What can you find in this week's Isthmus? Highlights from the latest issue follow:
- Ever wonder what Isthmus readers look like? Find out in our self-portrait photo contest.
- Judith Davidoff reports on the lack of services provided exonerated prisoners.
- Matt Hrodey explores whether Wisconsin jobs will come back.
- Ruth Conniff does battle with the credit card industry over the holiday season.
- Jay Rath checks in with Madison Ballet, which like so many arts groups is working through tough times.
- Rich Albertoni has the lowdown on Isthmus Band to Band Combat, the contest that lets fans choose the best in Madison music.
- Jessica Steinhoff previews an Orpheum performance by Social Distortion, the 1970s punk band that's still out there rockin'.
- Dean Robbins promises to stop watching Kardashian shows, except for E!'s Kourtney & Kim Take New York.
- Kenneth Burns says the sad romance Weekend is perhaps the best gay-themed film he's seen, and Scott Renshaw declares The Muppets an endlessly entertaining delight.
- Kyle Nabilcy heads west and manifests his sausage destiny at Bison Jack's.
- Matt Mullins offers several cures for keeping veggies around all winter.
- Michana Buchman discovers games you can't plug in, at I'm Board.
- Jason Joyce discusses the avalanche of new stats for quarterbacks.
- Tell All readers warn Penn State to go back where they came from.
