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(06/06/11 6:00am)
When most UW-Madison students are away for the summer, the city
takes advantage of an emptier downtown Madison to conduct
construction projects, which causes traffic to be detoured
throughout the UW-Madison campus area.
(05/03/11 6:00am)
A while back, Hollywood remade the classic Michael Caine heist
flick ""The Italian Job"" with Mark Wahlberg. It was a fun if
slight crime flick that most people remember for its Mini Cooper
chase scene, and soon after its release the studio planned to make
a sequel set in Rio de Janeiro and entitled ""The Brazilian Job,""
but one way or another it all fell apart - maybe Marky Mark was too
busy working on ""The Happening."" Enter director Justin Lin and
the ""Fast and Furious"" franchise, which for all intents and
purposes have crafted ""The Brazilian Job"" as the new ""Fast
Five,"" preserving all the fun and slightness of ""The Italian
Job,"" but with a heavily heightened dose of stupidity and
testosterone.
(05/01/11 6:00am)
Mike Mikalsen and I don't agree on much. Mikalsen, the research
assistant and lead strategist for state Rep. Steve Nass,
R-Whitewater, has played a central role in Nass' work as the main
thorn in the side of UW-Madison. So as I spoke with Mikalsen over
the phone last week concerning the proposed New Badger Partnership,
it was no surprise that I disagreed with much of what he said.
(04/14/11 6:00am)
With its debut fast approaching Friday, Union South opens up a slew
of opportunities for students on campus. Among them are the
numerous arts venues included in the building, which the Cardinal
was lucky enough to tour this past week.
(04/06/11 6:00am)
There is a lot to like about Sharon Van Etten. She is one of the
most intriguing upcoming musicians working today thanks to her
critically acclaimed lyrics, talented vocals and accessible yet
thoughtful folk songs. Plus, she happens to be an overall pleasant
person, as The Daily Cardinal found out in a recent interview. All
of this creates reason to be excited for her April 8 show at der
Rathskeller, a sentiment Van Etten shares with the Midwest leg of
her latest tour.
(04/01/11 6:00am)
With all of the great features and documentaries screening at the
Wisconsin Film Festival, it can be easy to forget about the short
films. But sometimes, the shorts programs can be some of the most
entertaining events the festival has to offer. The Daily Cardinal
spoke with Eric J. Nelson, director of the stop-motion animated
short ""Power Trio"" and head of local cinematography studio Heavy
Visuals, about his own entry in the festival's shorts lineup.
(03/30/11 6:00am)
When people think of music documentaries, many unfortunately think
of VH1's ""Behind the Music,"" with its backstage infighting,
manufactured drama and clichés of self-destructive artists. It's
enough to turn people off of the genre entirely, something the
directors of the film ""Everyday Sunshine: The Story of Fishbone,""
Chris Metzler and Lev Anderson realize all too well.
(03/29/11 6:00am)
Wisconsin is hardly the center of the film industry. Just look at
the massive hype surrounding ""Public Enemies"" from two years
ago––the final product only included a few scenes shot in
Wisconsin, but it kept people entranced and was embraced as a
""Wisconsin movie"" despite how loose its cheesehead connections
may have been.
(03/24/11 6:00am)
Spring training is filled with hope, and hope is a wonderful
feeling. I say that as someone who identifies as the most hardcore
cynic this side of Snake Plissken. In 2008, I would listen to
President Barack Obama talk about hope and change, and it would go
in one ear, out the other, then get crushed to death by a
panda-killing oil tycoon.
(03/21/11 6:00am)
Today's world isn't always friendly to Renaissance men. It seems
triple threats like Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra are fewer and far
between. But every once in a while, somebody like Donald Glover
comes along to remind us just how talented people can be.
(03/12/11 6:00am)
Minneapolis-based Sleeping in the Aviary are no strangers to
Madison. After all, the band originally formed in the city and
operated here for several years. Add in the fact that Sleeping in
the Aviary still enjoys a strong local following, and they make
sure the isthmus never goes long without being treated to their
pop-punk/folk-punk/whatever the hell they feel that night sound, as
well as their noteworthy on stage antics. With the band returning
to their previous stomping grounds for a March 13 show at the
Frequency, The Daily Cardinal spoke with singer/guitarist Elliott
Kozel to find out what is in store of their Madison fans.
(03/03/11 6:00am)
Spring Street/College Court
(02/24/11 6:00am)
The way the Senate Democrats tell the story, they're heroes.
They're appropriately pulling a Lincoln-esque move by fleeing to
the Land of Lincoln. But I find that version hard to swallow.
(02/20/11 6:00am)
Maybe it is just a product of the Twitter-verse, where we absorb
copious amounts of unprocessed information. Maybe it is a side
effect of people getting swept up in the moment. Or maybe it is a
result of intentional distortions of the truth. But over the past
week of protests that have enveloped the Capitol, there has been an
overwhelming amount of information coming from our little isthmus,
and it is time to set some things straight.
(02/17/11 6:00am)
With his show's two-year anniversary special coming up Feb. 24
at the Frequency, Dan Potacke now lays claim to the title of
Madison's talk show king. True, that's partially because he might
be Madison's only talk show host, but it's an awesome title
nonetheless. The Daily Cardinal sat down with Potacke for a recent
Q&A about some of his best memories, Gov. Scott Walker and the
possible consequences of the Rapture, among other topics.
(02/13/11 6:00am)
Every two years, Madison city government refreshes itself with
elections for seats in its Common Council. Sometimes these
elections are trivial—see Madison's District 4, which very well
might be represented by Mike Verveer until the apocalypse, and
possibly afterward. But other districts, such as campus-area
District 8, serve as wonderful laboratories for democracy, with
competitive races in almost every election cycle.
(02/10/11 6:00am)
The UW Cinematheque is a haven for Madison film buffs. With no
first-run movie theater on campus and Memorial Union focusing
mostly on recent releases, the Cinematheque serves as our own
personal window into film history every Friday and Saturday night
in 4070 Vilas Hall. Its screenings feature new series each semester
delving into new genres, filmmaking techniques and trends in world
cinema. This semester is no different, featuring four intriguing
series exploring scattered facets of the film universe. The Daily
Cardinal spoke with Cinematheque Director of Programming Jim Healy
to take a look at each individual series, as well as preview some
of their upcoming semester highlights.
(02/07/11 6:00am)
E*TRADE – Enzo
(02/03/11 6:00am)
The work of William Shakespeare needs no introduction. Whether it
is being performed by drama students in a high school play or with
professional stage actors at the Old Vic, Shakespeare's works are
always worth checking out, if only because his words are so
transcendent. But Madisonians are in for a special treat Thursday
when The Acting Company, one of America's leading theater
companies, comes to the Union Theater to perform one of
Shakespeare's comedies, ""A Comedy of Errors.""
(01/28/11 6:00am)
Whenever a new wave of music takes over the Internet and starts
invading the iPods of hipsters, a lot of bands are bound to get
swept up in that wave whether they like it or not. One band to both
benefit and suffer from this phenomenon recently has been Milwaukee
outfit Kings Go Forth, who have seen their profile rise
considerably in the wake of the 70's soul and funk revival.