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(10/25/04 6:00am)
Everyone who said Ben Affleck couldn't do worse than \Gigli""
was lying to themselves. He's killed patriotism in ""Pearl
Harbor,"" science fiction in ""Phantoms,"" and even sexual freedom
in ""Chasing Amy."" It was past time for him to assault another
film genre, which he does by turning against the holidays in
""Surviving Christmas."" True to form, the film is an abysmal stab
at being a Christmas classic, sucking the holiday spirit out of an
audience faster than the Grinch ever could.
(10/19/04 6:00am)
Yes, the UW football team sits comfortably at No. 6 in both the
Associated Press and Bowl Championship Series polls. Yes, their
defense has given up the fewest points in the country and is No. 2
in total defense. Yes, you can believe the hype--it's so much fun
to speculate, and this team is going somewhere very sunny and warm
in January. But put down the suntan lotion for just a second, would
you? No one wants to see you in that Speedo anyway, sheesh.
(10/14/04 6:00am)
In \Maria Full of Grace,"" a 17-year-old Colombian girl
(Catalino Sandino Moreno) carries 60-odd pellets of cocaine to
America in her stomach alongside the fetus of her newly-conceived
child. This debut feature film by Joshua Marsten explores the
effects on the supply side of the drug trade through the simple
story of a mule, Maria Alvarez.
(10/05/04 6:00am)
A cool autumn evening, many years ago...
(09/13/04 6:00am)
\Clerks"" is now 10 years old. That fact will make a lot of
people feel old, a lot of people feel nostalgic and some people
probably won't care. But for better or for worse, it's clear in
hindsight that Kevin Smith's first film helped usher in a new breed
of movies filled with pop-culture references and sexually perverse
dialogue. ""Clerks"" was also a major contributor to the
independent film craze of the 1990s. The movie was practically born
into cult status, and it's surprising that what Smith officially
announced a few days ago didn't happen sooner: A ""Clerks"" sequel
is in the works, at this point titled ""The Passion of the
Clerks.""
(08/30/04 6:00am)
After 10 straight seasons with Kevin Cosgrove calling the shots
on defense, the Badgers will have a new coach roaming the sidelines
this year. While he did a great job during his tenure at Wisconsin,
Cosgrove left room for improvement for incoming defensive
coordinator Bret Bielema, who spent the last two seasons as Kansas
State's co-defensive coordinator.
(04/09/04 6:00am)
Hollywood is short on action heroes right now. Sylvester
Stallone's career has been over since the '90s. Vin Diesel seems to
be avoiding making another hit at any cost. And Arnold
Schwarzenegger has traded sunglasses for neckties. But one gigantic
man with expressive eyebrows is standing out now as the bearer of
the macho torch. And with \Walking Tall,"" we get a third taste of
what could be an exciting action career for The Rock.
(04/08/04 6:00am)
Any college kid who sees the light of a weekend day before 2
p.m. is likely one of three things: sadly devoid of non-academic
entertainment, scornful of sleep in general or just incredibly
dedicated to the glories of breakfast. In Madison, the latter
description may best apply. Our campus area has a plethora of
excellent diners-as well as not-so-greasy spoons-that will more
than fulfill your morning (or afternoon) hankerings for something
more than cereal.
(02/25/04 6:00am)
\You've heard Juicy?"" Kendall Meade is genuinely surprised that
I had heard of her first band. Now the songwriter and lead singer
of the variable lineups of Mascott, she is much more warm over the
phone than most-joking and laughing, self depricating and far more
understanding of her interviewer calling later than he should be.
Even the name Mascott comes out of modesty.
(02/12/04 6:00am)
This coming weekend brings a holiday that has different meanings
to everyone. Some think its significance is inflated by Hallmark
while others view it as a day to pamper their significant others
with love. Regardless of the meaning behind Valentine's Day, the
day is represented with infinite material objects such as stuffed
teddy bears, sentimental cards, and of course, candy.
(01/27/04 6:00am)
My fellow Badgers, as we reconvene upon this great university
after a month free of arduous essays and malevolent midterms, the
time has come for me, your appointed Tuesday purveyor of wisdom,
witticisms and candid observations, to deliver my semesterly State
of the University Address.
(11/20/03 6:00am)
It is the day after Thanksgiving. The kitchen is in ruins,
random family members are passed out in the living room due to
overindulgences of various kinds and you feel like even looking at
another slice of pumpkin pie will make your pants size skyrocket.
Still, that does not stop you from opening the fridge and deciding
you really should make good use out of all those leftovers-and
soon. But wait: Instead of slapping dried-out, days-old turkey
between two halves of a leftover dinner roll and eating cranberry
sauce straight out of the can, check out some area chefs'
suggestions for using up your Thanksgiving extras. After all, you
cannot live on mashed potato sandwiches for a week straight.
(11/20/03 6:00am)
Maybe your procrastination is forcing you to study for the next
two weeks straight. Or your boss has scheduled you to work
Thanksgiving break. Perhaps you just cannot stand your entire
extended family asking you, \What's your major? How old are you,
again?"" for the zillionth time. Whatever the reason, you aren't
going home for Thanksgiving.
(11/03/03 6:00am)
My Halloween costume was a bust. I went as a mattress. When I
started trying to hollow it out, I discovered that today's
mattresses aren't simply stuffed with cornhusks or loved ones' hair
like they were in the good old days. They're held together with
hundreds of tenacious steel wires. I spent hours with a pair of
bolt cutters, finally clearing out a human-shaped space amongst the
rusty tangle.
(09/25/03 6:00am)
With more and more swaths of State Street real estate being
bought by national and international chain stores, it's becoming
more and more difficult for local businesses to have any success.
As an example, look on the two-block strip of State between Lake
Street and Gilman Street; where one will discover no less than
seven national chain stores vying for consumer dollars.
(04/24/03 6:00am)
With this weekend's NFL Draft coming up, The Daily Cardinal
Sports desk asked its crack team of NFL experts to produce its very
own mock draft. Here are the results.
(02/28/03 6:00am)
Fame has always been a confusing concept to me: ordinary people
become known across the world by millions, making them
extraordinary. It's not that they're so much better looking than
the rest of us, or that they're so much more talented. Somewhere
along the line, however they received the gift of fame, causing
others to become obsessed with them for no good reason.
(02/27/03 6:00am)
Let's be clear about one thing: John Thomson gathers lichen, not
moss.
(01/30/03 6:00am)
About 25 miles to the south and west of Madison lies Mount
Horeb, the eccentric small town best known to outsiders as the
Mustard capitol of the world and the birthplace of Chronic Wasting
Disease.
(01/21/03 6:00am)
Ask Berman, Madden, or even J.B and the gang, and they'll
probably all get it wrong.
