What can you find in this week's Isthmus? Highlights from the latest issue follow:
- Denise Thornton reports on the UW-Madison's groundbreaking work in the field of sleep.
- Watchdog: A look into the mayor's decision to eliminate job of popular bike-safety coordinator.
- Alicia Yager looks into the city of Madison's grand plans for East Washington Avenue.
- Larry Kaufmann sets some ground rules for whether trains make sense in Dane County.
- Jennifer Smith reports on the state of Madison Ballet after a difficult period, and on the eve of its Nutcracker.
- Emily Mills previews the Wisconsin Union Theater performance of the choral group Cantus, whose program "All Is Calm" recalls an unlikely World War I truce.
- Rich Albertoni checks in with the jam rockers of Steez on the eve of its annual Last Day of Class Mustache Bash.
- Jessica Steinhoff talks to the seminal ska group Mustard Plug about its ongoing success.
- Dean Robbins says that Carrie Fisher turns her pain into hilarious comedy in Wishful Drinking on HBO.
- Kenneth Burns reviews Women Without Men, a mournful meditation on Iranian women at the time of the 1953 coup, and Michael Wilmington says The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader is almost overwhelmed by its special effects.
- Raphael Kadushin tries out 43 North, the latest Muramoto-related restaurant.
- Marcelle Richards whips up a Burnt Sugar Rum Soufflé that's not hard to make -- honest.
- Don't get lost getting to the Lost City David Medaris tries out a new interactive map of the UW Arboretum that caters to birdwatchers, researchers, and the casual visitor.
- Tell All: A parent insists on giving kids their Facebook privacy.