What can you find in this week's Isthmus? Highlights from the latest issue follow:
- Judith Davidoff interviews Dan Savage as his sex advice column returns home to Madison.
- Joe Tarr reports on Mayor Paul Soglin's fears for State Street retail.
- Marc Eisen looks at how Epic's attempts to protect its intellectual property are scaring local entrepreneurs.
- Alan Talaga takes aim at Wisconsin's incarceration addiction.
- Laura Jones profiles Amy Marshall, the new managing director of Children's Theater of Madison.
- Gwen Rice enjoys the ensemble numbers in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat at Overture Center.
- Gwen Rice is captivated by the title character in University Theatre's Helen, artfully directed by Shannon Davis.
- Alan Talaga takes a look at the popular John Oliver, who is bringing his stinging satire to the Orpheum.
- Joe Engle interviews Shane O'Neill, a Madison expat who throws performance-art parties in New York and is returning home for a pair of shows.
- Ben Munson takes a look at hip-hop non-sequiturs shared by Riff Raff, who is performing at the Majestic.
- Marjorie Baumgarten finds that The Homesman upends traditional Western film expectations.
- IsthmusParents.com: Shelby Deering interviews Molly Barker, founder of the popular Girls on the Run program.
- Linda Falkenstein locates the latest version of King of Falafel at a gas station on Park Street.
- Linda Falkenstein finds holiday presents for the fur-babies.
- Savage Love responds to a woman with a "lifetime of genital embarrassment."
- David Petroff defends the political speech of pro athletes.
