What can you find in this week's Isthmus? Highlights from the latest issue follow:
- Joe Tarr investigates Madison's gangs and speaks with former members who escaped them.
- Judith Davidoff reports on the end of "Don't ask, don't tell" by Wisconsin soldiers.
- Denise Thornton reports on how the first-ever study on Madison's gardening scene netted surprising findings.
- Jack Craver argues that politics and prison don't mix.
- Laurie Stark runs down her favorite options in Madison nightlife.
- Sandy Rucker has the lowdown on the Madison Symphony Orchestra's season debut, which features Andre Watts playing Grieg's Piano Concerto in A Minor.
- Rich Albertoni checks in with Tthe Grasshoppers, a Madison band that plays reggae- and blues-inflected rock.
- Jessica Steinhoff previews a performance by legendary Americana artist John Hiatt.
- Dean Robbins says NBC's Up All Night brings a fresh feel to an age-old sitcom premise.
- Kenneth Burns says the 10-hour Holocaust documentary Shoah provokes strange reactions, while Beats Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest is an entertaining look at the 1990s hip-hop group.
- Andre Darlington finds plenty to feed on State Street after midnight.
- Close to Home: Andy Moore remembers a houseful of college roommates.
- Tell All: Porn's not so bad, according to readers.