What can you find in this week's Isthmus? Highlights from the latest issue follow:
- Annual Manual: Readers choose Madison's Favorites in our annual poll, ranging from beer to bands to boutiques; Linda Falkenstein digs into the MPD blotter to prove that the city is as weird as ever; a set of maps highlight historical tidbits from around the city; and, a complete listing of restaurants and resources.
- Are You Ready for Some Bucky? In anticipation of this weekend's opening game against the LSU Tigers in Houston, we help you prep for a season's worth of Wisconsin Badgers football, everything from where to park your bike to how to "Jump Around." Plus coach Twitter feeds (real and fake), tailgating and more.
- Judith Davidoff travels to Chicago to report on oral arguments on Wisconsin's same-sex marriage ban.
- Joe Tarr talks to Brad Clark, who says he was forced out as Madison City Channel director.
- Joe Tarr reports that Urban Land Interest hopes to buy the King Street building that has housed Isthmus for 22 years.
- Alan Talaga combs through another release of John Doe documents.
- Jessica Steinhoff examines Jason S. Yi's new installation at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art.
- Laura Jones praises the lovely singing in Four Seasons Theatre's production of Kiss Me, Kate.
- John W. Barker ponders the potent sounds performed at the 2014 Token Creek Chamber Music Festival.
- Julia Burke peeks inside House of Love, a house-music celebration that takes place at Jolly Bob's every Saturday.
- Holly Henschen discusses the Secret Sisters' path to the limelight in advance of their show at the Majestic Theatre.
- Dean Robbins is dazzled by an ambitious History Channel miniseries on Houdini.
- Scott Renshaw explains how Ghostbusters inspired him to become a film critic as a 30th-anniversary rerelease of the movie hits the big screen.
- Josh Kupecki says Brendan Gleeson nails his role as a priest turned private eye in Calvary.
- Kyle Nabilcy visits downtown's Cento, and comes away impressed with chef Michael Pruitt's way with Italian cuisine.
- From the Ring Game to WisCon, Julia Burke find that Madison is a welcoming home for progressive geek culture.
- Tell All advises a man upset by sex parties in the neighbors' hot tub.
- David Petroff empathizes with athletic directors, who are suddenly having to deal with student-athletes' use of social media.
