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GAME ON
A quest to see all 351 NCAA Division I b’ball teams.
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SHOO-INS
Only four of 37 Dane County Board seats are being contested.
BILL LUEDERS
BECKY HOLMES 31 BOOKS ALTHOUGH BECKY HOLMES, who profiles poet Rita Mae Reese this week, has been a voracious reader for all of her life, she doesn’t actually own many books. “I’m a big fan of the library and get 99% of my books from Madison Public Library,” says Holmes, who is an editor of a UW research project. She also confesses that her reading has declined recently because there are so many great TV shows to watch. “I really just like good stories and good writing, and TV has been delivering that recently.”
LUNCH MONEY
East’s noon-hour bank teaches financial literacy.
15 COVER STORY
11 SCIENCE
BILL LUEDERS first covered a Wisconsin Supreme Court race in 1996, when Patrick Crooks defeated Ralph Adam Fine. Since then, he’s covered 14 other Supreme Court races, most of them for Isthmus. He wrote this week’s cover story about the race between Rebecca Bradley and JoAnne Kloppenburg for the seat held by Crooks until his death last year.
EMPTY NESTERS
Climate change shifts birds’ breeding ranges.
12 OPINION
NO VOTE FOR YOU
GOP changing rules to keep opponents from the polls.
Camp Bingo
15 COVER STORY
JUDICIAL JOUSTING
Supreme Court contest is a study in contrasts.
21 RECREATION
TAKE A HIKE!
Nonprofit nature group offers 220 guided field trips.
23-26 FOOD & DRINK
Sun., March 20, Sheraton Hotel, 1-5 pm With its “Classy and Trashy” theme, this is definitely not your grandmother’s bingo. We have it on good authority that this campy fundraiser for AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin, with costume contest, trivia and raffle, is the most fun you’ll ever have with a card and daubers.
ALL SHÜK UP
Banzo expands to Willy Street.
Keep looking up!
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Wed., March 23, UW Washburn Observatory, 7:30-9:30 pm
DANCING WITH THE STARS
After being closed for nearly two years, the Washburn Observatory is again open for public viewing. Join your fellow star gazers for a free peek at the heavens through the 15.6 refracting telescope.
Tenacious Badgers reach NCAA tournament.
30 MUSIC
ROAD WARRIOR
Hard-touring Josh Harty is ready to settle down.
JENTRI COLELLO 23 FOOD & DRINK JENTRI COLELLO, who photographed the new Banzo Shük on Willy Street for a review, had a chance last week to watch three chefs work up close while documenting a Chef Week event at Pizza Brutta. Working among the chefs was “a bit of a dance at first,” Colello says. “I can’t be too passive while I look for different angles, but I have to be swift and discreet enough to keep from interrupting a moment I want to catch.” She wound up with 250 to 300 images, some of which you can see at Isthmus.com.
31 BOOKS
MOUTH OF THE SOUTH
The Book of Hulga pays tribute to Flannery O’Connor.
30 STAGE
TORNADO WARNING
CTM’s Wizard of Oz will blow you away.
32 SCREENS
SPELLBOUND
Embrace of the Serpent is a dark, enigmatic journey.
40 EMPHASIS
NEUTRAL TERRITORY
NASCAR on ice Fri.-Sun., March 18-20, Verona Ice Arena, starting at 8 am
Watch the Olympic stars of tomorrow as fair Verona welcomes back the US Speedskating Short Track Age Class Nationals. The next Apollo Ohno could be among those whizzing around the track at breakneck speeds. Whiplash pick of the week.
The Home Market sells classic decor, with a few twists.
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A lot has changed over the past 21 years in the Schenk-Atwood neighborhood, but one constant is the annual flea market at the former vaudeville palace with the starry ceiling. Vendors will be selling antiques, jewelry, glassware, pottery, curios, concert posters and much more.
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Jason Ilstrup thumbs through tickets of NCAA men’s basketball games he’s been to. His goal is to see all 351 Division I teams play.
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Jason Ilstrup appears to be a sensible guy. He served in the Peace Corps, graduated from law school and is general manager of HotelRED. So why, in the name of James Naismith, would he be on a seemingly endless quest to witness every NCAA Division I men’s basketball team play? We’re not talking about visiting every college hoops venue in the country. That would be simple. No, this is more masochistic. This is about sitting through Portland vs. Northern Iowa in the middle of winter in a three-quarters-empty arena. “Why am I doing this? That question comes up a lot,” Ilstrup, 39, says as he sifts through a thick, colorful pile of ticket stubs dating back to the early 2000s. “Because, for the most part, it’s pure fun.” As he prepares to head to his 14th consecutive NCAA men’s basketball tournament, this year at Scottrade Center in St. Louis, he has 253 of the 351 NCAA Division I teams under his belt. That’s almost 75%. Ilstrup’s “odyssey” as he calls it, began after a three-year stint in the Peace Corps, when he and his fellow volunteers decided to reunite every year by attending early rounds of
the NCAA men’s basketball tournament together. After a few years, during which Ilstrup had seen a few dozen teams, he started adding them up. “I wondered: Could I see every team? Is that possible?” he says. “That’s how the next phase of my life began.” He and his very understanding wife, Dane County Assistant District Attorney Rachel Sattler, have no children, and his flexible work schedule makes traveling easy. Because this is Ilstrup’s journey, he plays by his own set of rules. First, he tries not to travel more than five hours for a game; that means he’s become a regular at the Kohl Center, Milwaukee’s BMO Harris Bradley Center, the University of Minnesota’s Williams Arena and the University of Northern Iowa’s UNI-Dome. Second, Ilstrup doesn’t need to stay for the entire game, especially if he has a long drive ahead of him. As a rule of thumb, he’ll sit through five official TV timeouts, which usually take him about four or five minutes into the second half. Time permitting, he’ll eat at local diners before the game and tune in to local sports talk radio programs on the way home. If he’s attending more than one game per trip — taking in an afternoon game and
then driving a couple of hours to a night game is not uncommon on a weekend — he’ll stay in boutique hotels to see how HotelRED stacks up against the competition in other cities. Ilstrup quickly realized that not all college basketball games are created equal. “The underbelly of college basketball is really different than what happens at the Kohl Center,” he says. “When you think of college basketball you think of these full arenas, like the Big Ten, Pac12, SEC. Those games are almost always sold out. But the vast majority of games are like the University of Illinois at Chicago vs. Northern Kentucky, and there are 1,000 people there.” The more teams he checks off his list, the more challenging it becomes for Ilstrup to see the rest. More extensive travel might be required, although he was able to see 10 new teams this season, including North Dakota and Maryland at the Kohl Center. When Ilstrup began his odyssey, the number of Division I teams totaled around 300; today, there are more than 350, and Ilstrup suspects that number will grow — making it nearly impossible for him to predict when he will finally accomplish his mission. “I don’t think I’ll ever be finished,” he says with a laugh. n
Number of NCAA Division I men’s basketball teams: 351 Number of teams Ilstrup has seen play live: 253 Worst game Ilstrup has witnessed: STETSON AT MARQUETTE AT THE BMO HARRIS BRADLEY CENTER, JAN. 27, 2016 Ilstrup’s least-favorite arena: UCLA’S PAULEY PAVILION (PRIOR TO ITS 2010 RENOVATION) Holy grail venues still on Ilstrup’s must-see list: THE PALESTRA IN PHILADELPHIA AND DUKE UNIVERSITY’S CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM Estimated amount of money spent on travel and tickets: $10,000
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Uncontested Most Dane County Board supervisors will be reelected on April 5 BY NATHAN J. COMP
ISTHMUS.COM MARCH 17–23, 2016
Although all 37 seats on the Dane County Board are up for election, only four races are being contested. Even two open seats — Districts 4 and 36, which are being vacated by Kyle Richmond and Cynda Solberg — face no challenges. Newcomers Richard Kilmer, District 4, and Danielle Williams, District 36, run unopposed. But in the four contested races, candidates have been pounding the pavement and knocking on doors. Incumbents in three districts face challengers in the April 5 election: District 1 (a downtown seat, including Capitol Square and east toward Brittingham Park), District 18 (Madison’s north side) and District 28 (Cross Plains and Mount Horeb). District 5, the heavily student populated area around UW-Madison, is the lone open seat that is being contested. There isn’t much variation in terms of where the candidates stand on issues, or even the issues the candidates have identified as priorities. Those hoping to unseat incumbents say the board needs fresh blood and members with experiences that better reflect the county as a whole.
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Rob Dz Franklin
Mary Kolar
District 1 Madison hip-hop musician and educator Rob Dz Franklin hopes to unseat Mary Kolar for the District 1 seat Kolar has held since winning a special election in April 2013. “I got 71% of the vote in my first election, and I wasn’t an incumbent,” she says. “This year, in a three-way primary, I received 66% of the vote. That’s a very strong signal from District 1 voters.” Kolar has more money, more endorsements and more experience than Franklin, but so does everyone else on the board, Franklin says. “If we’re going to have a representative board we need a board that reflects the community,” he says. “There are 37 board members, and only one is a person of color.” Franklin, 42, comes from a nonprofit background, earning between $8 and $10 an hour most of his adult life. He now works at Madison’s Central Library. “When I started working for the city at $15 an hour, I saw what a difference a living wage makes,” he says. “It’s one thing to survive, but people need to live.” Kolar, a Navy veteran who now works at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, is concerned about the environment, especially lakes Mendota and Monona, and reducing government spending while improving services. Franklin says if elected he’ll tackle racial disparities in the criminal justice system and homelessness. “I’m black,” he says. “I have seen the effects of the disparities.” Kolar says she’ll tackle these same issues. “I represent all of District 1,” she says, “even Rob Dz.”
Hayley Young
Angelito Tenorio
District 5 The two candidates vying for the District 5 seat Leland Pan is vacating are Milwaukee natives who would bring different perspectives to the board. Hayley Young, 23, is following in the footsteps of her current boss, state Rep. Melissa Sargent, while her opponent, Angelito Tenorio, 19, entered the race out of the same
sense of duty that compelled him to enlist. “It takes a lot of courage to enlist to protect your country,” he says. “I’d like to bring that same sense of purpose to the county board.” Both count environmental issues among their top priorities. “The biggest thing in District 5 is Lake Mendota,” Young says. Young, who graduated from UW-Madison last May, is a former chair of the College Democrats. She says the leadership skills she’s honed in that role make her a good candidate. “Over the last four years I have educated and engaged students in electoral politics,” she says. “I’ve focused on bringing players to the table to make changes on the margins.” Tenorio is a private first class in the Wisconsin National Guard and an Army ROTC cadet. He says it was the only way he could pay for college. As a Filipino-American, he says he brings a cultural competency the board currently lacks. “I do bring a unique perspective to the board,” he says. Both say racial disparities in the criminal justice system and tenants’ rights are issues they would rally behind if elected. Tenorio says low vacancy rates give landlords too much power over the tenants, especially students. “I want to teach students about the rights they have as tenants.”
a time when 1,000 people will soon be out of work when Oscar Mayer closes. “We might not have a walking path in every park, or enough fish in Cherokee Marsh, but I think bringing jobs is the most important issue.” Tobias says job creation and economic development will be his primary focus. Madison’s north side, he says, has fallen behind other areas of the city, which in recent years have seen vast economic development projects break ground. Ritt calls Oscar Mayer’s leaving town a “tragedy for us all.” “One thing we’re doing at the county level is funding a program called Big Step, which will connect these employees with living wage jobs,” she says. Big Step was launched by County Executive Joe Parisi prior to Ritt’s 2014 election and aims to pair unemployed workers with employers in the trades. “Of course, it’s not an end-all program,” she says. “We definitely need to do more.”
Nikki Jones
John Brixy
District 28 Adam Tobias
Michele Ritt
District 18 Adam Tobias is hoping to appeal to independent voters on Madison’s north side in his attempt to unseat Michele Ritt, a one-term incumbent. “My opponent has labeled me a hardcore conservative,” says the 36-year-old father of two. “Actually, I’m an independent. I don’t see the point of being married to one side or the other.” Ritt has a long list of endorsements and has held seats on many boards and committees. And with 20 years as a special education teacher for the Madison school district, Ritt says she’s got the right chops for the job. “I’m good at listening and bringing people to the table to discuss creative solutions,” she says. Addressing racial disparities is among Ritt’s priorities, as well as protecting the county’s natural resources. “If we don’t protect the environment, not much else matters,” she says. Tobias, however, says Ritt’s focus on quality-of-life issues shows she is out of touch at
Incumbent Nikki Jones is campaigning for the first time. Jones was appointed to District 28 last October to replace Abigail Wuest when she moved out of the district. “I’m truly working for the people in my district,” she says. “I’m working on their agenda, not my own.” Representing an area known as the Gateway to the Driftless Area, Jones says preservation of the county’s natural resources is one of her priorities. “It is a pretty unique area,” she says. Her opponent, John Brixy, didn’t return calls from Isthmus. But according to his campaign literature and website, he currently sits on the Blue Mounds town board and has municipal experience from when he lived in Indiana. Brixy, who sought the county board appointment following Wuest’s departure, lists road maintenance among his priorities. “The county board majority tells us our current priorities should be criminal justice reform, racial equality, gender identity inclusion, mass transit and climate action planning,” according to his website. Brixy argues on his website that residents in his district are more concerned about government spending. n
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Money smarts East High School bank promotes financial literacy among students BY JENNY PEEK
For Tyrone, cashing his checks through financial education, from Ella’s Deli where he works scholarships or volunteering, used to be a hassle. He had to and that sounded like somesign his checks over to his moththing I wanted to be a part of,” er, who would have to cash them says Brendler via email. and then give him the money. In order to apply, Brendler Getting his wages became even had to interview like a teller at more difficult after Tyrone moved any branch would. Once seout of his house because he wasn’t lected, she and her fellow ingetting along with his mom. (Tyterns went through two weeks rone’s last name is being withof training that included class held to protect his privacy.) But discussions on financial literacy thanks to a new Summit Credit and practicing bank tasks in Union branch that opened in his Summit’s mock teller room. school, East High, Tyrone now “Having a credit union in a has control of his own money. high school is a good thing be “It’s a way to let kids manage cause it reaches students who their own money instead of havmay not otherwise have acing to go through their parents,” cess to a financial institution,” Tyrone says of the bank. “Ella’s Brendler says. “High-schoolers Deli doesn’t do direct deposit, so are getting to the age where they The new Summit Credit Union branch at East High, shown here on opening day, Feb. 1, is staffed by before I had to sign my checks have to start taking responsibilistudents; each service comes with a lesson in money management. over to my mom, but now that ty for their money and start makI’m not really in contact with her ing smart financial decisions for I needed an account for myself.” literacy to permeate into other curriculums education is available to students. We found their futures, and that’s where having a The new Summit branch is a project as well. They have been great about helping that a lot of younger people really struggle Summit branch really helps.” aimed at increasing financial literacy promote good money habits without specifi- coming out into the world understanding Kruchten plans to take full advantage among students in a place students spend cally mentioning or pushing Summit.” how money works.” of the new branch, working it into his pera majority of their days. The East High branch operates through- To ensure that students are getting the sonal finance course. David Kruchten, the business edu- out the lunch hour and provides a plethora most out of the new bank, Summit hires them “I plan on utilizing Summit to discuss cation teacher and school store man- of services, from making deposits and with- as tellers, entirely in charge of running the everything from basic savings/checking ager, approached Summit after learning drawals and cutting checks to opening new branch. accounts, to credit applications, to rethat both La Follette and Memorial had accounts — each accompanied by a lesson in Shelby Brendler is one of those interns. A tirement planning,” Kruchten says, prebranches. The East High branch opened money management and a quick explanation senior at East High School, she learned about dicting that other programs, like East’s on Feb. 1. of how each process works. the opportunity in her career internship class AVID college prep program, will use the “Financial literacy has always been “Those getting the biggest benefit are re- with Kruchten. bank to discuss saving and paying for a focus of mine and the other business ally the students,” says Hans Wiedenbeck, “What really made me decide to apply college. “It’s a safe and easy way for stuteachers,” Kruchten writes in an email. the branch’s manager. “There has histori- was the fact that Summit does so much to dents to learn how to save and budget “Having Summit involved allows financial cally been a huge gap in how much financial give back to the community, whether it be their money.” n
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Senate ...................................................... 5 Districts 13, 15, 27 Assembly ................................................. 5 Districts 37, 38, 42, 43, 46–48, 76–81 DANE COUNTY Sheriff ..................................................... 10 Clerk of Circuit Court ........................... 10 Referenda ............................................... 11 Minimum wage BadgerCare OTHER REFERENDA Middleton .................................. 11 Storm water utility
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Shifting terrain UW study finds global warming is moving birds’ “climate sweet spot” BY LIZ MERFELD
This could spell trouble for many birds. Hooded warblers, for example, are “not suited to crops and grassland habitats,” Bateman says, preferring damp, leafy woodlands instead. Out West, they may not find the right nesting options or food and could face “novel predators or competitor species, new diseases, higher exposure to threats such as brown-headed cowbird nest parasitism.” And then there are human hazards — people modifying habitats or disturbing birds as they nest. The Florida scrub jay, for example, is another bird whose climate sweet spot is on the move. Theirs is contracting and moving west. “This suggests that [birds are] running into either coastal development or the Gulf of Mexico, which could cause problems for this threatened species,” Bateman says. To get to these findings, researchers combined detailed weather records for the lower 48 states with citizen-generated data on “bird occurrences” dating back to 1950 from the Global Biodiversity Information Fa c i l i t y a n d t h e No r t h A m e r i ca n Breeding Bird Survey. “This allowed us to look at how, for each species, the climate sweet spot changed between 1950 and 2011,” Bateman says. To check their work, they created a computer model and used it to predict where the same climate conditions for those birds would have been located in
Brooke Bateman, a UW-Madison researcher, holds a yellow warbler. Bateman and her colleagues have studied how climate change is affecting birds in the U.S.
2011 and compared it to data from the 2011 North American Breeding Bird Survey. Their predictions matched. The implications of the study are obvious to Bateman. “We have to acknowledge that climate change is already occurring and affecting species, and that the rate is much faster than previously observed and faster than anticipated. In addition, the landscape is highly modified and there are additional humanbased pressures that species now have to deal with.” The results, she believes, also emphasize the need for connected habitat that allows plants and animals to move as climate change continues. “The ideal situation would be to secure large amounts of land to allow connectivity between current protected areas and areas that will become suitable. We need to think together, to make the landscape more hospitable to all of the wildlife that depends on it.” n
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Between late April and the end of summer, lucky birders might catch sight of the elusive hooded warbler on Picnic Point, where at least one has been spotted in the last few years. Or they might do better venturing into Kettle Moraine State Forest’s thick understory, where the warblers nest in greater numbers. Here in southern Wisconsin, we’re at the northwest border of their breeding range. But a recent study found that this edge is shifting by 1.6 miles each year, as the birds follow their climate “sweet spot,” headed for the prairies and grasslands of the Dakotas. The range of the hooded warbler is just one of 285 U.S. land bird ranges that UW-Madison postdoctoral researcher Brooke Bateman and her colleagues studied in what they call the “largest examination of the velocity of climate change for birds in the United States in the recent past.” “We found that in the face of climate change, a suitable climate for birds has been moving, on average, eight-tenths of a mile per year — about twice the pace predicted by earlier studies,” she reports. Even more surprising is that “it’s moving west and northwest, and not just north. People used to think, with global warming, that species would move poleward to beat the heat, but the changes in rainfall and extreme weather events are equally influential.”
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Republican haters The party of bigotry aims to win elections by denying people the vote BY RUTH CONNIFF Ruth Conniff is editor of The Progressive magazine.
Right-wing candidates and their supporters have been spewing a lot of bile about various groups of voters lately. Whether it’s Rebecca Bradley or Donald Trump making headlines with attacks on gay people, women, Mexicans, Muslims and the “politically correct,” you have to wonder how all this helps the Republican brand. Being the party of bigotry doesn’t look like a smart electoral strategy. Hence the apologies and disavowals from Bradley and Scott Walker after One Wisconsin Now unearthed Bradley’s disgusting rants about “degenerates” and the “abnormal sexual preference” of gay people during her campus bomb-thrower days, as well as the national GOP establishment’s convulsions over the rise of Donald Trump. This nastiness didn’t come out of nowhere, though. The Republicans have been slyly stoking racism and bigotry for a long, long time. As E.J. Dionne pointed out when he was in Madison recently talking about his new book, Why the Right Went Wrong, the GOP’s Southern strategy was built on the backlash against civil rights. More recently, obstructing and disrespecting the first African American president has been a big part of the Republican Party’s pitch to its base. One thing Bradley’s campus screeds reveal is how commonplace a certain brand of titillating ugliness was among campus right-wingers back in the 1980s and 1990s. I remember those days well. The Dartmouth Review, which was nurtured, supported, and funded by national right-wing groups, specialized in the sorts of shock-value attacks on vulnerable people that later made Ann Coulter rich. The Review continually attacked affirmative action, including in an article headlined “This Sho Ain’t No Jive Bro” in 1984. It called Native Americans “drunken, ignorant, and culturally lost.” And it outed gay students to their families and faculty
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by publishing confidential information about members of the campus Gay Straight Alliance, pushing one young man to the brink of suicide. Those are the good old days Donald Trump talks about, when Rebecca Bradley was writing her screeds for The Marquette Tribune. It’s a sign of progress that Bradley’s hatefulness is an embarrassment in 2016. A whole generation now sees gay rights as a no-brainer, and voting patterns are shifting as the country becomes less white. That poses a problem for Republicans, especially this year. The tone of the 2016 Republican primary is repelling pretty much everyone apart from the enraged Trump supporters who have been physically assaulting protesters at their candidate’s rallies. How do the Republicans compete for votes in the age of Rebecca Bradley and Donald Trump? One simple answer is, they don’t. They focus, instead, on preventing a lot of people from voting at all—especially people of color and the young. Stringent new voter ID laws, including the one here in Wisconsin, are part of that strategy.
I spoke with one target of voter suppression—a thoughtful, politically aware UW freshman—when he came out to see E.J. Dionne speak in Madison. Sebastian van Bastelaer is Dionne’s daughter’s boyfriend. He moved here from Maryland last year. In February, as he wrote this week in The Daily Cardinal, he headed over to the Red Gym to cast his vote in the state Supreme Court primary. He had registered to vote in Wis-
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consin because, he explained, “my home state of Maryland is so blue that continuing to vote there wouldn’t make nearly as much of a difference as my vote here.” He brought his Maryland driver’s license to the polls, and, since he had heard about the new voter ID law, he says, “I also brought my school ID, figuring that since UW is statesponsored, it would count as state-issued ID.” Wrong. Poll workers told Sebastian they could only accept a Wisconsin driver’s license (which he doesn’t have), his passport (which he’d left at home in Maryland) or separate UW student voter ID card (not the regular student ID). He was out of luck. “I wasn’t overly upset about it,” van Bastelaer says. “It was, after all, a state Supreme Court primary, and I have since gotten one of the new cards. But I’m sure dozens of out-of-state students will be turned away in April, and November, too, because of the law. They’re clearly trying to make it very difficult for us to vote.” That’s why Dane County has declared March “Voter ID Month.” Volunteers are reaching out to help voters get ID, and Union Cab has been offering free rides to the DMV. A big turnout on April 5, when both Bradley and Trump are on the ballot, could turn the election into a referendum on both voter suppression and hate. n
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More photos Your article about Wendi Kent’s journey from pregnant 13-year-old, through addiction, jail and a failed marriage to her current endeavors as a documentary photographer and activist was very compelling (“Shining a Light,” 3/10/2016). Having read her story, however, I found myself wishing you’d devoted some space to a few more of her images, of which there must be hundreds. The two small photos you ran did not adequately tell the story. Brent Nicastro (via email) Editor’s note: We have added photos to the online version, at Isthmus.com.
Don’t go, “WhadYa Know?” Re “I Wasn’t Ready” (3/10/2016): I have loved Michael Feldman’s show for nearly 30 years. I am going to miss this as part of my Saturday routine. What a shame that WPR did not try harder to keep the show on air. It certainly seems fishy, and it is a terrible way to treat all who bring us this show. Jennifer Nelson (via Facebook) So, WPR is canceling the show because only 100 stations are carrying it. That is BS. They should be able to produce a show even if only WPR is carrying it. What about the noon crop reports? If those don’t go viral on Twitter, they are canceled? Alicia Diehl (via Facebook)
Catholics, Buddhists and Pastafarians Dave Cieslewicz: I see where you took a moment to launch a couple of shots at one of your favorite targets, the Catholic Church (“The Dalai Lama and the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster,” Citizen Dave, 3/8/2016). Of course I’m well aware of your thoughts on the church. But I was surprised you showed a complete lack of knowledge about two of what are supposed to be the Church’s greatest atrocities: The Crusades and the Spanish Inquisition. You seem to be under the misconception that the Crusades were some kind of early imperialism, intended to spread Christianity at the point of a sword. Not true. The Crusades were a defensive war. Their purpose was to reclaim Christian lands that had been converted to Islam at the point of a sword. Furthermore, the Muslims won. For the past 15 years all the politically correct types such as you have been warning us not to mention the Crusades because it upsets the Muslims by reminding them of the terrible humiliation they suffered as a result. The problem with that narrative is that they won each crusade and celebrate
them to this day because it was the Christians who left humiliated. Then you mention the Spanish Inquisition. This is when the church tortured and killed people accused of heresy right? Except that they didn’t. There were a number of Inquisitions, not just the Spanish one. But they were all pretty much instituted for the same reason: To stop the murder and torture. It wasn’t the church who was committing the atrocities; it was the noblemen and prominent citizens. Heresy was not just a crime against the church, only of interest to clergy. Royalty was considered royalty by divine right. Their power to rule came directly from God, and they could not afford to have that right openly questioned. So people who had a grievance with a neighbor or rival would concoct some accusation of heresy, to which the king had to respond, usually by torture and death. This allowed their property to get “acquired” by the aggrieved party. The pope declared an Inquisition for the purpose of stopping the abuses. Patrick O’Loughlin (via email) Have you read the Gospel of the Flying Spaghetti Monster? Have you any real Pastafarian friends? It would seem not. Otherwise, you would understand that we are not put here to mock religion. In fact, many of our followers have dual belief systems. All are welcome at the table of the FSM. Read some more before you spout off about a faith. In particular read the eight “I’d really rather you didn’ts.” Regardless, you should know that we have the best community and best faith. Our heaven
is better and our hell is bad but not as bad as the Catholic one. Our food and drink are terrific and we offer a money-back warranty. Name a religion that competes with that! Bob Anderson (via Comments) There is plenty of mocking humor in many Buddhist traditions. And one of my favorite koans is still this one: “The Buddha is a dry shit stick.” A religion that presents wisdom in the form of a statement like that about itself (and no, I didn’t make that up; it’s a real koan used for teaching) understands Pastafarianism very well, I’d say. There’s enough thoughtless, reflexive veneration of religion out there already. A little counterbalance, a little deflating is healthy. Maybe even necessary to prevent harm in the long run. Lee Burvine (via Comments) I would agree with Dave if there weren’t a constant assault by religious folks in our political system and our communities to force their beliefs upon me in ways that actually do affect my life, not just a goofy statement that doesn’t rob women of health care or researchers of stem cells to cure the world’s most frightful diseases. Fighting back may seem petty to Dave, but it’s necessary. Ryan Billingham (via Facebook) Dave needs to lighten up. In the Name of the Holy Noodle, RAMEN. J. Fernando Moreno Arias (via Facebook)
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Rebecca Bradley Personal info: Age 44, raised in Milwaukee, engaged to be married. Resume: Graduate of Marquette University and UW Law School. Worked for 16 years as a civil litigator, arbitrator and business attorney. Appointed by Gov. Scott Walker to Milwaukee County Circuit Court, November 2012; Wisconsin Court of Appeals, May 2015; and state Supreme Court, October 2015. Total campaign receipts / cash on hand, as of last report, through Feb. 1: $323,292 / $107,883 Candidates she’s given money to: Scott Walker, 2009-2012 ($1,250), Prosser Defense Fund, 2011 ($15). Book to recommend: The Federalist Papers, by Founders Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay. Pastimes: Reading, tennis and bicycling.
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Justice Rebecca Bradley’s bedrock declaration in support of her candidacy for Wisconsin Supreme Court, which she proclaims on her website and on the campaign trail, is this: “The role of a justice is to interpret the law, not invent it.”
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Bradley says this pledge, and her parallel promise to “not legislate from the bench,” sets her apart from her opponent on the April 5 ballot, Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg. It’s why Bradley believes that, after being appointed to the court last October by Gov. Scott Walker, she deserves election to a 10-year term. Yet when asked in a recent interview to give examples of occasions in which Kloppenburg, an appellate court judge for the past three and a half years, has crossed this line, Bradley comes up empty. “I don’t comment on decisions coming from the court of appeals,” Bradley says, “whether they’re from Judge Kloppenburg or not, because in my position as a Supreme Court justice I may be called upon to review those decisions.” She also declines to cite any instance in which the Wisconsin Supreme Court has run afoul of these standards, saying the underlying issues “could come back to us.” Kloppenburg, who was elected to the appeals court in 2012, a year after she narrowly lost a race for Supreme Court against Justice David Prosser, has issued hundreds of appellate court decisions. If she were an activist judge who legislates from the bench, shouldn’t Bradley be able to give a few examples? Bradley admits her critique is not drawn from Kloppenburg’s record but “her words in
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Bradley v. Kloppenburg is a classic contest this campaign” — especially her expression of admiration for U.S. Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsberg and Sonia Sotomayor. It’s an assertion untethered to any evidence. Kloppenburg, for her part, agrees that justices should not legislate from the bench. But, unlike Bradley, she has examples of where she thinks this has occurred. For instance, in the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s 2014 rulings upholding the state’s Voter ID law, Kloppenburg says the court’s majority “seemed to suggest that the regulations as written were unconstitutional, so [they] put language in to make those regulations con-
stitutional, rather than sending it back to the Legislature to fix.” Similarly, she says the court majority, in upholding the state’s Act 10 changes to collective bargaining, “seemed to be answering the question it wanted to answer rather than the question that was put to the court by the parties.” And she faults the court’s decision shutting down the John Doe probe into alleged illegal coordination between Walker and outside groups, for citing published articles from outside the court record, later “shown to be untrue,” about the execution of search warrants. “It’s Judging 101 that at the appellate court
level you’re limited to [considering] the facts put into evidence,” Kloppenburg says. Kloppenburg also cites a 2015 case, State v. Crute, in which she wrote an opinion for a unanimous appellate court declining the state’s entreaties to “read into the rules something that wasn’t there” to correct a fundamental flaw. So here are three examples from Kloppenburg of court conservatives overstepping their bounds, plus one in which she was asked to do so but didn’t. That compares to zero examples from Bradley, who has made opposition to overstepping her centerpiece issue.
JoAnne Kloppenburg Personal info: Age 62, raised in Connecticut, married with three adult children. Resume: Graduated from Yale, Princeton and UW Law School. Was a Peace Corps volunteer in Botswana. Served as assistant state attorney general for 23 years; ran unsuccessfully for Supreme Court, 2011; elected to the Wisconsin Court of Appeals, 2012. Total campaign receipts / cash on hand, as of last report, through Feb. 1: $335,693 / $268,724 Candidates she’s given money to: Tom Barrett for governor, 2010 ($200), and Justice Shirley Abrahamson, 2008 ($100). Book to recommend: Declined to answer. Pastimes: Hiking, biking, canoeing and camping.
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between two visions of the role of law amounts of money and effort are being put into swaying the outcome. One complicating factor in deciding whom to vote for in a state Supreme Court race is that most candidates for this office say the exact same things. They promise to be fair and impartial, and to decide cases based on the law and the facts — nothing more, nothing less. But often they fall into distinct ideological camps, with conservatives tending to be harsher on people accused of crimes and less concerned about injured parties, and liberals being more mindful of the rights of criminal
defendants and people hurt by actions or products. Bradley v. Kloppenburg will not shift the balance of power on the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Excluding Bradley, the seven-member court has four conservatives: Chief Justice Patience Roggensack and Justices David Prosser, Annette Ziegler and Mike Gableman. The court’s two undeclared liberals are Justices Shirley Abrahamson and Ann Walsh Bradley (no relation). Abrahamson, the court’s longest-tenured member, was chief justice for nearly 19 years before a state constitutional amendment backed by Republicans changed the rules to allow Roggen-
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It’s one of many ironies in an electoral contest that is now beginning to explode into the consciousness of Wisconsin residents, given the revelations about Bradley’s past editorial musings and the inevitable bombardment of television and radio ads alternatively offering insubstantial pablum and harsh attacks. This is a monumentally important contest for Wisconsin’s future, one that will have repercussions for the state’s justice system for years to come. Responsible voters need to ignore the commercials and focus on the reasons such extraordinary
sack’s ascent. This exacerbated tensions on an already fractured court, one whose members are at each other’s throats — once literally. Rebecca Bradley, 44, who filled a seat vacated by the court’s lone centrist, Patrick Crooks, is backed by conservatives. She says “it’s fair to call [me] a judicial conservative,” but usually avoids the term because “it connotes something political.” More comfortably, she wears the labels “originalist” or “textualist” — judicial philosophies which hold that the Constitution means only what the Founders meant it to mean. (See related story: “Who Do They Love?” page 18.) Kloppenburg, 62, is backed by liberals but declines to embrace this label, insisting “I am a judicial independent.” She says no one looking at her many appellate court decisions could find any clearly “written by a liberal judge or a conservative judge.” It’s a point even Bradley seems ill-prepared to refute. Bradley, for her part, purports to be nonpartisan but has unusually conspicuous ties to ideological and political groups. She’s belonged to the Republican National Lawyers Association and given money to Walker and the Republican Party of Milwaukee County. In the current campaign, she has accepted help from the state GOP and attended GOP events. She is past president of the Milwaukee chapter of the Federalist Society, a conservative lawyers group. In 2006, she wrote a column defending the right of pharmacists to refuse to fill prescriptions for contraceptives on religious grounds. “Rebecca Bradley brings a very partisan background and partisan approach to the law,” Kloppenburg says. “I’m the one with a proven track record as an independent, impartial, fair, thoughtful and principled appellate court decision maker.” Certainly, Bradley has a more colorful past. As a Marquette student, she wrote
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n COVER STORY opinion pieces, unearthed by One Wisconsin Now, in which she referred to being gay as “an abnormal sexual preference” and to people with AIDS as “degenerates,” suggesting they deserved to die. Bradley has apologized, saying in a statement that she is “frankly embarrassed at the content and tone of what I wrote those many years ago.” Bradley has also come under fire for writings in which referred to abortion as “murder” and described the feminist movement as “largely comprised of angry, militant, manhating lesbians who abhor the traditional family” — disclosures that have solidified her image as a person who holds extreme views. And she represented a client with whom she was romantically involved, in a child custody case, raising ethical concerns. According to Kloppenburg, Bradley was “plucked out of private practice and fasttracked to three positions on three courts in three years,” including Walker’s “very political decision” to appoint her to the Supreme Court last fall after Crooks’ sudden death. Bradley was an announced candidate for the seat, to which Crooks was not seeking reelection. While this gave Bradley the advantage of incumbency, it also saddled her with heavy baggage in a state where Walker, after years of sowing division and a failed presidential run, has an approval rating south of 40%. But Bradley is an engaging candidate, a more natural politician than Kloppenburg. And she can count on major backing from state conservatives, who can now spend more than ever due to state campaign finance changes pushed through by Republicans, and from outside interest groups making unregulated, dark-money contributions. The race, like others in recent years, might ultimately come down to the last thing it should: Who has the most money from those seeking to sway the court’s ideological tilt. In the six Wisconsin Supreme Court races since 2007, outside interest groups spent at least $14.3 million, according to numbers
Law enforcement split on picks Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Rebecca Bradley, seeking election to a 10-year term on April 5, has impressive support from law enforcement. She’s been endorsed by more than half of the state’s 72 county sheriffs and 14 county district attorneys, and by organizations including the Milwaukee Police Association and Milwaukee Police Supervisors’ Organization. Her rival, Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg, has secured an endorsement from the Wisconsin Professional Police Association, “the state’s largest law enforcement group” with nearly 10,000 active and retired members. Executive director Jim Palmer says the group’s 27-member board made its pick after conducting hour-long interviews with both candidates. The group’s endorsement, Palmer says, is always up for grabs. In 2015, when Supreme Court Justice Ann Walsh Bradley,
Rebecca Bradley: “The role of a justice is to interpret the law, not invent it.
compiled by Wisconsin Democracy Campaign. The candidates themselves spent just $9 million. They are often secondary players in their own races. In all six elections, the candidate backed by the most spending won. In the current race, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, the big business lobby, has said it will support Bradley. WMC has invested $5.6 million over the last decade on conservative Supreme Court contenders; Wisconsin Club for Growth and other conservative groups chipped in another $3.5 million. And Bradley will get major additional help from the Wisconsin Alliance for Reform, a dark-money group with Republican ties that spent $1 million touting her in preprimary ads. The group
considered a liberal, faced a challenge from Rock County Judge Jim Daley, seen as conservative, the WPPA was so equally divided it did not endorse. (The group also declined to endorse in the 2011 race between Kloppenburg and Justice David Prosser, after it was unable to arrange sit-downs with both candidates.) But this time, Palmer says, the group’s preference was “overwhelming” — even though, as an appellate court judge, Kloppenburg ruled against the WPPA on an open-records case. Kloppenburg, he relates, “very clearly demonstrated an impressive knowledge of the way courts analyze law enforcement conduct.” She freely discussed the relevant legal standards, in specific reference to cases that have come before her on the court of appeals. Bradley, in contrast, refused to discuss any past state or federal decision, Palmer says. These include a recent Supreme Court case in which Bradley, despite not having been around for oral arguments, joined court conservatives in casting the
has already spent another $1 million on new ads for the general election. Kloppenburg probably can’t win against this avalanche of pro-Bradley spending without outside backing on her behalf. One likely player is the Greater Wisconsin Committee, a dark-money group with Democratic and union ties that has spent $4.2 million on state Supreme Court races since 2007. The race could also draw in national groups concerned about civil liability cases, says Laurie Kinney, spokeswoman for Justice at Stake, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit that advocates for fair courts. This has happened in other states, including Pennsylvania, which last fall set a new national record for the costliest state supreme court race in U.S. history, at $16.5 million. Two national groups, the Republican State Leadership Committee and Judicial Crisis Network, have set out to elect conservatives to state supreme courts. In recent elections for two supreme court seats in Arkansas, TV ad spending by these two groups vastly exceeded that of the candidates themselves, and the candidates backed by these outside interests won. Both groups have played a covert role in past Wisconsin Supreme Court elections. In the 2013 race in which Justice Roggensack was re-elected, according to a Justice at Stake report, the Judicial Crisis Network funneled $500,000 to Wisconsin Club for Growth, and the State Government Leadership Foundation gave $120,000 to WMC and $25,000 to Club for Growth. In the current election, Kinney says, these groups may feel Wisconsin is not worth the effort, since conservatives will retain control of the court even if Bradley loses. Or they may feel a Kloppenburg win would shift the balance “too close for comfort.” Another factor that will likely send spending skyward is the closeness of the race. A recent Marquette Law School Poll showed Bradley and Kloppenburg in a vir-
➡ deciding vote to expand the power of police to seize evidence. (The losing party filed a motion for reconsideration, arguing that Bradley’s participation “promoting law enforcement in an election year...demonstrated an appearance of bias and impropriety.”) “We just never, ever encountered a candidate who offered so little to substantiate her judicial philosophy,” Palmer says. “In fact, with respect to other law enforcement associations that have endorsed Bradley, I don’t know on what basis those endorsements could have been made.” Mike Crivello, president of the Milwaukee Police Association, and Nick Kerhim, president of the Milwaukee Police Supervisors’ Organization, dodged requests to discuss their endorsements. Ozaukee County Sheriff Jim Johnson, president of the Wisconsin Sheriffs and Deputy Sheriffs Association, another listed Bradley endorser, also passed up a chance to put in a good word for her.
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It’s a question every candidate for state Supreme Court is asked: Which U.S. Supreme Court justices do you most admire? Judge JoAnne Kloppenburg, seeking election to Wisconsin’s court, has picked Ruth Bader Ginsberg and Sonia Sotomayor. Her rival, Justice Rebecca Bradley, finds this highly objectionable. These two justices, she accuses, “espouse a judicial philosophy that believes the Constitution is a living, breathing document, that it should change to reflect changing social and political conditions.” But here is what Kloppenburg actually says about Ginsburg and Sotomayor: “They seem to share my view of the Constitution as protecting individual rights and promot-
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groups, WMC and the Wisconsin Realtors Association. Bradley says she’s fine with these two parts of the code. She thinks a subjective standard makes sense because “no one else can look inside a judge’s mind and determine whether or not” he or she can be impartial. “I trust members of the judiciary to make those determinations.” Bradley declines to weigh in on any past state or federal case. Not the U.S. Supreme Court’s lifting of the gay marriage ban. Not the state cases involving Walker’s gutting of public employee unions. Not the Wisconsin Supreme Court’s decision to terminate the John Doe probe. A 2007 federal court ruling made it clear that judicial candidates in Wisconsin are free to discuss their beliefs on issues and prior rulings so long as they don’t promise to rule one way or another. But Bradley still won’t go there, saying she did not sit in on the oral arguments or read
ing a more fair and equal society.” Does Bradley disagree that the Constitution calls for protecting individual rights and promoting equality? “There are individual rights that are protected under the Constitution,” Bradley replies. “But when she talks about a more equal society, that’s a very subjective statement,” one whose meaning can vary from judge to judge. Bradley named Antonin Scalia, before his recent death, as the U.S. Supreme Court justice she most admires, along with Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito. “These three justices have the judicial philosophy I follow,” she says, including their embrace of originalism: the notion that the Constitution must be interpreted in light of the Founding Fathers’ original intent.
the briefs, and that any “public pronouncements” she makes are “contrary to the duty of being impartial” and could lead to her having to recuse herself from hearing cases. But in her applications for judicial appointments, Bradley answered a standard question on what she considers the best and the worst U.S. Supreme Court rulings of the last three decades. Her pick for “best” was Good News Club v. Milfred School District, a 2001 case in which the court ruled it was an unconstitutional infringement on free speech for a public school to deny a private Christian group access to a room to hold after-school Bible lessons. Bradley’s “worst” case was Kelo v. City of New London, decided in 2005. Here a divided court expanded the government’s use of eminent domain to force the transfer of land from one private owner to another to promote economic development. The case, which Bradley wrote “poses a threat to every property owner in the United States,” drew a national backlash, including objections from the AARP, the NAACP and the Libertarian Party. Kloppenburg, who doesn’t recall being asked these questions when she applied for appellate court judgeships, nonetheless gives examples of High Court rulings she considers good and bad. On the plus side, Kloppenburg says it was “a very exhilarating week in June when the Supreme Court handed down a trilogy of decisions on the right to marry, fair housing and access to health care.” And she criticizes rulings that reduced votingrights protections for minorities, including a 2013 U.S. Supreme Court decision that eliminated higher hurdles for changing voting laws in states with histories of racial discrimination. Kloppenburg declines to say whether she thinks corporations are people and money is speech, noting that the U.S. Supreme Court “has certainly so held and as a result voters need to be heard more loudly than money.” Bradley also declines to comment on these questions, except to say, “I follow the law as it’s pronounced by the U.S. Supreme Court. I am bound by that.” n
She notes that Scalia exhibited qualities that surprised others, such as being “protective of the rights of criminal defendants.” (That’s true only to a point — Scalia once opined that there is nothing unconstitutional about imposing the death penalty on people who are actually innocent.) And originalism, as legal historian Melvin Urofsky has noted, “gives conservative judges a fig leaf to cover their activism.” He cites Scalia’s concurrence in the infamous 2010 Citizens United decision, in which he claimed that the Founders meant to give free speech rights to corporations. This “astounded and dumbfounded historians who know that corporations barely existed in 18th-century America.”
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player. The salad dressing was On a dining landscape now a non-starter, too oily and dotted by storefront spinoffs almost flavorless. A note of of food carts — Blowin’ The lamb pita is smoky and tender. appreciation, though, goes out Smoke BBQ and SoHo Gourto whomever decided to pack met Cuisines, among others the catfish separate from the — Banzo is the standardgreens in that to-go order. bearer. You’ll find the same Banzo It was first to make the Serving local beers, Cupcake hummus and pita servedVineyards here, move to brick-and-mortar, wine and and they’re originalstill cocktails such delicious. So as our and it is the first to expand “Big 10” Bloody Mary and Do the are the french fries; they’re Rumba to a second location. Banzo crisp and seasoned just so. Ask Shük takes the familiar for the yogurt sauce as a dip. falafel and hummus of the Baklava is served at both near-north-side location locations, though I don’t recall and plants it on Williamson seeing Shük’s vegan version (no Street, with a few tweaks. honey or butter) at Sherman The most superficial difAvenue. We were offered some ference is the name, Shük, when our preparation of Turkwhich means “market” in ish coffee ran a bit long behind Hebrew. (A variety of similar JENTRI COLELLO the counter, and it’s a reasonspellings, like “souq,” mean able facsimile of the original. the same in Arabic.) How this BANZO SHÜK The Turkish coffee is great, by translates to the menu has 2827the Atwood Ave and • (608) 1511 Williamson St., 608-441-0012 n banzoshuk.com way, sweet rich.241-2200 yet to be fully demonstrated; Sun-Mon 8am-3pm; Tue-Sat 8am-8pm Other new desserts are I’ll be interested to see how 4-10 pm Tues.-Wed., 4 pm-2 am Thurs.-Fri., Noon-2 am Sat., www.daisycafeandcupcakery.com wonderful. There’s a coconutty Banzo Shük’s offerings shift noon-8 pm Sun. n $3- $13 cake called basbousa, almost as the growing season comes like cornbread in texture. The around. For now, there are difchocolate-dipped krembo looks a bit like ferent vegetables in the pita sandwiches A lamb pita on another trip proved that a Mallomar but taller and classier, with a from those at the original location, and a the spread can complement the mint sauce, sprinkling of pistachio on top. Look for it in lot of sweet potato. with neither ingredient dominating. The the refrigerator case. Like, a lot of sweet potato. A supremely lamb, meanwhile, was exactly what I want There’s even a dessert pita with apsmooth spread lines the interior of three of ed: smoky and tender. Beef kebab at Shük ples and Nutella, served quartered, ideal the four pita sandwiches in the carnivore is the same as at the original Banzo, which for sharing. The apples were bland — but section of the menu, and both the salad and is no complaint. Oblong patties of ground in season, I suspect it’d be a winner. A sandwich version feature crisply fried balls beef hold their shapes like they’re well-done carrot ginger maple soup was similarly of sweet potato falafel (aka batata). Bebut are still pink in the center, and there are off-season; the carrot was bitter, though I tween the falafel and the spread, the falafel plenty of them. like the idea. satisfies more. Fried a little darker than the I didn’t see the same generous portion On every visit, I spotted co-owner standard-recipe falafel, it has a cuminy kick ing with the blackened catfish salad. One and Netalee Sheinman working at the counter and just enough of the root vegetable’s a half modest fillets of catfish were cooked or in the kitchen, a warm and charming sweetness. It still signals falafel, but it’s apdelicately and seasoned well, but were lost in presence. She’s a people person, and preciably modified. the mass of crisp greens, crunchy carrots and while the Shük dining room is small, it is In spread form, it leaves something to be smattering of chickpeas. I can’t imagine how desired, especially in excess. Too much in a imperceptible the catfish would be in sandwich suffused with the same welcoming spirit that the original Banzo displays. Banzo sandwich (as in a lamb pita during one visit) form, where the harsh honey mustard is not Shük is doing worthwhile things. And yes, and you get a sugary, almost baby food qualserved on the side but in the pita. there are still potato chips in the falafel ity. It’s a one-note condiment, but in modera I liked the honey mustard for the very sandwiches. n tion it can make for a pleasant addition. reason that it isn’t sweet, but it’s not a team
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If you’re used to squid battered and fried, try this simpler preparation with olive oil and a jalapeño aioli.
Here, the squid is stuffed with spicy n’duja sausage. The plate comes with marinara, laced with a sweeter vanilla sauce and fingerling potatoes.
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Consider this a tale of two drinks at Gib’s Bar, 1380 Williamson St. One of the longstanding cocktail options is the Yirgacheffe. Named for the Ethiopian beans the bar gets from Kin-Kin coffee, the Yirgacheffe is bonded bourbon rinsed with coffee-soaked sweet vermouth and a grapefruit rind. I liked the drink and loved the bartender’s observation about the grapefruit: “It has a peppery flavor that lemon only wishes it had.” The bar’s classic drinks are equally superb. While a typical gin gimlet is made with Rose’s lime juice, Gib’s uses an in-house lime cordial, made with sugar, fresh lime juice and lime peels. The fact that you can
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Marina Cumbre beans at 5th Element 5th Element Coffee, 2510 University Ave., is the near west side’s third-wave coffee spot. As such you can find only a few specialty beans there at one time. Sometimes they’re extremely limited offerings; others stick around for a while. One you have a good chance of encountering these days is a Red Bourbon varietal from the Marina Cumbre Farm in the Cordillera region of El Salvador. 5th Element has three options for a pour-over: a Chemex (glass), a Hario V-60 (a ceramic version of a filter holder) and an Aeropress (similar to a French press, but used with a paper filter, to leave little to no sediment in your brew). An old-school Chemex preparation of the Marina Cumbre yielded a mellow but powerful cup that was mild enough to enjoy without any tempering milk. (Though when, halfway through the cup, I added milk, the
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Beer buzz: Home, sweet home Greenview completes the move to its own digs Greenview Brewing has completed the installation of its new brew house at 1808 Wright St. To celebrate, owners Trevor and Maureen Easton are planning an open house April 2 with special beers, food and tours. Greenview opened its taproom at that location last September, but only now moved its brewing equipment out of House of Brews, where it had been leasing Greenview co-owner Trevor Easton is ready to space since opening in 2013. welcome you to the new brew house. “It’s really nice to finally be through the transition period,� says Trevor Easton. Now he can expand ca “Barrel-aging adds layers of complexity,� says pacity and do more experimenting with his MobCraft’s Henry Schwartz. Copper Queen, an gluten-free beers. He’s also purchased adAmerican strong ale aged in an Elijah Craig barditional fermenters, which could double the rel, is hitting stores this month. A similar version brewery’s production in 2016. of Copper Queen, made for Riley’s Wines of the Later this spring, Greenview will unveil new World, is out now, only it was aged in a Four Roses packaging, with six-packs of 12-ounce bottles. bourbon barrel. The bourbon-barrel-aged MysUp until now Greeenview has been offering only tique, a double IPA, should be out by midsummer. 22-ounce bomber bottles and draught beer at a Black Tart Outlaw, a sour beer aged in bourlimited number of bars and restaurants. bon barrels, is planned for an August release. And, Greenview is planning to release its MobCraft has also taken all of its crowdfirst gluten-free sour beer for Madison Craft sourced beers produced in the past 15 months Beer Week, April 29-May 8. and aged each in different types of barrels. Schwartz estimates he has over a dozen different Strong motion beers maturing, some of which will be served at the grand opening of its new Milwaukee brewery. Some of Wisconsin’s biggest beers will be MobCraft announced last fall it was moving from showcased at Capital Brewery’s third annual shared brewery space with House of Brews into Starkbier Fest on March 19. “Stark� means its own place in the Walker’s Point neighborhood “strong� in German, and this traditional Bavarof Milwaukee. That date has yet to be set, but it’s ian event is expected to have some of the areas expected to happen in late June or early July. boldest and strongest brews. Traditionally, brewers combat the colder months with sweeter, maltier beers with higher alcohol warmth. Beer to watch for: So far, over 15 breweries have signed up Ale Asylum’s Hu$h Money IPA to participate. Tickets are still available, but are limited to just 500, making this a smaller Ale Asylum’s new Hu$h Money was created festival with more opportunities to talk with to clearly be different from the brewery’s other brewers and brewery representatives. IPAs and to challenge common expectations of hops. It’s made with a relatively new variety Waiting in wood called Hallertau Blanc. These hard-to-find hops have a unique aroma and flavor: part tropical MobCraft has been stepping up its barrelbitterness, part grape-like sweetness. The initial aging program and plans to release several musty orange fruitiness evolves to green-grape new beers aged in wood over the next sevsweetness as the beer warms. This is a beer that eral months.
should appeal to hops fans as well as to those who don’t like bitter brews. For hops fans, it’s about the Hallertau Blanc’s grape character as well as sensing the transition as it warms. For those who shy away from bitter brews as palate wreckers, this beer has a sophisticated hoppiness that blends tropical bitterness and soft white wine character — think Sauvignon Blanc. It defies the idea of hoppy beers being one-dimensional and/or too bitter. Hu$h Money finishes at 7.8% ABV. It sells for $6-$7 for a 22-ounce bottle. Hu$h Money will be offered for the first time on tap Thursday, March 17, in the brewery’s tasting room beginning at 6 p.m. The bomber bottle release will begin on March 21. Only 200 cases will leave the brewery, and Madison will get only about a third of those. Retailers will be limited to around two cases each. ROBIN SHEPARD PHOTOS
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Bell’s Brewery of Kalamazoo, Mich., will be tapping the first keg of Oberon, its American wheat ale, at 6 pm at the Come Back In, 508 E. Wilson St. Oberon and Bell’s swag until 9 pm.
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Manhattan chef Deuki Hong and writer Matt Rodbard will join in a collaborative dinner with Tory Miller at Sujeo, 10 N. Livingston St., to celebrate Hong and Rodbard’s cookbook, Koreatown (Clarkson Potter). The five-course dinner includes a copy of the cookbook; tickets ($55) available through sujeomadison.instagift.com/koreatown.
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The Wisconsin Badgers are a No. 7 seed in the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament, which begins this week. At 20-12, UW faces No. 10 Pittsburgh (21-11) in the first round of the East Regional on Friday at Scottrade Center in St. Louis. Nobody expected the Badgers to enter the Big Dance as a No. 1 or No. 2 seed, as they did the past two seasons, reaching the Final Four both times. But back in January, I didn’t even think they would make the tournament at all. Wisconsin, a team in disarray two months ago, has been on a mission to prove it can overcome significant off-court distractions, many caused by former (and formerly revered) head coach Bo Ryan and his extramarital conduct. Ryan retired abruptly on Dec. 15, and longtime assistant Greg Gard was named his interim replacement under awkward circumstances. With a record of 7-5 at the time, Wisconsin easily could have been 10-2 but lost three early-season games by one or two points. Under Gard, UW began the Big Ten season 1-4. Then the Badgers went on a tear, winning 11 of their final 13 regular-season games — including benchmark wins over four ranked conference teams (Iowa, Maryland, Indiana and Michigan State) — and
positioning themselves for a national tournament run after all. In last week’s Big Ten Tournament, the Badgers lacked the characteristic tenacity they showed most of this season’s second half, exiting in the second round after falling to Nebraska, 70-58, while shooting only 30% from the field. The Pitt game will mark UW’s 18th straight NCAA tournament appearance. Last week, athletic director Barry Alvarez officially named Gard head coach of the Badgers, and Gard now marches into St. Louis with a stable of starters (Nigel Hayes, Bronson Koenig and Zak Showalter) with invaluable NCAA tournament experience complemented by a hungry group of freshmen and sophomores — led by 6-foot-9 Big Ten Freshman of the Year Ethan Happ — who have shown steady improvement all season long. While I think Wisconsin will beat Pitt, a second-round matchup — most likely against No. 2 seed Xavier (27-5) — could prove considerably more challenging. Although the likelihood of 14th-seeded UW-Green Bay (the only other state team in the tournament) ousting No. 3 Texas A&M in the West Regional on Friday in Oklahoma City is about the same as the Badgers making a third straight Final Four appearance, the Phoenix deserve applause for making the NCAA tournament for the first time since 1996. n
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The NRF took its own hit, absorbing a $84,000 funding cut when the governor’s last budget eliminated a series of so-called capacity grants that had gone to a dozen different statewide environmental groups. Looking to call attention to those cuts, Oppedahl last fall paddled her kayak the entire length of the Wisconsin River from its beginnings at the border with Upper Michigan to its confluence with the Mississippi River at Wyalusing State Park. Oppedahl says that solo river trip, where she camped overnight with friends and foundation members, helped her realize how much people in the state care about the outdoors. “Honestly, I was inspired by all the outpouring of support, phone calls, donations, ideas for sustainable funding, even chocolate sent to the office,” she says. Given the current political realities, the NRF field trips have taken on added importance as the state faces cutbacks in DNR professional staff. To that end, the NRF is coordinating with the UW Extension, College of Agricultural & Life Sciences and Environmental Resources
Center on the “Wisconsin Master Naturalist Program,” which trains citizens to serve as guides or species monitors. Volunteers receive a certification that lets them lead trips or work as guides in addition to receiving a free one-year membership to the NRF. The NRF was formed by the Wisconsin Legislature in 1986 when declining budgets were severely compromising critical DNR programs. Today, the private nonprofit foundation raises money and offers grants for public land management, research and monitoring of rare species, in addition to its field trip program. Over its nearly 30 years, the group has contributed $5.4 million to public and private conservation efforts. It also manages the Wisconsin Conservation Endowment, which holds $4.12 million in assets in 68 different funds that permanently support specific environmental programs. Those monies have helped fund recovery of trumpeter swans, whooping cranes, wolves, American martens and other species. The field trips themselves were launched in 1993 by NRF program coordinator Barb Barzen. Since then, more than 2,100 trips have been held, with some 40,000 participants. n
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In 2012, when he was performing on the road about 200 nights a year, singer, guitarist and songwriter Josh Harty found himself mailing rent checks from places like Scotland and Vienna. That was when he and his girlfriend/manager/booking agent Jess Parvin figured it was time to give up their Madison apartment and go full-on itinerant. They’ve essentially lived out of their car and hotel rooms since then, hitting 41 states and about 13 different countries along the way. DI Over the Clast MA SO N’S L A Syear S IC and DA Nhalf, C E BHarty A R has scaled back his furious performing schedule a bit to focus on writing and recording a new album. Holding On is Harty’s fourth solo album and first since 2011. He will celebrate with a CD release show at the High Noon Saloon on Saturday, March 19. Sharing the bill will be local Americana purveyors Old Soul Society, who are releasing a debut album, The Farmhouse Sessions, and Nashville singer/ songwriter Sarah Lou Richards, who is appearing as part of BandSwap initiative, a city-sponsored musical exchange program. Harty recorded Holding On with Mark Whitcomb of DNA Music Labs over a week in October, and the album was co-produced by Whitcomb and Harty’s longtime friend and collaborator Blake Thomas. Thomas will join Harty at the High Noon, along with other album personnel: Rusty Lee (key-
Harty releases Holding On at the High Noon Saloon on March 19.
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boards), Pauli Ryan (percussion), Scott Beardsley (drums), Chris Boeger (bass) and Chris Wagoner (fiddle and mandolin). Harty played guitar as a cover-band sideman in Fargo, N.D., before graduating to original material and moving to Madison, and he’s always considered himself more of a performer than a writer. Holding On represents a shift toward the songwriting side. “I think I’m growing into the role of writer,” Harty says. “I spent a lot of years playing in cover bands and just kind of trying to hone the skills of being a frontman and a decent guitar player. The songs on this record I actually sat down and tried to make something different rather than just a whim.”
Their year-long stab at nomadism having stretched to five years, Harty and Parvin are ready to settle down and reestablish a home base in Madison, though Harty expects to continue touring several months a year. For the last few years, Harty has supplemented his musician income by flipping houses in Florida during the winter. He’d rather not have to keep it up, but if that’s what it takes to stay afloat, so be it. “I’m happy where I’m at,” Harty says. “I have no illusions of being famous. Even if I have to keep swinging a hammer once in a while, that’s fine. Hopefully, it’ll get to the point where if I have to flip a house, I can hire somebody else to do it.” n
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Total mastery Pianist Emanuel Ax is at the top of his game BY JOHN W. BARKER
For its March concert, the Madison Symphony Orchestra offered a high-powered Viennese program, featuring the piano virtuoso Emanuel Ax. The symphony opened its March 11 concert at Overture Hall with a forceful version of Beethoven’s “Coriolan” Overture. Beethoven composed it for a play telling the story of the same arrogant Roman leader as portrayed in Shakespeare’s Coriolanus. This overture is Beethoven’s miraculous synthesis of the symphonic with the dramatic, in all of eight minutes. On Friday evening, a few rough entries could not spoil the powerful projection of this music, under maestro John DeMain’s leadership. Guest soloist Ax originally planned to play two short works, by César Franck (Symphonic Variations) and by Richard Strauss (Burleske). Both are too rarely performed, and deserved hearing. Instead, Ax substituted Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4.
That concerto is an unusual work in many ways. It’s perhaps the lightest of Beethoven’s five concertos, yet a provocative mixture of the gently poetic with the strongly aggressive. Ax is one of the elder statesmen among American pianists, but still on top of his game. He juggles the work’s two elements with total mastery in an immensely satisfying rendition. Fascinating to watch, also, is his total physical involvement with the orchestra, even in the moments when he is not playing. As an encore, Ax played Chopin’s Waltz in A minor, Op. 34, No. 2. The concert’s second act included a generous dose of 19th-century Viennese music: Mahler’s Symphony No. 4 in G. This highly individual work vies with the First as the briefest of this composer’s expansive works. It is also, in comparative terms, the most lightly scored of them all, full of lovely melodic writing. This symphony was an outgrowth of the composer’s Third, in which he included settings of folk poetry from the collection “Youth’s Magic Horn.” With a surplus song — a childish vision of life in Heaven — left to use, Mahler built the
Ax is piano’s elder statesman.
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entire work as a 50-minute thematic and atmospheric buildup to that song. The German text and English translation are buried in the concert program, but the hall is so darkened, it is impossible to follow along during the performance. As a result, something of the symphony’s point is lost. Alisa Jordheim, the soprano soloist in the finale, has a smallish voice and limited German diction, but her singing suggested the childish spirit of the text. A passionate Mahlerite, DeMain gave devoted shaping to the entire score, and, as usual, the orchestra was magnificent. n
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Gothic obsession The Book of Hulga explores the life and work of Flannery O’Connor BY BECKY HOLMES
While many contemporary poets are writing issue-oriented poetry about race and politics, Madison poet Rita Mae Reese instead looks inward (or perhaps more precisely, southward) for inspiration. In her newest collection of poems, The Book of Hulga, Reese explores her lifelong fascination with the life and works of writer Flannery O’Connor. The winner of this year’s Felix Pollak Prize in Poetry, awarded by the UW-Madison English Department, The Book of Hulga will be published at the end of March by the University of Wisconsin Press. Reese received her MFA from the UW’s Creative Writing program and now lives in Madison with her family. The Book of Hulga is what is known in the poetry world as a “project book.” Increasingly popular, project books usually explore a single topic. Writers use them to follow their obsessions or to provide a structure or focus for their creative energies. Poems may all follow a consistent form, or, as in Reese’s case, may use different poetic forms to explore related ideas. Reese first discovered Flannery O’Connor when she was an undergraduate at Florida State University. As a native of West Virginia, Reese found O’Connor’s Southern Gothic style weirdly familiar. “Her fatalism and her dark humor seemed more Appalachian to me than purely Southern,” says Reese.
Poet Rita Mae Reese discovered O’Connor when she was an undergraduate.
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Reese wrote her first poem about O’Connor in 2001. That poem, “Flannery O’Connor’s Peacocks Go to Heaven After She Dies,” won a prize, sealing Reese’s fate as a true O’Connor junkie. Over the years she has made pilgrimages to O’Connor’s hometown of Milledgeville, Ga. “Once I climbed over a fence to sneak around her farm,”
says Reese. “It’s all there, the house, the barn, the hayloft.” These locations appear in O’Connor’s stories, in Reese’s poems and in the drawings by Julie Franki that illustrate The Book of Hulga. But who is Hulga and why is this her book? Reese says she had a hard time writing about O’Connor directly, as much as she wanted
to. Instead, Reese found her entry point in Hulga, a memorable character from one of O’Connor’s best-known stories, “Good Country People.” Hulga was a favorite of O’Connor’s too. O’Connor once wrote to a friend that if she lived long enough, she planned to write a whole comic novel about Hulga. Alas, O’Connor died of complications from lupus in 1964 at the age of 39 and never got around to writing Hulga’s story. “I feel like I’m giving Hulga the story that she deserves,” says Reese. Reese is currently halfway through the first draft of a novel. She is reluctant to discuss the topic, however, citing “writer’s paranoia.” “It’s hard to move on from Hulga,” she says. But she doesn’t have to, yet. The national magazine Poets & Writers is doing a feature on Reese in March, and its website includes a recording of Reese reading some of the poems. The book’s official launch party will be held on Flannery O’Connor’s birthday (March 25) at the Arts + Literature Laboratory on Winnebago Street. Birthday cake will be served. On April 8, Café Zoma on Atwood Avenue is hosting a poetry reading and art reception, exhibiting Franki’s artwork from the book. n
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Follow the Yellow Brick Road Children’s Theater of Madison creates magic in The Wizard of Oz BY GWENDOLYN RICE
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The cast has heart, brains and courage.
tacled flim-flam man who is in over his head. Sarah Streich brings a dazzling cackle and beautiful singing voice to the role of the Wicked Witch, delighting in the mischief she’s making. Edgewood High School junior Delanie Kinney is pitch-perfect as Dorothy, the undeniable star of the show. Her gorgeous voice easily transforms the well-worn “Over the
Rainbow” into a fresh ballad of adolescent wonder and longing. Onstage, she fully embodies each moment, from dancing the jitterbug to marveling at a cleverly devised field of poisonous poppies, to challenging the Wizard to deliver on his promises. The only sour notes in the production are small. The chorus of tiny Munchkins is vocally thin and made up of very young and less-seasoned performers. Prerecorded tracks of local musicians provide the accompaniment, which works well most of the time. But when overly exuberant young performers came in several measures before their cue, there was no maestro to react and catch up to the singers. Overall, this trip to Oz is a triumph of stagecraft and a showcase for some of the area’s finest performers. Start your journey down the Yellow Brick Road as soon as you can. n
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Approaching a stage version of The Wizard of Oz, it’s hard not to think of Judy Garland and the iconic 1939 movie as the definitive version of the story about a Kansas girl who is caught up in a tornado and transported to a magical land of Munchkins, witches, a Yellow Brick Road and ruby slippers. But gifted director and choreographer Brian Cowing has created a production for Children’s Theater of Madison that is remarkably refreshing and inventive. Running through March 26 in the Playhouse at Overture Center, this Wizard of Oz pays homage to the movie, but provides plenty of surprises and inspired bits of stage magic that will make audiences fall in love with Dorothy, Cowardly Lion, Tinman and Scarecrow in a whole new way. The set, by scenic designer Steve Barnes, makes much of this magic possible. Framed
by a faux stained-glass arch, the stage is composed of several curving ramps encircling a large revolving platform. This allows the large cast to play on multiple levels, while re-creating the walk down the Yellow Brick Road and, of course, the fateful twister that brought Dorothy to Oz. Lighting designer Greg Hoffmann adds his own magical touches, with more than 500 LED lights installed behind the translucent arch. Stunning rainbows, emerald tones of Oz and many more beautiful effects make the entire stage glow. Clad in spectacular costumes by Andrea Bouck, the cast animates the show with energy and original riffs on the classic characters. The traveling trio of Tinman (Teddy Warren), Scarecrow (Alex Brick) and Cowardly Lion (Shawn Goodman Jones) are a joy to watch as they embark on their quest for a heart, brains and courage. As the professor and the man behind the curtain, Mark Snowden is an adorable, bespec-
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Ten hot tickets Organizers say these films are likely to strike it big at the 2016 Wisconsin Film Festival The 2016 Wisconsin Film Festival, which runs April 14-21, is heavy on documentaries, international offerings and “Wisconsin’s Own” films. Isthmus asked Jim Healy, the festival’s director of programming, for help in identifying which films are likely to sell out quickly. Look for the full Film Festival Guide inside this issue of Isthmus. Tickets go on sale at noon Saturday, March 19.
Hunt for the Wilderpeople Thursday, April 14, Barrymore Theatre, 7 pm
A national manhunt is ordered after a troubled city kid (Julian Dennison) and his cranky foster uncle (Sam Neill) get lost in the New Zealand wilderness. Part of the opening night celebration at the Barrymore, it’s the latest from Taika Waititi, the writer/director of the recent vampire mockumentary What We Do in the Shadows.
Morris from America
Lo and Behold, Reveries of the Connected World
Craig Robinson (The Office) and Markees Christmas star as a widowed father and his son in this coming-of-age story about an African American kid growing up in Germany.
Speaking of cyberspace: Werner Herzog tackles the history and impact of the World Wide Web and related technology in this documentary.
Starving the Beast
Operation Avalanche
The Fear of 13
Wednesday, April 20, Barrymore, 6 pm Thursday, April 21, Sundance, 2:45 pm
Thursday, April 21, Sundance, 8:30 pm
The film’s subject, Nick Yarris, tells his own story of being convicted of murder in Pennsylvania and spending 21 years on death row. He’s the only person who appears on screen.
Tickled
The Smart Studios Story
Friday, April 15, Barrymore, 9 pm Sunday, April 17, Sundance, 8:30 pm
Tickled started out as a lighthearted look into online tickle-videos featuring hunky young athletes, but it morphed into a disturbing investigation into a shady empire rife with legal troubles and homophobic cyber-bullying.
The Fear of 13
Saturday, April 16, Barrymore, 6:30 pm Tuesday, April 19, Sundance, 6:30 pm
Sunday, April 17, Sundance, 4:15 pm Monday, April 18, Barrymore, 8:15 pm
Friday, April 15, Barrymore, 6:45 pm
Sunset Song
Sunday, April 17, Barrymore, 5 pm Tuesday, April 19, Sundance, 8:45 pm
Documentarian (and rocker) Wendy Schneider talks to the players who spent formative musical years in the nondescript Madison studio that recorded Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins and Death Cab for Cutie.
This documentary looks at efforts by conservatives to defund and devalue public universities here at the UW, and other major public institutions around the country.
A conspiracy-based mockumentary about NASA faking the 1969 moon landing features ambitious CIA agents who discover the “truth” about the moon landing while investigating whether a spy is sharing secrets with the Russians.
Sunset Song
Love & Friendship
Wednesday, April 20, Sundance, 6:15 pm Thursday, April 21, Sundance, noon
Thursday, April 21, Sundance, 8:45 pm
British filmmaker Terence Davies adapts a 1932 novel about a Scottish lass (Agyness Deyn) navigating between a British education and her beloved homeland as the continent approaches World War I.
Jane Austen’s posthumously published Lady Susan is the basis for this romantic comedy from writer/director Whit Stillman, starring Kate Beckinsale and Chloë Sevigny. — CATHERINE CAPELLARO AND JON KJARSGAARD
Spellbinding journey Indigenous culture meets Western explorers in Embrace of the Serpent
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Embrace of the Serpent is in the grand tradition of enigmatic commercial films like 2001: A Space Odyssey and Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives: not easily described, not easily interpreted. The black-and-white imagery is striking, and the storytelling is dreamlike. There are moments of graceful lyricism — and shocking violence. Directed and co-written by Colombia’s Ciro Guerra, this spellbinding film was nominated for this year’s Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. In interlocking sequences, Embrace of the Serpent depicts two river voyages through the Colombian Amazon region. Traveling on both is Karamakate, a shaman who is the last member of his indigenous tribe. He is played as an angry young man by Nilbio Torres and as a serene older man by Antonio Bolivar Salvador, one of the only survivors of the Amazon’s Ocaina people. Both performances are remarkable. In scenes from the early journey, Karamakate is approached by the German
explorer Theodor Koch-Grunberg (Jan Bijvoet). And in the later scenes, he encounters a visitor from the United States: Richard Evans Schultes (Brionne Davis), or Evan. Koch-Grunberg and Schultes actually explored the Amazon region, and the film was inspired by their journals. Both seek Karamakate’s help finding a mysterious psychedelic plant. Theodor is ill, and Karamakate, a healer, periodically treats him by blowing medicine into his nose. The treatments make Theodor shudder violently. The film vividly shows the consequences of Western encroachment in the region. Karamakate, who is all but nude in his scenes, is dismissive of Theodor’s assistant, an indigenous man named Manduca (Yauenkü Migue), because of his Western clothes. Manduca has scars from being whipped at his former job working for rubber barons, and in one disturbing scene, we see the profound effects of the rubber industry on a frightened local. There are troubling sequences about the influence of Western religion. At a Christian mission in the jungle, a priest shares the gospel with children — and fiercely whips a young boy after
Antonio Bolivar Salvador plays Karamakate, a shaman who is the last remaining member of his indigenous tribe.
he learns a bit of herbal folklore from Karamakate. Later, in the film’s most chilling scenes, Evan and Karamakate encounter a cult led by a sadistic Christian apostate. This self-declared messiah, who may remind you of Kurtz in Apocalypse Now, is cruel to his followers. Distorting Christian tradition, he also demands that they eat him.
Then there is the work of the Western explorers. Their mission to describe and catalog the region amuses Karamakate, and sometimes infuriates him. He teases them for carrying around their specimens and at one dramatic moment tosses one of Evan’s cases into the river. The explorers remind me of the William Hurt character in Altered States, a man of science who, investigating an indigenous psychedelic tradition, samples the wares a bit too enthusiastically. Theodor and Evan seek out Karamakate in part because his knowledge of the jungle will help them in their taxonomical work — but also, I think, because they believe his experience as a mystic will help them gain a more profound, intuitive understanding of the region. Throughout the journey, the explorers and Karamakate travel together in a spirit of collaboration, but also mutual incomprehension. In a telling exchange, Karamakate and Evan disagree on how many sides a river has. Two, the explorer says. Karamakate’s take is more nuanced. n
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The film list New releases The Bronze: A third-place Olympic gymnast finds her local celebrity dimmed as a new star rises. A little of The Bronze goes a long way. It has a few genuine laughs, but never comes close to making it to qualifiers.
THE LONE BELLOW
The Divergent Series: Allegiant: The screen adaptations of Veronica Roth’s bestselling YA novels reach their penultimate installment. Will the kids manage to escape over the wall that has surrounded them to find out what’s on the other side? And does anyone still care?
4/29 Francofonia 5/6 The Family Fang 5/13 Marguerite
STARTS FRIDAY THE DIVERGENT SERIES: ALLEGIANT NO PASSES - CC & DESCRIPTIVE NARRATION Fri: (1:45, 4:20), 6:55, 9:30; Sat: (11:10 AM, 1:45, 4:20), 6:55, 9:30; Sun: (11:10 AM, 1:45, 4:20), 7:35; Mon to Thu: (1:45, 4:20), 7:35 Fri: (1:50, 4:15), 7:10, 9:15; Sat: (11:30 AM, 1:50, 4:15), 7:10, 9:15; Sun: (11:30 AM, 1:50, 4:15), 7:55; Mon to Thu: (1:50, 4:15), 7:55
HELLO, MY NAME IS DORIS
Miracles from Heaven: A young girl finds her illness cured after surviving an accident.
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Recent releases
EMBRACE OF THE SERPENT (EL ABRAZO DE LA SERPIENTE) SCREENING ROOM - DOUBLE LOYALTY POINTS!
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10 Cloverfield Lane: This pocket-sized thriller — about a woman who wakes up from a car accident chained in the fallout shelter of a man who claims there’s been an apocalyptic event — is almost a textbook example of how to build suspense through character and situation rather than cheap jump-scares.
WHISKEY TANGO FOXTROT
CC & DESCRIPTIVE NARRATION
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THE LADY IN THE VAN
“The most celebrated pianist in jazz.” (JazzTimes)
The Brothers Grimsby: A mismatched buddy comedy in which two brothers (one a top British spy, the other a football hooligan) are reunited 28 years after adoption. The daring and fearless cultural critic that Sacha Baron Cohen was once would be appalled by its crass viciousness.
CC & DESCRIPTIVE NARRATION
Fri: (1:30, 4:25), 6:45, 9:00; Sat: (11:20 AM, 1:30, 4:25), 6:45, 9:00; Sun: (11:20 AM, 1:30, 4:25), 7:45; Mon to Thu: (1:30, 4:25), 7:45
DEADPOOL
CC & DESCRIPTIVE NARRATION
Fri: (1:40, 4:30), 7:05, 9:10; Sat: (11:15 AM, 1:40, 4:30), 7:05, 9:10; Sun: (11:15 AM, 1:40, 4:30), 7:50; Mon to Thu: (1:40, 4:30), 7:50
BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE SNEAK PREVIEW Thu: 7:00 PM NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE: HANGMEN Sat: 7:15 PM
FOUR SEASONS THEATRE CABARET
The Perfect Match: A playboy finds the woman of his dreams and falls in love — but in a switch on conventions, she wants to keep things casual. The Young Messiah: Anne Rice’s novel Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt is the source material for this movie’s depiction of young Jesus.
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Corti e Rari: Italian short documentaries from the early 1950s, restored by the Cineteca di Bologna and introduced by Cineteca festival coordinator Guy Borlée. Cinematheque, March 18, 6 pm.
Il Brigante: Restored version of director Renato Castellani’s adaptation of the story of Michele Rende, who became a legendary outlaw during World War II when he was unfairly accused of murder. Cinematheque, March 19, 2 pm.
Krisha Remember Born to be Blue Aferim!
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Hello, My Name Is Doris: The heart wants what it wants in this gently lovesick dramedy about a guileless sexagenarian who decides to romantically pursue a much younger co-worker. As the goofily endearing Doris, Sally Field is perfect.
Bread and Chocolate: Nino Manfredi stars as an Italian immigrant in Switzerland struggling to fit in. Cinematheque, March 18, 7:30 pm.
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Salò, or the 120 Days of Sodom: Director Pier Paolo Pasolini recounts a short-lived Italian fascist experiment in De Sade-style degradation during World War II; Pasolini was murdered after the 1975 film’s completion and it was banned by the Italian government. Cinematheque, March 19, 7 pm. Wild Strawberries: An aging professor reminisces as he travels to accept an honorary degree; one of the cornerstones of Ingmar Bergman’s ouevre. Chazen Museum, March 20, 2 pm. It’s Too Cold for Shorts: Short films by Wisconsinites Ryan Klassa, Spencer Ortega and Eli Steenlage. Central Library, March 23, 6:30 pm.
Also in theaters London Has Fallen
The Hateful Eight
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Kung Fu Panda 3
The Witch
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The Lady in the Van
Zootopia
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Count This Penny Saturday, March 19, Stoughton Opera House, 7:30 pm When Count This Penny left Madison for their home state of Tennessee in 2015, the city lost one of its best local bands. But the duo of Amanda and Allen Rigell is returning to their adopted home for the first time since Allen’s psychiatry residency ended, bringing their signature blend of what WPR called “country and mountain soul” to the Stoughton Opera House. And while we may still be a little sore that they left us, it sure will be nice to have them back.
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Los Lonely Boys Thursday, March 17, Majestic Theatre, 8 pm
This Texas-based trio may be best known for the Grammy-winning hit “Heaven,” but in the nearly 12 years since its release, the band has churned out four full albums of country and blues-rock. Their most recent, 2014’s Revelation, was inspired in part by frontman Henry Garza’s fall from a stage.
Christy’s Landing: Open Mic with Shelley Faith, free, 8 pm Thursdays.
THEATER & DANCE
Come Back In: Deep Pool, free, 6 pm. Essen Haus: West Wind, free, 9 pm. The Frequency: Benoit Pioulard, Norwei, 9 pm. Gray’s Tied House, Verona: Bearcat DJ, free, 5 pm. Great Dane-Downtown: DJ Radish, free, 9 pm. Harmony Bar: The Currach, 7 pm.
Legends of the Leprechauns: Heartline Theatricals, 6:30 pm, 3/17, Middleton Library. Free. 827-7403.
High Noon Saloon: The Kissers, family St. Patrick’s Day concert, 5:30 pm; The Kissers, Cajun Strangers, 8 pm. Hop Haus Brewing, Verona: Casey & Greg, free, 7 pm. Ivory Room: Vince Strong, Nicky Jordan, piano, 9 pm. Knuckle Down Saloon: Blues Jam, free, 8 pm Thursdays. Liliana’s, Fitchburg: Ken Wheaton, fingerstyle guitar, free, 5:30 pm Thursdays. Louisianne’s, Middleton: Jim Erickson, jazz, free, 6 pm Thursdays. Mr. Robert’s: Killarney Blarney, Paddy Nagoya, free, 10 pm. Natt Spil: DJ Ted Offensive, free, 10 pm.
Cole Swindell
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From his beginnings as an in-demand songwriter (he’s penned tunes for Luke Bryan and Florida Georgia Line) to his current status as one of country music’s fastestrising artists, Cole Swindell is well on his way to household-name status. His 2014 debut has already been certified gold, and his forthcoming You Should Be Here is bound to surpass it, if its introspective eponymous single is any indication. With Adam Craig. 1855 Saloon and Grill, Cottage Grove: Eric Joseph, folk, free, 6 pm Thursdays. Alchemy Cafe: Pine Travelers, Americana, free, 10 pm. Badger Bowl: Scott Wilcox, Ricky Ganiere, 8 pm. Bayou: Johnny Chimes, free, 5:30 pm Thursdays. Brink Lounge: Gerri DiMaggio, jazz, 6 pm. Cardinal Bar: DJ Chamo, Latin, 10 pm.
North and South Seafood & Smokehouse: Jerry & Nora, classic rock/country, free, 5 pm Thursdays. Plan B: DJs Brook, Lizzy T, 9 pm Thursdays. Roxbury Tavern: SpareTime Bluegrass Band, 7 pm.
Mauritius In Madison Theatre Guild’s production of the Theresa Rebeck play, every character is desperate to get his or her hands on a rare set of stamps issued in the mid-19th century by a tiny British colony in the Indian Ocean. A sharp production with an excellent cast, the show sheds light on the frailty of human relationships. ALSO: Friday (7:30 pm) and Saturday (2 pm), March 18-19.
Andy Haynes Thursday, March 17, Comedy Club on State, 8:30 pm
Tip Top Tavern: Barley Wine, jazz, free, 10 pm. Tofflers, New Glarus: The Jimmys, blues, free, 8 pm. Tricia’s Country Corners, McFarland: Frank James & Bobby Briggs, country, free, 8 pm Thursdays. Up North Pub: Catfish Stephenson, free, 9 pm Thursdays. UW Humanities Building-Mills Hall: UW Symphony Strings, UW School of Music concert, free, 7:30 pm. World of Beer, Middleton: David Hecht, 7 pm.
WIAA State High School Boys Basketball Tournament: Sessions 1:35 & 6:35 pm on 3/17; 9:05 am, 1:35 & 6:35 pm on 3/18; 3-point challenge 9 am, championship sessions 11:05 am & 6:35 pm, 3/19, Kohl Center. $10/session. 715-344-8580.
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Thursday, March 17, Bartell Theatre, 7:30 pm
Tavernakaya: DJ Samroc, free, 10:30 pm.
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of an English country home belonging to John Tarleton, who’s made his fortune selling underwear. His daughter is about to wed a clever but simpering aristocrat. The show has plenty of witty banter and memorable characters. ALSO: Friday, Saturday and Thursday (7:30 pm), March 18-24. Through March 26.
Misalliance Thursday, March 17, Bartell Theatre, 7:30 pm
As part of its “British Invasion” season, Strollers Theatre Company tackles George Bernard Shaw’s hyper-talky comedy of manners. The action takes place in a greenhouse atrium
Seeing as the homepage of his website features an image of the comic naked and staring at a mountain, it’s safe to say Andy Haynes is a fairly silly dude. But the man who calls himself “2HAYNEZ” on Twitter also has the professional chops to back it up, performing on Conan and Fallon and working as a staff writer on the TBS sitcom Ground Floor. Natasha Pearl Hansen, an L.A.-based comic originally from Stoughton, will handle hosting duties. ALSO: Friday and Saturday (8 & 10:30 pm), March 18-19. Nate Craig: 8 pm, 3/17, Brink Lounge. $10. 661-8599.
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Brink Lounge: East Wash Jukes, blues/soul, 8:30 pm.
Sweet William
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John Tedeschi: Discussing “Italian Jews Under Fascism, 1938-1945: A Personal and Historical Narrative,” his new book, 5 pm, 3/17, University Club, with speakers John Tortorice & Guiliana Chamedes. 265-2505.
Brocach-Square: The Currach, free, 5:30 pm Fridays.
Friday, March 18, Broom Street Theater, 8 pm
Cafe Carpe, Fort Atkinson: Jill and the JAX, Three Thin Dimes, Americana/bluegrass, 8:30 pm.
Prolific playwright Doug Reed, author of The Lamentable Tragedie of Scott Walker, turns his wicked sense of humor from politics to baseball. Sweet William (“the meanest major leaguer who ever wore spikes”) looks back on a sordid career in this comedy exploring sex, revenge and baseball. ALSO: Saturday and Thursday (8 pm), March 19 and 24. Through April 9.
Green Whimsy Baby & Toddler Consignment Sale: Consignment sale with items for babies and toddlers, 10 am-7 pm on 3/18 and 10 am-3 pm, 3/19, Candlewood Suites, Fitchburg. Free admission. greenwhimsy.com.
Paula McLain: Discussing “Circling the Sun,” her new novel, 7 pm, 3/17, Central Library. 266-6300.
FU N D RA I S ER S VSA Wisconsin Fundraiser: Marzen beer release, with $1 for each pint sold donated, 5:30-8:30 pm, 3/17, Next Door Brewing. 241-2131.
LEC T U R ES & S EM I N ARS On the Grid: UW Center for the Humanities “Humanities without Boundaries” lecture by Yale University Professor Michael Warner, 7:30 pm, 3/17, UW Elvehjem Building-Room L160. 263-3412.
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Cardinal Bar: Mideast Salsa, free, 5:30 pm; DJs Whodie Guthrie. Dudley Noon, 9 pm. Chief’s Tavern: Frankie Lee, Tim Haub & Doug DeRosa, blues/old-timey, 8:30 pm. Club Tavern, Middleton: Ron Denson Band, 9 pm. Crossroads Coffeehouse, Cross Plains: Traditional Frequency, Irish, 7 pm. Essen Haus: Gary Beal Band, free, 8:30 pm. First Unitarian Society: Noon Musicale: David Miller, trumpet, Amy Harr, cello & Jane Peckham, piano, music of Hindemith, Poulenc, and Joseph Koykkar, free, 12:15 pm.
Opera Unfinished: Free “Opera Novice” talk about “The Tales of Hoffmann” by Kathryn Smith, 6 pm, 3/18, Madison Opera Center. 238-8085.
Fountain: Richard Shaten, piano, free, 7:30 pm Fridays.
BOOKS/SP OKEN WORD
The Frequency: Government Zero, Forcefield, Not Dead Yet, 9:30 pm.
Book Sale: Noon-5 pm on 3/18 and 10 am-4 pm, 3/19, Fitchburg Library. 729-1760.
High Noon Saloon: Rock Star Gomeroke, 5 pm.
Brian Castner, Matthew Hefti: Discussing “The Way We Kill and Die” and “A Hard and Heavy Thing,” new books about war, 6 pm, 3/18, A Room of One’s Own. 257-7888.
Hody Bar, Middleton: Red Hot Horn Dawgs, free, 9 pm. Ivory Room: Josh Dupont, Nicky Jordan, Michael Massey, dueling pianos, 8 pm.
Red Rock Saloon: Bobby McClendon, country, 10 pm. The Red Zone: Subatomic, Sir! No Sir, Cold Black River, The Gran Fury, 8 pm. Rex’s Innkeeper, Waunakee: Nine Thirty Standard, free, 8:30 pm. Tavernakaya: DJ Nick Nice, free, 10:30 pm. Tuvalu Coffee, Verona: Soggy Prairie Boys, free, 7 pm. Up North Pub: Ann Christopherson & Jon Coleman, 8 pm. UW Humanities Building-Morphy Hall: Marc Vallon & Les Thimmig, works of Pierre Boulez, free, 8 pm. VFW Post 7591-Cottage Grove Road: Back 40, 7:30 pm.
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Dave & Phil Alvin with the Guilty Ones Friday, March 18, High Noon Saloon, 9 pm
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Crystal Corner Bar: Mad Trucker Gone Mad (CD release), Convoy, Devil to Drag, 9:30 pm.
The Wizard of Oz Friday, March 18, Overture Center’s Playhouse, 7 pm
The Wizard of Oz is one of the most beloved stories of the 20th century: As a book, it received widespread critical acclaim, and the 1939 big-screen adaptation is one of the most recognized films of all time. This Children’s Theater of Madison production is downright magical and features a talented Edgewood student at Dorothy. See page 31. ALSO: Saturday (2:30 & 7 pm) and Sunday (2:30 pm), March 19-20. Through March 26.
First Unitarian Society Auditorium: Mosaic Chamber Players, works by Schubert, 7:30 pm.
Full Compass: Madison Area Music Awards Breakthrough Artist Competition with The Apollo Affair, Thirsty Jones, Johnny Likes Noize, Trap Saturn, Gods In The Chrysalis, The Anderson Brothers, Nate Meng, Devil to Drag, 5 pm. Harmony Bar: Circle of Heat, Ethereal Groove Inc., 9:45 pm.
Natt Spil: DJ Phil Money, free, 10 pm.
Tip Top Tavern: Brother Rye, The Honeys, free, 10 pm.
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Come Back In: Deep Pool, free, 9 pm.
Grace Episcopal Church: Trevor Stephenson, noon.
Mr. Robert’s: Prognosis Negative, free, 10 pm.
The Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra joins violinist Alexander Sitkovetsky for an encore performance of Barber’s Violin Concerto. The evening’s repertoire will also include Trimble, Larsson and Beethoven.
Bos Meadery: Guppy Effect, free, 6:30 pm.
Club Tavern, Middleton: Angels & Outlaws, free, 9 pm.
ART EXHIBITS & EV ENTS
PaintBar: Meghan Rose & Jennifer Hedstrom, 8 pm.
The Bayou: DJ Chamo, Latin, free, 10 pm Fridays.
Cardinal Bar: DJ Fernando, 9 pm.
Louisianne’s, Middleton: Johnny Chimes, New Orleans piano, free, 6:30 pm Fridays-Saturdays.
Friday, March 18, Capitol Theater, 8 pm
Bandung: Jeff Alexander & Anapaula Strader, The Oudist Colony, Brazilian/Middle Eastern, free, 9 pm.
Brocach Irish Pub-Square: DJ Dot Sims, free, 11 pm.
Five Nightclub: Cass Marie Domino, Jade Paradiso, BJ Daniels, Coco Benz, Joey Black, Mercedes Benzova, Agrace Hopsice fundraiser drag show, 9:30 pm.
Mother Fool’s Coffeehouse: Jorrit Dijkstra, 8 pm.
Badger Bowl: River Rockers, 9:15 pm.
Brink Lounge: John Masino Band, rock, 9 pm.
Word Power! Open Mic: For ages 13-19, 6:30 pm, 3/18, Goodman Community Center-The Loft. 241-1574.
Merchant: DJ Vilas Park Sniper, 10:30 pm.
Audio for the Arts: Brennan Connors & Stray Passage, album recording session for experimental jazz trio, 7:30 pm. Also: 7:30 pm, 3/19.
Badger Bowl: VO5, disco St. Patrick’s, 9:15 pm.
Locker Room: Blythe Gamble & the Rollin’ Dice, free, 8 pm.
Knuckle Down Saloon: Valerie B & the Boyz, 8 pm.
Majestic Theatre: Shaman’s Harvest, Aranda, Failure Anthem, metal, 9 pm.
Arts & Literature Laboratory: Lakshmi Ramgopal, Julian Lynch with Dan Wyche, Midwaste, 7 pm.
Alchemy: DJs Trichrome, Vilas Park Sniper, free, 10 pm.
Essen Haus: Gary Beal Band, free, 8:30 pm.
Lucky’s, Waunakee: Baby Rocket, rock, free, 7:30 pm.
They began their careers as young punks in the acclaimed roots-rock crew the Blasters, but recently brothers Dave and Phil Alvin have come back together in a much different form. The pair saluted the legendary Big Bill Broonzy on their 2014 album Common Ground, and followed it up last fall with Lost Time, a tribute to Big Joe Turner and other blues musicians. With Sarah Borges.
1855 Saloon, Cottage Grove: David Hecht, free, 7 pm.
Kathy Cramer: Discussing “The Politics of Resentment: Rural Consciousness in Wisconsin and the Rise of Scott Walker,” her book, 7 pm, 3/18, Mystery to Me. 283-9332.
Liliana’s: Rand Moore Quartet, jazz, free, 6:30 pm.
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High Noon Saloon: The Pine Barrens, 5 pm; Josh Harty (CD release), Old Soul Society (CD release), Sarah Lou Richards, 8:30 pm. See page 30. Hody Bar, Middleton: Chameleon, free, 9 pm.
Tom Berenz + Shane McAdams Friday, March 18, Overture Center’s James Watrous Gallery, 5:30-7:30 pm (reception)
The exciting and masterfully wrought works by these two Wisconsin painters are presented here in what is easily the most interesting show in Madison so far this year. In large-scale acrylic and spraypainted canvases, such as the dazzling, pop-color “Cake Flights,” Berenz (work pictured) shares a multiple-perspective vision of symphonic balance and haunting emotional content. Working with a darker palette, McAdams’ naturalist-surrealist and landscape imagery presents exuberant juxtapositions in such works as “Agate,” in ballpoint pen and resin on panel. Exhibited through May 8.
Ivory Room: Leslie Cao, Taras Nahirniak, Michael Massey, dueling pianos, 8 pm. Knuckle Down Saloon: Aaron Williams & the Hoodoo, blues/rock, 9 pm. Liliana’s: Stan Godfriaux & Dan Shapera, free, 6:30 pm. Merchant: DJ Nick Nice, free, 10:30 pm. Mezze: Charlie Painter & Friends, jazz, free, 9 pm. Mickey’s: The Crosses (Die Kreuzen tribute), Sinking Suns, Pay to Cum (Bad Brains tribute), free, 10 pm. Mother Fool’s Coffeehouse: A Kin, 8 pm. Mr. Robert’s: Rotten 76, Switchblade Monkeys, Lucid Prophecy, free, 10 pm. Paoli Schoolhouse: Mike McCloskey, free, 6 pm. Stoughton Opera: Count This Penny. See page 34. Tavernakaya: DJ Bruce Blaq, free, 10:30 pm. Tip Top Tavern: Sigourney Weavers, rock, free, 10 pm. Tofflers, New Glarus: Mark Croft, free, 9 pm.
ARTS NOTICES
Tricia’s Country Corners: Undercover, rock, 9 pm.
Wisconsin Film Festival Sneak Peek: Trailers, Q&A with organizers, 6:30 pm, 3/18, Pinney Library; 6:30 pm, 3/22, Central Library; 6:30 pm, 3/23, Sequoya Library. wifilmfest.org.
Tyranena Brewing, Lake Mills: Cajun Strangers, 7 pm.
SP ECTATOR SP ORTS UW Women’s Tennis: vs. Ohio State, 5 pm, 3/18, Nielsen Tennis Stadium. 262-1440.
Wil-Mar Center: Wild Hog in the Woods Hootenanny, 2 pm. Woof’s: DJ John Murges, free, 10 pm.
B O O KS / S PO K EN WO RD Book Sale: 9 am-4 pm, 3/19, Lakeview Library. 246-4547.
Madison Capitols: USHL vs. Green Bay, 7:05 pm, 3/18; vs. Des Moines, 7:05 pm, 3/19, Alliant Center-Coliseum. $20.50-$12.50. 267-3955.
Cindy Milstein: Editor discussing “Taking Sides: Revolutionary Solidarity and the Poverty of Liberalism,” new collection, 1 pm, 3/19, Rainbow Books. 257-6050.
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Madison Comic Book Convention: Buy & sell comics & collectibles, 10 am-4 pm, 3/19, Badger Bowl. epguides.com/comics.
Knit-In: Madison Knitters’ Guild annual event, 8 am-4 pm, 3/18-20, Alliant Energy Center, with classes, special events & market. Schedule: madisonknittersguild.org.
SP ECIAL INTERESTS Willy Street Spring Fling: Special events, food & specials, 5-9 pm, 3/18, 1200-1300 blocks of Williamson Street. facebook.com/events/1070837749625630.
Urban Spoken Word: Poetry slam, with music by MTrane Plus, $5, 7 pm, 3/19, Genna’s Lounge. 332-4643. Madison Story Slam: All welcome to share “rebel” themed stories, with host Adam Rostad, 7 pm, 3/19, Wil-Mar Center. 395-4095.
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The Rigby: Madison Jazz Jam, free (all ages), 4 pm.
ArtWorks: Fine arts/crafts, 10 am-9 pm on 3/19 and 11 am-6 pm, 3/20, Hilldale Shopping Center. artworksmadison.com.
Tricia’s Country Corners, McFarland: Frank James & Bobby Briggs, country, 3 pm.
GeekCraft Expo: Craft market featuring locally handmade goods, 11 am-7 pm, 3/19-20, Masonic Center. Free admission. geekcraftexpo.com.
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Spring Festival: Polish Heritage Club event, 10 am3 pm, 3/20, Immaculate Heart of Mary School, with lunch, bake and craft sales, music, kids’ activities. Free admission. 239-0398.
Madison Area Doll Club Show & Sale: Annual event, 9 am-3 pm, 3/19, Alliant Energy Center-Exhibition Hall. $5 (free ages 18 & under). facebook.com/ Madison-Area-Doll-Club-191471804222743.
Mad City Bridal Expo: Annual event with exhibits & wedding vendors, 11:30 am-3:30 pm, 3/20, Monona Terrace. $10 (free if registered by 3/13). madcitybridalexpo.com. 847-577-6805.
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Dairyland Cowboys & Cowgirls: Two-steps/line dancing, 6-10 pm, 3/19, Five Nightclub. 255-9131. Contra Dance: Music by Suite for the Feet, caller Steve Pike, 7:30-10:30 pm, 3/19, Grace Episcopal Church. $7 (lesson 7 pm). 692-3394.
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FOOD & DRINK Spring Frokost: Traditional Norwegian brunch & bake sale, 9 am-noon, 3/19, Sons of Norway-Idun Lodge. $13 ($6.50 ages 6-12). 277-8190.
KIDS & FAM ILY Kids in the Rotunda: Trinity Irish Dance, 9:30 & 11 am and 1 pm, 3/19, Overture Center. 258-4141.
Palm Sunday Brunch: Fundraiser for Knights of Columbus activities, 8 am-noon, 3/20, St. Bernard Catholic Church. 249-9256.
H O ME & GA RD EN Spring Flower Show: 10 am-4 pm, through 3/20, Olbrich Gardens ($3 admission). Also: Sale of show flowers, noon, 3/21. 246-4550.
S PEC I A L I N T ERESTS Flea Market: Annual event, 10 am-4 pm, 3/20, Barrymore Theatre. Free admission. 249-9584.
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Mount Moriah Sunday, March 20, High Noon Saloon, 8 pm
Mount Moriah is a North Carolina-based trio that’s released three pleasant albums of country and Southern rock. Their third full-length, How to Dance, was released in February; album standout and recent single “Baby Blue” feels at once hopeful and downcast, thanks largely to band leader Heather McEntire’s remarkable vocals. With Elephant Micah.
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Asbury United Methodist Church: Hymn Sing, 3 pm.
Juggling Genius
Chief’s Tavern: Chuck Bayuk, Frankie Lee, Tom Dehlinger, Andy Mitchell campaign fundraiser, 3 pm.
JOSH CASEY The World’s Best Mountain Films
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MARK HAYWARD Excitable Boy
JONATHAN BURNS Tickets $20 advance, $23 d.o.s.
Tickets on sale at Sugar Shack, Star Liquor, MadCity Music, B-Side, Frugal Muse, Strictly Discs, the Barrymore, online at barrymorelive.com or call & charge at (608) 241-8633.
Brocach-Square: McFadden’s Fancy, free, 4:30 pm.
First Unitarian Society: FUS Choir, “Dona Nobis,” by Ralph Vaughan Williams, free, 10 am & 3 pm. The Frequency: Sea Charms, Glassmen, Lun, 9 pm. Grace Episcopal Church: Madison Sacred Harp Singers, shape-note singing (a cappella choral folk music form; all invited to sing), 3 pm. Harmony Bar: The North Westerns, 5 pm. Java Cat: Nick Matthews, free, 9:30 am Sundays. Liliana’s: Cliff Frederiksen, free, 10:30 am Sundays.
Few artists are more closely associated with their genres than mc chris is with nerdcore hip-hop, but to call him just a nerdcore rapper would be shortchanging him. The artist born Christopher Ward has released five albums and worked as a voice actor and animator on several Adult Swim shows (he’s probably best known for voicing MC Pee Pants on Aqua Teen Hunger Force). He’ll be joined by similarly geeky standup comic Nathan Anderson, so this nerdy night is not one to miss. Alchemy Cafe: DJ Samroc, free, 10 pm Mondays. American Legion Post 385, Verona: Paoli Street Pickers, country/bluegrass, free, 12:30 pm Mondays. The Frequency: Yuth Forever, 9 pm. Harmony Bar: David Landau, family concert, 5:30 pm Mondays. Malt House: Oak Street Ramblers, free, 7:30 pm. Mickey’s Tavern: Frankie Teardrop, free, 10 pm.
B O O KS / S PO K EN WO RD Jacquelyn Mitchard: Discussing “Two if by Sea,” her new novel, 7 pm, 3/21, Central Library. 266-6300. Playwrights Ink: Local writers read & discuss inprocess work (new members welcome), 7 pm, 3/21, UW-Extension Lowell Center. 274-1767.
Maduro: DJ Nick Nice, free, 10 pm Sundays.
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Olbrich Gardens-Evjue Commons: Mal-O-Dua, 2 pm.
English Country Dancing: Dances taught, no partner needed, 7:30 pm, 3/21, Wil-Mar Center. 231-1040.
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Alchemy Cafe: Ted Keys Trio, free, 10 pm Tuesdays.
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Cardinal Bar: New Breed Jazz Jam, 9 pm Tuesdays. Essen Haus: Brian Erickson, free, 6:30 pm TuesdaysWednesdays. Free House Pub, Middleton: The Westerlies, Irish, free, 7:30 pm Tuesdays. The Frequency: The Jimmy K Show, podcast recording with Once Around, Angels Or Insects, free, 7 pm. High Noon Saloon: Brother Rye, Chunkhead, 6 pm; Rock Star Gomeroke, free, 9 pm Tuesdays. Ivory Room: Vince Strong, piano, free, 10 pm. Liliana’s Restaurant, Fitchburg: John Vitale, Marilyn Fisher & Ken Kuehl, jazz, free, 5:30 pm Tuesdays. Louisianne’s, Middleton: Johnny Chimes, New Orleans piano, free, 6 pm Tuesdays-Wednesdays. Mason Lounge: Five Points Jazz Collective, free, 9 pm Tuesdays. Mickey’s Tavern: Em Jay, Chris Joutras, free, 10 pm. Neighborhood House: Bluegrass Jam, 7 pm Tuesdays.
B OOKS Libby Fischer Hellmann: Discussing “Jump Cut,” her new book, 7 pm, 3/22, Mystery to Me. 283-9332.
LEC T U R ES & S EM I N ARS Writing Wisconsin’s Future: “Writing Wisconsin’s Waterways,” Wisconsin Academy talk by authors Peter Annin & Jerry Apps, 7 pm, 3/22, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. 263-1692.
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Cardinal Bar: DJs Wyatt Agard, Dub Borski, 9 pm. Frequency: Chon, Polyphia, Strawberry Girls, 9 pm. High Noon Saloon: Tone Cluster, Tone Madison podcast recording with Wendy Schneider, free, 5:30 pm. Hop Haus Brewing, Verona: Milkhouse Radio, 7 pm. Ivory Room: Nicky Jordan, piano, free, 9 pm. Liliana’s Restaurant, Fitchburg: Cliff Frederiksen & Ken Kuehl, jazz, free, 5:30 pm Wednesdays. Luther Memorial Church: Bruce Bengtson, organ recital, free, noon Wednesdays. Mickey’s: Fire Retarded, Manatees, No Hoax, 10 pm. Monona Terrace: Ryan McGrath Band, free, 5:30 pm. Opus Lounge: Alison Margaret Jazz Trio, free, 9 pm. Tip Top Tavern: Carrie Nation & the Speakeasy, 10 pm. Up North Pub: MoonHouse, free, 8 pm.
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S POKE N WO RD Nerd Nite: Free social gathering/informal presentations, 8 pm, 3/23, High Noon Saloon. 268-1122.
ART E XHI BITS & EV ENTS Jeffrey Alexander: Photographs, 3/23-4/30, La Mestiza (reception 7-9 pm, 3/23). 826-0178.
thu mar 24 The World Is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to Die + Into It. Over It. Wednesday, March 23, Majestic Theatre, 7 pm
Brink Lounge: Madison Jazz Orchestra, 7:30 pm. Essen Haus: Bill Roberts Combo with Bob Corbit, free, 9 pm. High Noon Saloon: Simo, The Glorious Sons, 8 pm. Merchant: Christopher Plowman, free, 10:30 pm. Mickey’s Tavern: Mal-O-Dua, French swing, free, 5:30 pm; American Cream, free, 10 pm. Mr. Robert’s: Compact Deluxe, Winning Ugly, The Cutouts, free, 10 pm. Overture Center-Lobby: The Jimmys, free, 6 pm. The Red Zone: Hotstop, Of Brighter Skies, Pets with People Names, Almost Nothing, rock, 8 pm. Tip Top Tavern: Kurt Funfsinn, guitar, free, 10 pm.
S POKE N WO RD Male Call: Thanks: Bricks Theatre presents original stories by local raconteurs, 7:30 pm on 3/24 and 8 pm, 3/25, Brink Lounge. $15. 358-9609.
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With acts gracing Top 10s all across the last year, emo seems to be in the middle of another moment. So when two of the genre’s best contemporary artists book a tour together, you should make sure not to miss it. The World Is a Beautiful Place & I am No Longer Afraid to Die, a gauzy octet from Connecticut, will be co-headlining with Into It. Over It., the nom de plume of Chicago scene vet Evan Weiss. TWIABP last released Harmlessness in 2015, while Into It. Over It.’s most recent, Standards, was released on March 11. With the Sidekicks, Pinegrove.
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Greige is the rage The Home Market at Hilldale mixes dignified classics with fun accents BY TAMIRA MADSEN
In the color palette of Kate Kazlo’s interior design world, “greige” is all the rage. “A little bit of gray, a little bit of beige. I could live with greige forever and be happy,” says Kazlo of the neutral color on display with many items at the Home Market, a lifestyle and home furnishings store that opened March 1 at Hilldale. The 1,200-square-foot shop at the east edge of the open-air east-west plaza (next to Macy’s) is the second location for the 10-year-old company. The other is a 2,200-square-foot space in downtown Milwaukee’s Third Ward neighborhood. The Hilldale store carries more than 300 product lines and will also provide designer and upholstery services and sell custom-made furniture. The Home Market is packed full of furniture, bedding and bath items, rugs, dishware and knick-knacks to brighten and bring panache to any abode or apartment. Designer lines include furniture manufacturer Lee Industries, dishware maker Ju-
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liska, and Pine Cone Hill, which makes bedding and bathroom items, furniture and rugs. Other stand-out pieces at the Home Market are decoupage trays by John Derian Company and striking replicas of Madison neighborhood and street signs ($94). Rugs made by Dash & Albert — many resplendent in greige — start at $28. The most expensive items at the Home Market are Lee Industries sectionals, with $3,500 to $5,000 price tags. There are 900 different fabric options for customers to choose from. Kazlo describes her design aesthetic as clean and simple. She prefers items that aren’t too cute or make people feel like they’re “in a museum.” She gravitates to clean lines and vintage items when selecting one-of-a-kind pieces on buying trips across the country. “I love things to be soft and classic, [with] a great base and neutral [color], and then add on from there with a pop of color or fun pattern,” says Kazlo. She has spent time as a designer with Shabby Chic, a retailer and home furnisher headquartered in Chicago. The Home Market is one of the holdings of Karma Brands, an events, marketing and broad-
casting company based in Beaver Dam that broadened its retail scope two years ago through its partnership with Kazlo. Opening the Home Market in Madison is a homecoming of sorts for Kazlo, a Beaver Dam native who graduated with an arts degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1999. She honed her retail skills at Karen & Co./Sassafras, a women’s clothing boutique on State Street. She considers store owners Karen and Dan Fix mentors and role models: “Their work ethic is unbelievable, and they treat their employees like family,” Kazlo says. Though she wasn’t familiar with Hilldale during her stint in the city, Kazlo says it was an easy decision to expand the Home Market there. One difference she sees with the Madison clientele compared to Milwaukee is that Madison has a more dynamic combination of empty nest couples, college students, university employees and young professionals. “Hilldale has a really great feel of mixing local shops and national stores, which I think is such a successful mix with retail these days,” Kazlo says. n
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Happenings The Wisconsin Vintage Guitar Show will Be Sunday March 20th from 10am-5pm at Madison Turners Hall 3001 S. Stoughton Rd. BUY,SELL,TRADE,BROWSE! All Guitars, basses,banjos, and mandolins are welcome! Admission is $7, $6 if you bring a guitar to show or sell, $5 for kids. More information at 920-467-4762 or wisconsinvintageguitarshow.com Are you ready to publish your first book? Register now for the How to Publish a Novel course. Class will take place on Saturday in March 2016 and April 2016 at the Neighborhood House in Madison, WI (please see NewBookAuthors.com for exact dates and times). Learn everything you need to know about how to format your book, design your book cover, obtain a card catalogue number, copyright, ISBN, and more... the class is $65 and registration is on a first come first serve basis.
TELEMARKETING Easy phone sales from our Madison West call center. Hourly, paid weekly, students, retirees and homemakers encouraged to apply. For more info call 608268-3695.
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We’re Hiring! School Age Program Director The School Age Program Director is responsible for the administration and supervision of the School Age Programs (After School and Camp Caboose). The position also includes supervisory responsibilities in the areas of program development and implementation, staff supervision and evaluation, along with parent and community communication. This position must be able to treat each child and their families with respect, dignity, and care; and be supportive of cultural differences, special needs, and different family structures.
After School Teachers We are looking for adults with professional experience who are energetic, creative, & dedicated to work with children from a highly diverse group of socioeconomic backgrounds. We are located at Lapham & Marquette Elementary schools near downtown, easily located off of the bus and bike routes. Schedules are flexible as we are hiring for full and part time positions. $11.82/hr starting. Full benefits available to teachers who are hired year round. Red Caboose is licensed by the State of Wisconsin & Accredited by the City of Madison.
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I’m a 27-year-old, feminist, conventionally attractive, straightish, GGG woman. Over time, my tastes have changed, and now I find myself more of a kinkster. A few years ago, my desire for kinkier sex and my willingness to take a chance came together in a mutually beneficial, exciting D/s relationship. I’ll be honest: I wasn’t as smart as I could have been. I met this guy on Tinder, and, after verifying his identity, I told some friends where I’d be and I met up with him. He was great for a while, but a big move took me away from the area and I grew tired of his conventional gender ideals. I assumed I would find another partner in the future as functionally great as him but maybe a better conversationalist. Fast-forward to today. I’ve dabbled with pain and submission play with a few boyfriends with no great success. (A subsequent partner who didn’t respect my safe word, in fact, assaulted me.) I’m now greatly discouraged in my search. The cycle always goes like this: I get horny and want kink, I go looking for it online, and I am then buried in a landslide of creepiness, typos and aggression. There are just so many men out there who hate women. These men are more interested in condescending to me and bossing me around than they are in power exchange. It was recommended to me to join the local center for sex positivity in Seattle, but that costs money. I want to engage in kink to relieve stress, not to cut into my already tight budget. Are my only options perseverance or an extra grand lying around? Perseverance Or Withdrawal, Eternal Regrets
I definitely think you should keep hacking your way through the creeps, typos and aggros, POWER, and, more importantly, your pussy thinks so too — excuse me, that’s crude. Perhaps I should say: Your erotic imagination and your libido think so too. But you may find the search for kinky play partners a little less frustrating if you devote a few hours a week to it — set a regular schedule: two hours a night, twice a week — instead of waiting until horniness and desperation drive you back online. If you search for kinky guys only when you just gotta have it, POWER, your inability to find it immediately is gonna be that much more frustrating. And you might wanna get out there and find a kinky guy now, POWER, while you still can. “Uh-oh, kinksters: Sex cops could be coming for you next,” Elizabeth Nolan Brown writes at Reason.com. “According to a new federal court decision, Americans have no constitutional right to engage in consensual BDSM because ‘sexual activity that involves binding and gagging or the use of physical force such as spanking or choking poses certain inherent risks to personal safety.’ Thus officials could constitutionally ban or regulate such activity in the interest of ‘the protection of vulnerable persons,’ the court held.” In 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Americans have a constitutional right to get their asses fucked, and one day soon we could be asking the Supreme Court whether Americans have a constitutional right to get their asses spanked. Finally, POWER, I’m a huge fan of Seattle’s Center for Sex Positive Culture (thecspc.org). And I’m an even bigger fan of people getting
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out there, meeting up IRL, and making face-toface connections with like-minded kinksters. I’m such a big fan that I’m going to pick up the expense of your first year’s membership at the Center for Sex Positive Culture. While there are additional charges for most events at the center, POWER, there are also tons of volunteer opportunities — and there’s no better way to get to know the local kinksters than to pitch in and help out. I’ll email you directly about your shiny new membership.
Can’t something be a cop-out and a creative, appropriate penance? But whether it’s one or the other or both, FAMILY, I’m strongly in favor of anything that benefits Planned Parenthood. For those who don’t want to go through the motions of filling a jar with money before making a donation, just go to plannedparenthood.org and click Donate. Email Dan at mail@savagelove.net, or find him on Twitter at @fakedansavage.
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I am the only liberal in my family. I love them, but there is no talking to them on the issues. I have come up with the idea of a Planned Parenthood jar. It is like a swear jar, but I will put money in it when I am too chickenshit or conflict-avoidant to have a hard conversation. Every time one of my family members puts up a stupid, ill-informed article on Facebook and I don’t say anything, I will put money in the jar. Any time they tell me why Hillary Clinton is the devil, I will put money in the jar. It will assuage my guilt and make those moments easier because I can smugly think: “Keep talking; the only one you are helping is Planned Parenthood.” Is this a cop-out or a narrowly tailored, appropriate penance? Fearful And Milquetoast, I’m Leaning Yellow
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