A 'full throttle fun seeker' defies Cosmo
(03/28/05 6:00am)
My spring break started with a snowstorm and a delay just long enough to break your heart.
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Singing and dancing to the madness of March
(03/15/05 6:00am)
This past weekend, I was worthless. I have an exam on Wednesday, but did I study for it much? Nope. I was too busy trying to figure out how Memphis's Darius Washington could miss two of three free throws with no time on the clock to let Louisville win by one in the Conference USA Championship game. Studying even had to wait after that game because next up was Georgia Tech versus North Carolina. Who could resist a UNC loss, or even Tech's dreamboat Luke Schenscher for that matter?
First-class ticket for a flight of fancy
(03/14/05 6:00am)
Spring break is so close I can smell the tequila and tanning lotion. With only a few days left until the main event, I thought I would give some travel tips to those of you jet-setting away from campus. Consider this a community service. I call it: Erin's Crash Course to Air Travel.
A bite beneath the Yahara Lakes
(03/10/05 6:00am)
As the spring sun chips away at the ice on the Yahara Lakes, fishers have been steadily pulling dinner from beneath the glistening surface.
Madison area ice fishers find their niche on many area lakes
(03/09/05 6:00am)
In Wisconsin, we are lucky enough to have a hugely disproportionate number of lakes all around us. During our frigid winters, the very top layer of those inland lakes freezes suddenly and becomes an extension of the land. Once the water is frozen, people from across the upper Midwest go out on top of the lakes, walking and driving on water in the annually shifting landscape.
Letter to the editor
(03/07/05 6:00am)
In his column titled \Dems, Academy Share Fear of Change"" (opinion, March 3), Nick Barbash shows his complete lack of understanding for the movie industry.
Dems, Academy share fear of change
(03/03/05 6:00am)
I saw \Million Dollar Baby"" last week. It was a good movie-well written, well acted, well directed. But as I left the theater, I found myself feeling displeased. At first I wasn't sure why. Then it started to dawn on me that I had felt a similar displeasure when John Kerry clinched the Democratic presidential nomination. It's a feeling that many writers have trouble articulating, but I believe the most accurate term is an onomatopoeia often used by college students:
What's cooler than being cool? Freezin' for a reason
(02/15/05 6:00am)
The annual Polar Plunge makes its way to Madison's Lake Monona Saturday. The cold-water dive raises money for Special Olympics and also lets participants face their fears and test their limits in a challenging-but eminently harmless-environment.
UW fails to close out third
(02/08/05 6:00am)
The fourth-ranked Badgers ended their seven-game winning streak this weekend by posting a two-game split against border rival Minnesota.
Chemical Brothers 'Push' techno
(01/28/05 6:00am)
Chemical Brothers
California squid bring terror to U.S.
(01/28/05 6:00am)
You may have read the news brief in last Friday's Cardinal detailing two bizarre incidents in California involving dead squid: Hundreds of the tentacled critters washed up on an Orange County beach last Thursday, while just up the coast on the very same day, a semi hauling frozen squid overturned, blocking the road and bringing down power lines. Though the two were reportedly \unrelated,"" my suspicion was piqued.
Walker seeks governorship
(01/25/05 6:00am)
Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker announced Monday that he will challenge Gov. Jim Doyle in the 2006 gubernatorial election.
Actors 'In Good Company'
(01/20/05 6:00am)
One of the myriad throwaway bits in Steven Soderbergh's underwhelming \Ocean's Twelve"" involved a humorously self-conscious cameo by Topher Grace, in which he confessed to ""walking through that Dennis Quaid movie."" That sly in-joke is particularly ironic considering that ""In Good Company,"" the wonderful new film from Paul and Chris Weitz of ""American Pie"" and ""About a Boy"" fame, is anchored by a charming, possibly breakthrough performance from Grace which is anything but a walkthrough. ""In Good Company"" deftly weaves the wit of a cynic with a non-intrusive sense of cheeriness evident in a decent Cameron Crowe movie, and ends up being naturally uplifting without sidestepping realism.
The Profits profit from their growing fan base
(12/08/04 6:00am)
Imagine trying to concentrate while scores of college girls repeatedly beg for \Sex at Six"" at the top of their lungs. Should a person give in to the demands, or hold out to make the performance all the more satisfying? The Profits, an independent band comprised of four talented Madison locals, often face this predicament at their concerts.
Rosario Dawson stars in: 'This movie isn't my fault'
(12/07/04 6:00am)
Death hath no aroma like the stench of failure that follows Rosario Dawson's every career move. In her few short years in Hollywood, Dawson has taken roles in flops with greater frequency and consistency than any actor of her generation. And as we approach the halfway point of the decade, Dawson continues to establish herself as the official mascot of failure in the 2000s.
Superstition is the way
(12/06/04 6:00am)
Devin Harris is doing pretty well for himself.
'The Kranks' dampen Christmas cheer
(11/30/04 6:00am)
There is only one person who will legitimately enjoy the stagnant, putrid holiday abomination \Christmas with the Kranks,"" and that is Ben Affleck. Affleck recently starred in another Yuletide atrocity, ""Surviving Christmas,"" a critically panned flop that has now been proven to be only a slight harbinger of 2004's ultimate lump of coal. Thanks to ""Christmas with the Kranks,"" which is not only the worst movie of this year but the worst holiday film ever made, Affleck may find comfort in the fact that his Xmas turkeys, also including ""Reindeer Games,"" resemble masterpieces of filmmaking in comparison to this cinematic cesspool.
How the Democrats can win
(11/18/04 6:00am)
If the Democratic presidential candidate in 2008 is to have any hope of winning, and preferably winning with a governing mandate, we in the Democratic Party need to get over our cowardliness. Sure, we're not afraid to stand up to the Republicans anymore, but we still seem to be afraid to stand up for our own candidates and ideas. We sold out Howard Dean because even though we were inspired by his campaign, we had no confidence in our ability to go out and not just win votes but actually convince people that his ideas were better than those of George W. Bush. As a result, we dumped Dean and embraced the uninspiring, flip-flopping John Kerry, who we thought would be more electable.
Some turkeys worth sparing
(11/18/04 6:00am)
At the White House each November, the president traditionally grants a pardon to the Thanksgiving turkey that would have been eaten. This shows the lighthearted, good nature of a president who would never kill a turkey that hasn't been convicted with DNA evidence. But when movie studios produce turkeys, they rarely let them live for long. Films unapproved by John Q. Public don't last long in theaters, unwatched TV shows get pulled and unpurchased CDs inspire bands to break up.
Portrait of the Actor as another genre
(11/12/04 6:00am)
Hollywood has gone a bit crazy lately. Jamie Foxx might make it worse.
