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Show & Tell

Mouna Algahaithi, Clarion Staff September 19, 2014

  Featuring hundreds of illustrations completed over the past three decades by the graphic design and illustration faculty, Madison College’s gallery hosts its instructor art exhibit, “Show...

Theater brings attention to LGBT concerns with ‘Standards of Care’

Marisa Comeau-Kerege, Arts Editor September 19, 2014

Madison College student, Cara Shields, stars in Stage Q’s production of “Standards of Care” showing at the Bartell Theater. Students who manage to land roles in community theater are always...

‘November Man’ is an action film worth remembering

Daniel Herron, Staff Writer September 19, 2014

Pierce Brosnan as a killer super spy — how can we go wrong? The knee-jerk reaction is to say “lots of ways,” but “The November Man” delivers. There are a lot of spy movies out there, and...

Netflix Movie Review: ‘Craigslist Joe’

Deanne Pierce September 19, 2014

What if someone tried to use Craigslist not to sell, buy, or promote something, but to survive? We all know Craigslist as the efficient online flea market to get anything from couches to houses (in fact...

Movie gives us a world of conformity

Kyle Bittorf, Staff Writer September 19, 2014

“The Giver,” directed by Phillip Noyce and based on Lois Lowry’s 1993 book of the same name, takes us to a futuristic society where pain, war, fear, and class have been eliminated. Conformity is...

Parfrey's Glen

Retrospective Journey

Christopher Pinkert, Graphic Designer September 19, 2014

I’m leaving Madison on Highway 14 and the sky is home to a herd of shaggy buffalo clouds, languid and calm grazing on the blue plain. Craning my neck to admire these enormous shapes, I decide for...

The latest chapter of The Walking Dead will get your blood running

Tyler Richter, Copy Editor September 19, 2014

Telltale Games   The Walking Dead Telltale Games XBOX 360, PS3 In the world of zombie pop-culture, no name is more popular today than “The Walking Dead.” Inspired by the comic books,...

Batman fans await premier of Gotham

Robin Gee, Artistic Director August 30, 2014

This September, tune in to Fox for the premier of Gotham, the latest interpretation of the Batman saga.  This is the first Batman-related show to appear on Fox since Batman: The Animated Series, which...

Metropolitan Brewing was one of the companies at the Great Taste of the Midwest.

Microbrews show Wisconsin’s great taste

Michelle Braun, Staff Writer August 30, 2014

When a perfect summer day is imagined, most Madisonians would picture festivals with exotic foods, beverages and fine arts. Madison, thanks to its unique assortment of exquisite dining and robust libations,...

Winding road home inspiration for Wisconsin travel column

Adam Ruka, Staff Writer August 29, 2014

The desire to travel seems common among college students. Whether it’s some tropic party town for spring break or a relaxing getaway tucked somewhere in the wilderness, escaping our daily routine is...

‘Lucy’ has added brainpower

Kyle Bittorf, Staff Writer August 29, 2014

“Lucy” is a riveting must see sci-fi of the summer season, starring Scarlett Johansson (Lucy) and Morgan Freeman (Samuel Norman). The trouble all begins when Lucy’s boyfriend forces her to deliver...

Going through ‘Boyhood’

Dace, Designer August 29, 2014

Richard Linklater had a vision: to tell the story of growing up. “Boyhood” differs from other coming-of-age films in that it doesn’t dwell on a single life-changing event or especially poignant age....

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