What can you find in this week's Isthmus? Highlights from the latest issue follow:
- Mary Ellen Bell gets to know the Madison Police Department's special canine unit.
- Judith Davidoff reports on Madison's plans to explore the use of body cameras for city police.
- Judith Davidoff catches up with Ludell Swenson, a man with disabilities who was forced to move from his downtown apartment.
- Noah Phillips tracks the turkey boom across Madison.
- Dave Cieslewicz thinks it's time to start over on Judge Doyle Square.
- Gwen Rice says American Players Theatre's production of The Doctor's Dilemma is a fascinating examination of medical ethics.
- Jennifer A. Smith praises the way American Players Theatre blurs the line between history and fiction in its production of Travesties.
- Marie Loeffler interviews composer John Harbison about the 25th edition of the Token Creek Music Festival, which celebrates the legacy of C.P.E. Bach.
- Julia Burke chats with Gabe Burdulis, an award-winning 18-year-old performer deciding between an education at Berklee School of Music and real-world experience in the Nashville music industry.
- Jessica Steinhoff listens to four surprise-filled tracks by Deer Tick, the rock band headlining the next Live on King Street.
- Dean Robbins is awed by this year's Emmy nominees.
- Scott Renshaw says If I Live is a powerful and unconventional teen romance.
- Kimberley Jones complains that most of the characters are indistinguishable in the football drama When the Game Stands Tall.
- Linda Falkenstein finds some different Thai dishes at Monsoon Siam.
- Andre Darlington loves the new wines from Down Under.
- Close to Home: Andy Moore has big shoes at his front door.
- Tell All snaps at a woman who hates email and texting.
- Michael Popke cheers on area high school swimming powerhouses.
