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Best Entertainment of 2018: Music

There’s no doubt that 2018 was an uneasy yet exciting year for Kanye West fans. A lot went down, but let’s focus on an obvious high point: KIDS SEE GHOSTS. Kid Cudi and Kanye West have been a favorite duo for hip-hop-loving millennials, so expectations for this project were high. However, it’s hard to know what to expect with those two. KSG lived up to the iconic statuses of both Cudi and West while exploring new creative territories. Many artists in 2018 have been sticking to the short album trend, and at only 23 minutes long, KSG is no exception. Despite being comprised of only seven precise tracks, the album thematically spans years of volatile controversies and mental health challenges for both artists. The album is an awakening, a fresh start for Cudi and West. Artistically and emotionally in sync at this stage in their careers, the two try to heal their mental health and perhaps a once-fragmented friendship. On the standout track “Freeee,” West and Cudi yell with liberation: “I don’t feel pain anymore/ Guess what baby, I feel free.” The album has a lot of themes involving criticism and self-control, which is played-out through the album with music that feels chaotic at some points and incredibly meticulous at others. -Molly Carmichael

Best Entertainment of 2018: Film

“Well ... that ain’t good,” the shooter proclaims of the bullet holes in his hat — and his forehead. Such morose writing would, in any other instance, draw breathless moviegoers to the edge of their seat; consistent to the directors’ natural flair, though, we need only laugh at the existential gag’s matter-of-fact delivery. Yes, Joel and Ethan Coen return to the big screen in Netflix’s (medium screen?) release of their newest film, “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.” Tracing the independent anthologies of six vignettes in the American West with grit, irony, tongue-in-cheek humor and a varied cast of peculiar, well-spoken souls doomed to wander the duo’s gifted minds, the two-hour film demands multiple rewatches.

Best Entertainment of 2018: Literature

Based on actual historical characters, “Never Anyone But You” is narrated by Marcel Moore. Published in June 2018, Thomson sets his eye on the biographies of two pioneering female French surrealists to create a moving fiction that navigates same-sex love and self-transformation in a time when women’s voices were just starting to be heard.

Off the beaten path jobs for people not ready to start sitting at a desk

Entering the real world of 9-to-5 work days and commuting through traffic day-in and day-out is a scary thought. I know I’m not ready for it yet.

Sex Out Loud offers tons of opportunities for UW students to get involved and help spread the word about having safe sex.

Sex Column: Toys and Tools

Why do we use toys?

Local Student Shocked by Lack Of Pothole Presence on Ballot

UW Madison sophomore Fineas Anpherb was reportedly lost for words Election Day evening after discovering that there was in fact no referendum on Wisconsin’s infamously poor road conditions.

Kamasi Washington delivers stunning jazz performance, though venue lacks magic

“We’re more similar than we are different, but the differences we do have are beautiful.”

Howard's layup in overtime gives Wisconsin the 65-64 win over IUPUI

The Wisconsin Badgers women’s basketball team (4-0) managed to squeeze out a tough 65-64 win in overtime over the IUPUI Jaguars to achieve their first 4-0 start since the 2006-2007 season.

Why Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's economic 'struggles' matter

Every so often, I hear someone joke that if you compliment a woman on her dress, there’s a 95 percent chance she will respond, “Thanks, it has pockets!”

The real history of Thanksgiving

Ah, yes. Temperatures are dropping, turkeys are gobbling in the distance and the smell of pumpkin pie lifts the spirits. Thanksgiving has become an iconic American holiday, ingrained into the modern way of life since the days of the hand-shaped paper turkey crafts made in kindergarten.

Artist wants us to remember that we’ve all been ‘strangers in a strange land’

As the sun sets on Langdon St., the words “1492 Never Ends” beam from the upper window of Hillel UW.

Cardinal Picks: ‘Homegoing’ is an unbroken line to the past

This month's “Cardinal Pick” drew inspiration from one of my English classes. My goal for this column was to spend attention solely on women of color, because I wanted to create a space where the voices of these writers could be heard.

Cardinal View: Financial aid a good first step toward socioeconomic diversity, more support needed

Do you remember the day you got your financial aid award?

Street Pulse Newspaper: The voice of Madison’s homeless community

The streets of Madison are lined with sleeping bags pushed against cement walls and bodies huddled against the biting Wisconsin cold — people without a place to call home.

Baraboo School District investigating students shown giving Nazi salute in picture

The Baraboo School District is investigating a photo released on social media showing dozens of its high school students giving what appears to be a Nazi salute on the steps of the Sauk County Courthouse.

March For Our Lives Madison member Simone Williams opened the vigil with a few words regarding the shooting in Thousand Oaks, California. 

Real-time election day emotions from a college student

6:36 PM. Some of the first polls on the east coast have closed. The anticipation of the Blue Wave is high tonight. Days, weeks, and months have been dedicated to getting out the vote, and it all comes down to this chilly November Tuesday. Whether it be Joe Biden rallying on campus or Beto O’Rourke travelling to every Texas county, voters have been mobilizing across the nation. Now, it’s the moment of truth. Feeling: The hype is real.

Zoo’s new polar bears offer ‘adorable’ distraction from climate change effects

The recent addition to Madison’s Henry Vilas Zoo, Arctic Passage, has left local “animal lovers,” and the rest of the zoo’s unsuspecting and indifferent “bystander-type” visitors, starstruck.