The Underground Food Collective's guerrilla cuisine Ben and Jonny Hunter's ad hoc approach to transforming food culture Kyle Nabilcy on Friday 09/25/2009, (14) Recommendations In the kitchen of the Goodman Community Center on Madison's east side, the Underground Food Collective works to craft another event meal they call A Celebration of the PreIndustrial Pig. It's meant to bring back a bygone era of food production. Ingredients are supplied, grown, raised, processed and cooked locally. Invitations to the meal are informal at best; news is often spread by word of mouth and social networking websites like Facebook and Flickr. >More
NEWS
Dan Nerad gets creative on Madison schools budget New super's style seen as good match for fiscal challenges Lynn Welch on Thursday 09/24/2009 It's easy to feel a bit sorry for Madison school officials as they grapple with ways to close a $12 million gap in state funding. >MoreCapital Newspapers archives are lost -- and found Twenty years of stories disappear, but library preserves public access Bill Lueders on Thursday 09/24/2009, (2) Comments, (1) Recommendation For Molly Warren, like many other people, the decision of Capital Newspapers to shrink its searchable online archive of Wisconsin State Journal and The Capital Times stories came as a shock: "We had no idea they were going to change it." >More
MUSIC
Catch these concerts before the freeze sets in Eleven can't-miss shows for fall Jessica Steinhoff on Friday 09/25/2009, (3) Recommendations Luckily, this fall has a roster jam-packed with artists to help keep both your body and spirit warm, whether it's by sweating up a storm at a rock show or by pondering themes of change with a seasoned singer-songwriter. Here are a few of the season's highlights. >MoreMichael Franti sings about the one thing we know 'Say Hey' is all about love Rich Albertoni on Friday 09/25/2009 In his music, which melds hip-hop, reggae and rock sounds, Franti explores the simple ways people do that: They make friends. They make art and music. They love. >More
OPINION & COMMENTARY
Edgewater Hotel subsidy not worth it City isn't getting enough bang for its 16 million bucks Marc Eisen on Thursday 09/24/2009, (3) Recommendations So many things have gone wrong in downtown Madison it's understandable Mayor Dave Cieslewicz wants to make a big, bold statement by supporting the $109 million Edgewater Hotel renovation and expansion, including a public plaza overlooking Lake Mendota. >MoreSarah Palin, role model Should I quit my job too? on Thursday 09/24/2009, (1) Comment, (1) Recommendation Dear Tell All: While I don't agree with her politics, I've been mystified by Sarah Palin ever since she hit the national spotlight last summer. She obviously has a knack for climbing the career ladder. And similar to her frustrations with being governor, I'm tired of my job and don't feel like I'm achieving my professional goals. Should I follow her lead and just quit, hoping to be more effective through other means? Is this the latest trend in career building? >MoreW Cupcake: Handmade and remade Up-cycled craftery showcases one-of-a-kind items Linda Falkenstein on Friday 09/25/2009 Given the popularity of cupcakes these days, it's understandable that the not-paying-close-attention community might come to the conclusion that W Cupcake is another one of those east-side cupcakeries. It is not. >More
Robert Rauschenberg's closeup MMoCA show focuses on one era, one medium Jennifer A. Smith on Friday 09/25/2009, (2) Recommendations You don't have to look hard to find uncanny parallels between the 1960s and our own decade: the election of a charismatic young president; a frayed social and political climate; and a prolonged war with seemingly no satisfying resolution. While some artists confront times like these head-on, others focus on personal or purely visual concerns. Some, like Robert Rauschenberg, do all three. >MoreCougar Town wallows in perversion Dean Robbins on Friday 09/25/2009, (1) Recommendation Courteney Cox was one of the funniest actors on Friends, one of the funniest sitcoms ever. So how can she be the least funny actress of the new TV season? >More
MOVIES
I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell: Disaster movie Kenneth Burns on Friday 09/25/2009, (2) Recommendations I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell is the movie of the book by the blogger Tucker Max, who has attracted young readers with his stories of alcohol-soaked sex romps. This unfunny comedy is chiefly memorable, if that's the right word, for its contempt of disabled people and, especially, women. >MoreThe September Issue exposes the weird Vogue staff Freaks and chic Kenneth Burns on Friday 09/25/2009, (2) Recommendations When Vogue editor Anna Wintour made an uncomfortable appearance on Letterman a few weeks ago, an ominously telling moment came when the host held up a copy of the September issue. >More
jacs on the block New bistro menu aims to please the people Erin Hanusa on Friday 09/25/2009, (1) Recommendation jacs, the new restaurant that opened in the spot where Monroe Street Bistro operated for only about a year, is in some ways not so new at all. Many of the minds involved with MSB are still a part of jacs, and much has been left unchanged. I felt resistant at first, because I liked Monroe Street Bistro. It had the best pommes frites in town, a generous cone of hot, crisp, peppery fries with a side of addictive aioli. Why change? >MoreSauerkraut is no longer out Terese Allen on Friday 09/25/2009, (1) Recommendation "Sexy" is not a word that's usually associated with sauerkraut. Even in Wisconsin, the nation's largest supplier of cabbage grown for sauerkraut, its old-world roots and canned-food association have lent it an undesirable aura. But I have hope for sauerkraut's status. >More
SPORTS & RECREATION
Coach knows best Jason Joyce on Thursday 09/24/2009 The fifth-grade football team I help coach is off to a 1-1 start, same as the Green Bay Packers. Our first game was a little sloppy, but the kids played well enough to win, just like the Packers. Our opponents took advantage of our problems with blocking and disrupted the offense enough to beat us in week two. Just like You Know Who. >More
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