What can you find in this week's Isthmus? Highlights from the latest issue follow:
- Make plans for the 2013 Wisconsin Book Festival with a guide detailing the schedule and speakers, running October 17-20.
- Jay Rath explores the uptick in bedbug infestations.
- Judith Davidoff reports how Mary Burke announced her candidacy for governor.
- Joe Tarr reports on a possible third location for the Willy Street Co-op.
- Marc Eisen discusses how UW campus-related tech ventures are on the upswing.
- Bruce Murphy considers the downfall of Dennis Smith, former secretary of the Department of Health Services, who was done in by sex and politics.
- Kenneth Burns, Becky Holmes, Rosemary Zurlo-Cuva and Julia Burke discuss four new books with ties to southern Wisconsin.
- Gwen Rice finds bittersweet drama in University Theatre's Dancing at Lughnasa, a tale about a family grappling with change in 1930s Ireland.
- Katie Reiser is intrigued by both old and new elements in the UW Dance Department's concert Transit, featuring works by professor Jin-Wen Yu.
- Brent Stewart discusses several events helping local performers establish connections to the music industry.
- Joshua M. Miller chats with Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo, who's bringing his new band to the High Noon Saloon.
- Dean Robbins happily follows ABC's Once Upon a Time in Wonderland down the rabbit hole.
- Kenneth Burns scrutinizes the satire of Escape From Tomorrow's dark portrayal of Walt Disney World.
- Scott Renshaw says the seafaring drama Captain Phillips may contain "the best single moment of Tom Hanks' acting career."
- André Darlington finds a tempting mix of Wisconsin and Peruvian cuisine at the new State Street version of Crandall's.
- Bob Jacobson reports on the rise of Madison's ping pong community.
- Dan Seiter sees Badger women's hockey heat up the ice.
