsnaz Stout from the Grumpy Troll
by Robin Shepard on 10/30/09 at 1:00 pm | For the past several weeks I've found myself on a malt quest -- searching for that perfect pint of flavor with tones of caramel and chocolate. These beers are often deep golden, brown or even stark black. Last weekend, in my desire to explore the tastes of the season, I ended up in Mount Horeb with a dark and rich, sweet and silky stout in hand. |
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The frights are funny in Strollers Theatre's Musical Comedy Murders of 1940
by Jennifer A. Smith on 10/30/09 at 11:15 am | Halloween weekend seems like a fitting time for a local theater group to open a mystery like The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940. Like the holiday itself, the Strollers Theatre production of this whodunit is more about fun than fear. As the German maid Helsa is throttled and dragged off in the first scene, what ensues are giggles, not gasps. |
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Madison Snaps -- October 30, 2009
by on 10/30/09 at 8:00 am | Today's image titled “Fall bounty” was photographed by Craig Wilson. |
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The Week[end]: October 30 - November 1, 2009
by on 10/30/09 at 6:00 am | Halloween and Madison are nigh synonymous, with the big shindigs like Freakfest, Dane101's Freakin' Halloweekend, Night of the Dead, HalloQueen, the Halloween Mustache Masquerade, and the Frequency Halloween Party only scratching the surface of celebration. This weekend offers much more, though, including: productions of Thaïs, The Stops, The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, and Drakula; a James Gill exhibit at the Chazen, a Ron Dayne book signing, and Opera Up Close; and, a monster lineup of live music by Ben Folds, Ludacris, the Pro Arte Quartet, the Lucas Cates Band, Mad Trucker Gone Mad, and Downtown Brown. |
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Madison collaborative reporting project All Together Now: An overview
by Bill Lueders on 10/29/09 at 4:27 pm | As the two-week run date for the inaugural project of All Together Now winds to a close, it's time to take stock of what was achieved. To do, in other words, a little shouting. |
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For Crepe Sake! food cart serves breakfast and lunch on UW-Madison campus
by Andrea Parins on 10/29/09 at 1:00 pm | Your mother always told you that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. For Crepe Sake! is dedicated to serving breakfast foods for the on-the-go college student. The owners have a child in college and the idea for the cart was inspired by that -- and a family recipe and a long-standing Sunday breakfast tradition. The cart parks at University Avenue and Charter Street. |
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Voting for Isthmus Band to Band Combat starts Thursday!
by Isthmus Staff on 10/29/09 at 9:34 am | Warning: Those expecting an effort to define Madison's finest performing musical ensemble should look elsewhere. Isthmus Band to Band Combat, which returns after a six-year hiatus, attempts only to expose our readers to a lot of local music. |
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Madison Snaps -- October 29, 2009
by on 10/29/09 at 8:00 am | Today's image titled “Taping a Travel Channel Segment at Lake Wingra Saturday Afternoon” was photographed by Peter Patau. |
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Patient Partnerships, Freakfest, MMP, and JA's Soul Food in the October 30 issue of Isthmus
by on 10/29/09 at 6:00 am | What can you find in this week's Isthmus? Highlights from the latest issue follow. |
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Edgewater revisions may be too little, too late
by Jay Rath on 10/28/09 at 7:21 pm | As a sign of how quickly Hammes Sports and Entertainment needs to move, the developer wants to take the new project designs, located in city and national historic districts, to the city Plan Commission Nov. 2, and to the Urban Design Commission Nov. 4. |
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Blaska's Blog is extra special irascible
by David Blaska on 10/28/09 at 4:00 pm | Is anyone ever just "rascible?" Today we serve up an extra portion of that Blaska's Blog ir-rascal-ability that you have come to know and love. |
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Fringe Foods watches Andrew Zimmern's Bizarre World episode in Wisconsin
by Kyle Nabilcy on 10/28/09 at 2:00 pm | Food critic, chef, and Minnesotan Andrew Zimmern has been revealing the strangest of foreign foods to American television viewers since his show, Bizarre Foods, debuted on the Travel Channel in February 2007. He has expanded his focus to culture as well as cuisine with Bizarre World, and on Tuesday night we were treated to his trip to Wisconsin. |
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MadTracks: 'That's That' by Mad Trucker Gone Mad
by Jessica Steinhoff on 10/28/09 at 12:00 pm | Mad Trucker Gone Mad's name might sound redundant, but it's a fitting description for music that starts out one shade of crazy and morphs into white-hot insanity. This is especially true of their latest love song, "That's That," the third track on their new album, Born To Be a Trucker. |
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Wilmington on DVD: Il Divo, Z, Sam Fuller, Ice Age 3, Whatever Works, Orphan
by Mike Wilmington on 10/28/09 at 10:00 am | Veteran Italian actor Toni Servillo's craggy wise-hood face -- as impassive and immobile as a dentist staring into your mouth or a panther regarding its prey -- is at the center of a jaw-dropping whirlpool of bloody events and political crime, portrayed or exposed in Il Divo, subtitled The Extraordinary Life of Giulio Andreotti. |
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Madison Snaps -- October 28, 2009
by on 10/28/09 at 8:00 am | Today's image titled “Pretty in Pink” was photographed by Dan Backes. |
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Madison to host Ultimate college championships in spring 2010
by Jason Joyce on 10/27/09 at 6:45 pm | The best college ultimate Frisbee players in the country will converge on Madison this spring for the 2010 Ultimate Players Association college championships. In a Monday release, the UPA announced that the tournament, which features 20 open and 20 women’s squads, will be held at the Redden Soccer Complex from Friday, May 28 through Sunday, May 30, with the finals in each division taking place at Breese Stevens Field on Monday, May 31. |
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Barbeque and bánh mì lunches at The Haze
by Isthmus Staff on 10/27/09 at 3:17 pm | The new Muramoto restaurant The Haze, replacing the Kushi Bar at 106 King St., has already generated a lot of interest among local restaurant talkers. The fusion barbeque joint offers dual American and Asian flavor options for the meats, which include half and full racks of ribs, brisket, chicken, pork, and sausage. Sides, both standard and seasonal, are on the menu, along with a couple of salads. Here's a first look at the lunch specials. |
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Tales from Planet Earth 2009 film fest returns with broad community ambitions
by David Medaris on 10/27/09 at 2:23 pm | This year's expanded edition of Tales from Planet Earth represents a significant leap in ambition. Driven by the strong attendance of two years ago, plans for the 2009 festival have grown to set almost double the number of films on a cornerstone theme of "Justice." Tales 2 also engages in close partnerships with nine community organizations. |
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Win tickets to Tiempo Libre, The Sounds, and more!
by on 10/27/09 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: Dane101's Freakin' Halloweekend and Digital Leather at the High Noon; In This Moment at the Annex; Band to Band Combat at the Frequency; The Sounds and The Fiery Furnaces at the Majestic; Tiempo Libre at the Wisconsin Union Theatre; and more! |
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Sexy nurses, swine flu, Michael Jackson and Twilight vampires top Madison’s list of favorite Halloween costumes
by Dean Robbins on 10/27/09 at 8:09 am | On the Sunday before Halloween, the toothpaste and aspirin aisles are deserted at cozy Mallatt’s Pharmacy, 3506 Monroe St. But the costume and makeup aisles are jam-packed with shoppers looking for the perfect bloody scar or fake teeth. As crowded as it is today, owner Mike Flint says it will be even harder to move around the store in the next week. “I’ll be at the point where I have to throw merchandise to people.” |
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Madison Snaps -- October 27, 2009
by on 10/27/09 at 8:00 am | Today's image titled “Color dissolved in the water” was photographed by Jason Cai. |
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Madison eats agenda: Market farewells, 'Heavy Metal' chefs, and pan de muerto
by Kristian Knutsen on 10/26/09 at 5:00 pm | The coming week, with events that get to your heart through your stomach. |
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Blaska's Blog gets down with conservative hip hop
by David Blaska on 10/26/09 at 3:10 pm | If the Havens Center will put AlfonZo Rachel on the faculty -- hell, I'll join its master's program! |
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Unrepentant Red: Clarence Kailin looks back on a lifetime of fighting the good fight
by Esty Dinur on 10/26/09 at 12:00 pm | Clarence Kailin died Sunday, October 25, at the age of 95. The Madisonian was a lifelong socialist, union supporter and activist for peace and social justice. He was also one of the last surviving veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, a group of volunteers from the United States who fought with the International Brigades against fascist forces in the Spanish Civil War in the late '30s. |
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Clarence Kailin, now dead as well as red
by Bill Lueders on 10/26/09 at 12:00 pm | I'm pretty sure Clarence Kailin would have gotten a kick out of that headline. He was, on the occasions our paths crossed over the last two decades or so, a remarkably warm individual, with a twinkle in his eye. Kailin was serious about the cause of peace and justice -- so serious he risked his life in its pursuit -- but he also enjoyed himself, and liked to have a good laugh. Being an activist wasn't just work; it was fun. |
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Two premieres in Li Chiao Ping's eastern-themed Pagoda
by Susan Kepecs on 10/26/09 at 10:55 am | I saw Li Chiao Ping's Pagoda, a repertory evening with two premieres, at the Wisconsin Union Theater Saturday night. Li conceived the program as a structure to house eight of her eastern-themed works -- six repertory repeats and two premieres. |
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Madison Snaps -- October 26, 2009
by on 10/26/09 at 8:00 am | Today's image titled “A New Look” was photographed by Dan Backes. |
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The Week: October 26-28, 2009
by on 10/26/09 at 6:00 am | Amidst the costume preparations and pumpkin carving, warm up for Halloween with some time out on the town. The calendar includes: talks by Heraldo Munoz and David Morgan; screenings of the Glenn Silber documentaries The War at Home and Labor Day; FODfest; and, more live music from Emmylou Harris & Her Red Dirt Boys, Pete Yorn, ABBA Mania, Sean Kingston, The Disco Biscuits, FireHouse, Railroad Earth, Screaming Mechanical Brain, and Wayne Hancock. |
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Marc Stroobandt wants you to drink your dinner
by Kyle Nabilcy on 10/25/09 at 12:00 pm | The time has finally come. Beer has officially been invited to sit at the adults' table, and the coordination of beer/food pairings is emphasized more now than ever. Those of us who tire of our wine-drinking friends constantly tossing around "oaky" this and "tannins" that can at long last stand up and say, "this beer would go great with a nice steak au poivre." |
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