AltWeeklies Wire
Trent Reznor Dreams Up a Remarkable Way to Sell Albumsnew
With its web-based, pay-what-you-want distribution of In Rainbows, Radiohead demonstrated that it's easy for established acts to take control of their own releases. Now Nine Inch Nails frontman Trent Reznor has one-upped the Englishmen.
Tags: Nine Inch Nails
Wisconsin's Film Industry Looks Beyond 'Public Enemies'new
Does the $20 million Michael Mann shoot really indicate, as Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton has said, that Wisconsin is in the running to become the nation's "third coast" as far as Hollywood's concerned?
Lorraine Cook Was Raped, Then Thrown in Jailnew
Injured, violated woman gets locked up; her assailant is released.
Isthmus |
Bill Lueders |
03-10-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
America and Cuba Togethernew
The time is now for the U.S. to reach out to our island neighbor.
Isthmus |
Ricardo Gonzalez |
03-04-2008 |
Commentary
'The Business of Being Born': Special Deliverynew
In 1900, 95 percent of the births in this country took place at home. Today, it's less than 1 percent. What happened? Epstein rounds up the experts to explain how what was once considered a blessed event came to be seen as a medical event.
Brother Ali Deals with Life as an Outcastnew
He may be an albino and legally blind, but what defines this 29-year-old hip-hop artist from the Twin Cities is a gift for fighting his way to musical redemption.
Isthmus |
Rich Albertoni |
03-04-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Brother Ali
'Shadow Parties' Influence Wisconsin Electionsnew
Political campaigns, whether in partisan races like those for the Legislature, or nonpartisan ones for the judiciary, are increasingly bankrolled and in other ways influenced by outside groups behind the scenes.
McCain Seals the Dealnew
Kudos to Sen. John Sydney McCain III for winning the Wisconsin primary and wrapping up the nomination of the RINO (Republican in Name Only) Party!
Isthmus |
Rick Berg |
02-26-2008 |
Commentary
Slow Food Movement Comes to University of Wisconsinnew
Slow Food UW is one of the first-ever college chapters of the famous international network (and the second Slow Food group based in Madison).
Isthmus |
Terese Allen |
02-19-2008 |
Food+Drink
'In Bruges' Creates a New Kind of Hit-Man Humornew
Ostensibly a comedy, the film cracks its jokes with a heavy heart. It tries to laugh off what hit men do for a living and fails miserably.
Tags: In Bruges, Martin McDonagh
A Tear for The Capital Timesnew
Be sad, and mad, over the loss of Madison's afternoon daily.
Tags: media
The Danger of Teaching Democracynew
Letting students write letters to school officials lands a Madison educator in hot water.
Tags: Education
'Lipstick Jungle' Demeans Women, Pretends to be Feministnew
In actuality, the series is shamelessly anti-feminist. It falls all over itself to show that these powerful women are really scared little girls inside.
Mike McNamara’s Biggest Role Yetnew
In addition to getting steady work as an actor, writing a column and hosting a radio program, on the first Tuesday of every month except January, Mike McNamara hosts the Midwest Independent Film Festival, a monthly screening of regional films.
Isthmus |
Ed M. Koziarski |
02-05-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Why Rambo Fightsnew
Rambo has speed and power, even grace, which is to say it serves up its heapin' helpin' of red meat on a silver platter. But it's not just a splatter-fest. Stallone's picking up on the nihilism that's out there — the idealism, too.
Tags: Rambo, Sylvester Stallone
