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El Canaveral’s Mexican Charm
Authentic food in a warm, friendly setting
In the area south of National Avenue, between First and 35th streets, there is no shortage of authentic Mexican restaurants. Instead of following in the footsteps of big, popular venues like La Perla and La Fuente, these restaurants cater to the local Mexican-American community. As you might expect, the...
Issue of the Week: Walker and Neumann Plan to Cut BadgerCare
In the midst of an era in which health care costs have spiraled out of control, the leading Republican candidates for governor have vowed to cut one of the state’s most popular and necessary programs—BadgerCare. In a debate last week, both candidates derided the program as an “entitlement.” Walker...
Neil Haven’s Unique, Satisfying ‘Playdaters’
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Neil Haven’s The Playdaters is a refreshingly unique show that mixes drama with comedy and commercial elements with experimental aesthetics. Spencer (playwright Haven) and Erwin (Jeremiah...
Download D. Ellzey's "A Shift in the Wind" for Free
The Internet is overcrowded with free rap music competing for your right clicks, but this one stands out from the pack: the Umbrella Music Group is giving away free downloads of D. Ellzey's A Shift in...
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The Billionaire Right-Winger
Despite the kaleidoscopic proliferation of political media over the past decade, most of what Americans hear and read about the workings of our democracy can be politely termed superficial. Only very rarely does journalism fully penetrate the glittering illusions created by partisans on every side to reveal the...
Another Topical Depression
I’m Art Kumbalek and man oh manischewitz what a world, ain’a? So listen, sorry to have to tell you it’s that time of that week of the year when I have to interrupt what should’ve been a thought-invoking if not nearly entertaining essay to speak directly to you and deliver the pitch...
