A & E
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To the artists
Madison’s artistic community faces an uncertain future in the face of the pandemic. Arts and culture editor Catherine Capellaro reflects on the years of covering the rich scene. Read more
Dennis Chandler
You’ve got time
Dennis Chandler’s “The Devil Takes One and Other Stories” is a meandering visit to small-town Wisconsin. Read more
Mar 24, 2020
Magical season
“We Ride Upon Sticks” is a rollicking second novel from UW-Madison professor Amy Quan Barry, featuring a girls’ field hockey team. Read more
Mar 23, 2020
Students speak out
Student voices have largely been absent from the on-again-off-again saga of the Taliesin architecture school’s closing. Now some of them are speaking up, with tales of intimidation and abuse of power. Read more
Mar 19, 2020
Ross Zentner
Dark stages
Union stagehands are hit hard as all the crew work evaporated over the last week. Artistic directors and theater companies are reacting to the COVID-19 outbreak with sadness and compassion. Read more
Mar 19, 2020
Isolation exercises
Unfortunately many of our usual fitness and conditioning routines involve other people and sweaty vinyl. It’s a problem. Read more
Mar 19, 2020
Flower power
Fellow Flowers, a women’s running brand that sells apparel, is even more concerned with motivation. Founder Mel Charbonneau of McFarland aims to encourage women of all ages and ability levels. Read more
Mar 12, 2020
Debut novel derailed by coronavirus
Laurie Dennis hoped her work of historical fiction on the founder of the Ming Dynasty would be released during the Chinese lunar new year celebrations. But the release of "The Lacquered Talisman" is delayed by the spreading pandemic. Read more
Mar 12, 2020
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Unsettling debut
Kate Elizabeth Russell, an author who recently moved to Madison, has been riding a rollercoaster since the announcement of her debut novel, “My Dark Vanessa.” Read more
Mar 12, 2020
5:00 AM
Marc Glazer
Peter Pan grows up
Children’s Theater of Madison’s production of the beloved children’s classic “Peter Pan” avoids the cringey stereotypes and replaces the “Indians” with strong, independent girls. Read more
Mar 12, 2020
4:59 AM
Jonathan Raymond Popp
Comedy of fertility
Part stand-up routine and part family drama, “Expecting Isabel,” at the Bartell Theatre, explores the comedy and pathos of one couple’s journey to parenthood. Read more
Mar 12, 2020
4:59 AM
Beyond shame
Author and Lutheran pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber brings her sex-positive sermon to Madison’s Bethel Lutheran Church on March 12. Read more
Mar 5, 2020
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The Imagists take MMoCA
Another generous gift from Mark and Judy Bednar means the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art now houses 279 works from the Chicago Imagists. The museum will extend the run of this exhibit through September due to COVID-19. Read more
Mar 5, 2020
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