http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus Print content from ISTHMUS | The Daily Page webmaster@isthmus.com (Webmaster) Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:49:34 CST Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0600 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27418 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27418 "The theater is our laboratory. It's where our students do their work, where they learn. Our audiences are doubly important in that regard." So says David Furumoto, the new head of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's University Theatre, and a tenured associate professor of acting in the department of theater and drama. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0600 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27419 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27419 Murals by two internationally famous artists-in-residence at the University of Wisconsin have recently been threatened. One, by John Steuart Curry, is being preserved by heroic measures. The fate of the other, by Aaron Bohrod, is unknown. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0600 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27420 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27420 Like his granddad, Hank III has struggled with alcoholism and marital strife, as well as the suits who call the shots in the recording industry. He's also made a name for himself as a honky-tonk artist, just as Hank Sr. did, but his up-yours attitude isn't just genetic. He got his start banging drums and bucking authority in punk bands, and he never exchanged his hardcore roots for cowboy boots. He manages to have both. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0600 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27421 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27421 Whitney Mann grew up the daughter of a grain farmer in tiny Camden, Mich., a town with a population of 500 lodged between the Saint Joseph River and the Indiana state line. In Camden, one school building houses all students, kindergarten through high school. The post office and the community park are the sum of all local landmarks. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0600 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27422 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27422 Here's the best thing about mp3s: They've reestablished the song as the preeminent musical form. Pop music began its slow decline soon after CDs killed the 45. There was no way to buy a song, no way for three minutes of music to stand on their own anymore. And it took the implosion of the recording industry to change all that. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0600 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27423 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27423 The problem with Weezer has always been: What is there to love after the novelty wears off? On <i>Raditude</i>, Rivers Cuomo and company embrace the angst of geek love right away. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0600 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27424 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27424 <i>WWII in HD</i> presents rare footage of World War II, found during a two-year global search through basements and archives. The footage was translated into high definition, then artfully edited to convey the sense that we're experiencing the events of 1939-45 as they happened. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0600 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27425 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27425 I've got two somewhat disappointing video games this week. Or as I declared on Facebook, "meh." Of the two, the better game is the racing simulator <i>Forza Motorsport 3</i>. It's a pretty good racer for those of you who enjoy car simulators. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0600 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27426 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27426 Despite a title change from <i>The Boat That Rocked to Pirate Radio</i>, this British import exudes about as much outlaw swagger as Tom DeLay in a dance competition. Forget about historical veracity. The film's offshore radio broadcasting ship Radio Rock is a fictional stand-in for the actual operation Radio Caroline, which was shut down by the British government in 1967. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0600 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27427 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27427 Life is simple in Roland Emmerich's films. Confronted with unprecedented perils on a scale never before seen, the characters in his disaster epics manage to reaffirm their broken loves, make amends for slipshod parenting and, most impressively, outrun fireballs and certain death with their hides and wits intact. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0600 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27428 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27428 Up: Pixar tops itself with an animated film about a solitary codger who hooks up his house to thousands of helium balloons, flying high with a young scout accidentally in tow. This isn't just a kids' movie, but one that will provide complete satisfaction for all viewers, no matter their age. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0600 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27429 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27429 Opa is clearly trying to do something new on its block, bringing ingredients like duck confit and rabbit to a young audience who, though recently captivated by "real food" guru Michael Pollan, might be just as likely to pop into Qdoba. Opa aims high and for the most part succeeds. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0600 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27430 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27430 I'm generally of the school of thought that a little bacon on anything makes it better. I must admit, however, that I was wary of bacon in desserts, until I had a bite of a gourmet chocolate bar flecked with bits of thick-cut bacon. It worked. It more than worked; it was a beautiful pork-tinged chocolate euphoria. There was something revolutionary about that sweet and savory combination, and it convinced me that bacon desserts were totally doable. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0600 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27431 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27431 <i>The Best Food Writing 2009</i> anthology (DaCapo Press) has just been published and once again includes an essay by <i>Isthmus</i> food writer Raphael Kadushin. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0600 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27439 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27439 Although the Dane County Board narrowly approved forming a Regional Transit Authority last week, dozens of Dane County residents turned out against it. The meeting began Thursday and stretched well into Friday morning. Several speakers objected to giving an appointed body taxation power. "No taxation without representation" was a familiar refrain. Others urged a referendum on the RTA itself, rather than on whatever plans it comes up with. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0600 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27438 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27438 For some people, commuter rail is a nifty idea that makes sense for Dane County, one that will combat pollution and traffic congestion while it promotes economic development and gets people where they need to go. For Vicki McKenna, it's about those damn liberals, trying to micromanage everyone else's lives. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0600 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27405 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27405 Anita Martin wishes young girls weren't bombarded with assaults on their self-esteem through peer pressure and media images. But since they are, she decided to do something about it, "helping girls learn to stand up for themselves and develop healthy self-images." Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0600 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27406 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27406 Last week, as I listened to a live Internet feed of President Barack Obama speaking at Wright Middle School in Madison, I couldn't help but feel a swelling sense of pride. "I am so impressed with the work that's been done here at Wright," the president said, prefacing his prepared remarks. "And to the faculty and the staff, but most importantly, the students, who I had a chance to meet with earlier today, they are just some outstanding young people. So if there are any parents of students in the house you should be proud -- and give them all a big round of applause." Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0600 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27407 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27407 The aim, says Kristen Joiner, "is to shine a light on what's happening with our local visionaries," to bring them together with other regional leaders and engage the public in a cross-pollinated, trans-disciplinary meeting of minds. The agenda: food, water, energy, transportation, the environment, health, education, spirituality, art, music and politics. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:00:00 -0600 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27408 http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=27408