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Finally, a brilliant queer TV Comedy: ‘A League of Their Own’

By Sylvia Miller | Dec. 9, 2022

“A League of Their Own” is a period sports comedy-drama television series co-created by Will Graham and Abbi Jacobson. This rendition of the 1992 movie “A League of Their Own,” which featured Madonna, Rosie O'Donnell, Tom Hanks and other stars, is wonderfully done and has a new explicit feature: queerness. The 2022 series stars Abbi Jacobson, D’Arcy Carden and Chanté Adams from “Broad City,” “A Good Place” and “Roxanne Roxanne,” respectively. 

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The Cardinal’s 2022 Playlist

By The Daily Cardinal | Dec. 8, 2022

Writers submitted their favorite tracks released in 2022.

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The Cardinal’s Best of 2022

By Hope Karnopp , Anupras Mohapatra , Mackenzie Moore , Joyce Riphagen , Brenna Rea , Jeffrey Brown , Drake White-Bergey , Noah Fellinger , Lauren Aguila , Zoe Kukla , Annika Bereny , Shu Lan Schaut , Spencer Ball , Sophia Ross , Ace Filter , Alex Clark and Vee Sridhar | Dec. 8, 2022

The team reports back on their favorite movies, music and more from the year.

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The Tudor Holiday Dinners returned with success

By Breanna Bylak | Dec. 7, 2022

After a two-year hiatus, the Tudor Holiday Dinners filled Memorial Union’s Great Hall with feasts and festivities Nov. 30 to Dec. 4.

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‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ flew into the hearts of audiences

By Breanna Bylak | Dec. 7, 2022

Fun, trust and stardust: the recipe to a stellar show.

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Five Finger Death Punch, Brantley Gilbert rock the Alliant Energy Center

By Jackson Baldus | Dec. 6, 2022

The Alliant Energy Center was a popular destination for Madisonians looking for a night out on Friday, Dec. 2. The arena was nearly full by the time the show kicked off, with seats packed all the way to the back of the venue. The double-feature tour that passed through Madison brings together two unassuming acts — bro-country star Brantley Gilbert and metal legends Five Finger Death Punch. 

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‘Glass Onion’ shows Rian Johnson is good at his job, Netflix isn’t

By Jeffrey Brown | Dec. 5, 2022

With a theatrical run limited to just one week and in under 700 theaters, Netflix prevented one of the year’s best films from the reception it deserved.

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Colleen Hoover’s series ‘It Ends With Us’’ portrays abuse with scary accuracy

By Vee Sridhar | Dec. 2, 2022

We’re all just people who do bad things. 

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‘It’s really timeless music’: A Q&A with Steely Dane’s Dave Adler

By Hope Karnopp | Nov. 30, 2022

Steely Dane is not your average tribute band. Their fourteen musicians fill the stage with multiple keyboards, a horn section and backup vocalists committed to reproducing Donald Fagen and Walter Becker’s signature sound. 

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Rainbow Kitten Surprise (finally!) returns to Madison

By Joyce Riphagen | Nov. 30, 2022

Alternative indie-rock band Rainbow Kitten Surprise will return to Madison for the first time since 2019, performing a sold out show at the Sylvee on Sunday. 

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‘Andor’ is light years ahead of other ‘Star Wars’ TV shows

By Noah Fellinger | Nov. 25, 2022

Since the critically acclaimed first season of “The Mandalorian'' debuted on Disney Plus in late 2019, succeeding Star Wars shows have fallen into a familiar pattern — overindulgent cameos, mediocre writing and artificial sets. I assumed showrunner Tony Gilroy’s 2022 show “Andor'' would be much the same — imagine my excitement when I was proven wrong.

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Act A Lady: Navigating identity in respect to the performing arts

By Ace Filter | Nov. 21, 2022

Bartell Theater’s newest queer-centered production “Act A Lady” graced the stage earlier this month in a flourish of feathers and exaggerated French accents. The production presents a real mind-bending viewing experience. 

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Gotta patch these bugs! A review of ‘Pokémon Scarlet and Violet’

By Jackson Baldus | Nov. 21, 2022

Read about the good, the bad and the ugly in the latest entry to the series.

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Album Review: The Backseat Lovers ‘Waiting to Spill’

By Franchesca Reuter | Nov. 21, 2022

 We’ve been waiting to spill that this album rocks.

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A conversation with Daryl Hall

By Jeffrey Brown | Nov. 19, 2022

Half of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame duo Hall and Oates, Daryl Hall is on tour and spoke with The Daily Cardinal ahead of his Nov. 27 show in Madison.

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Why is Colleen Hoover slaying so hard right now?!

By Sylvia Miller | Nov. 17, 2022

Colleen Hoover is dominating the New York Times Best Seller list with seven of her novels in the top 10 spots for the Paperback Trade Fiction category. She has sold over 20 million books. Her best-seller “It Ends With Us,” has been on the list for 78 weeks straight. 

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It’s Magdalena Bay’s Mercurial World, we’re just living in it

By Ella Cunz | Nov. 16, 2022

Synth-pop duo Magdalena Bay brought the crowd with them on a journey into their surreal hyper-online multiverse of secrets on Nov. 6. Originally from Miami, the group is now based in Los Angeles, where they have gained a cult-like following from fans captured by their mixed media approach to creating. 

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‘Pretty Woman’: a show for the surface-level watcher.

By Breanna Bylak | Nov. 16, 2022

The “Pretty Woman” Broadway tour came to the Overture Center in downtown Madison from Oct. 18 to 23 and served as an entertaining way to spend an evening.

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Drugdealer deals tunes at the Sett

By Jackson Baldus | Nov. 16, 2022

The stage was “Sett” on Friday night as a crowd composed of hipsters warmed up in Union South, anxiously anticipating what would be an unforgettable show. Wisconsin Union Directorate’s (WUD) latest concert brought in a sizable group of fans.

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Gangubai: from pawn to player

By Sanjeev Anand | Nov. 15, 2022

Bollywood film "Gangubai Kathiawadi" reminds us that legends can emerge from society’s castaways.