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Ben Munson is a full-time journalist and former editor of The A.V. Club Madison. He was once in the same room as Jennifer Lopez and Mario Lopez, at the same time.

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A collage of four historic color photos shows a large, blazing fire in an industrial facility.
From the archives: Butter where butter shouldn’t be

As Tone Madison's 10th anniversary approaches, we look back at some highlights from the past decade.

Two pint glasses are shown on the bar of Villa Tap. They are on coasters, one is clearly visible to the near-right of the image, while the glass situated just behind is in soft focus and to the near-left of the image. Both glasses are full and on coasters. Both glasses are adorned with multiple black-and-white print ads for local businesses that run around the midsection of each glass.
A draft of cold commerce

The strange persistence of pint-glass advertising.

The Found Footage Festival's Nick Prueher (far left) and Joe Pickett (far right) posing with Jim's Coins owner Jim Essence (second from right) in the Barrymore Theatre lobby during a FFF event in December 2022. Photo by Harry Charles Loomer-Young.
Jim’s Coins in Hilldale gets the remix treatment

The Found Footage Festival's Joe Pickett and Nick Prueher celebrate the Madison store's unstoppable jingle.

Musician Russell Emerson Hall is shown sitting on a lawn chair with a yard and trees in the background. Next to him is another chair, with a MIDI controller keyboard sitting in it.
Bell & Circuit’s eerie, deadline-driven beats

"Format Fetishist Volumes 1+2" showcases Russell Emerson Hall's propensity for stylish curation.

Mug for mug

A friendly exchange of cups at Willalby's Cafe.

This is (not) a cow cookie

A quick jaunt to Johnson Creek’s Pine Cone Restaurant obscures reality.

A collage of four historic color photos shows a large, blazing fire in an industrial facility.
Butter where butter shouldn’t be

The story of a forklift, a fire, and 20 million pounds of butter.

The groundhog fanatics next door

Finding an anchor in Sun Prairie’s toothiest annual event.

Back on the jingle beat

Our senior jingle correspondent reports from the land of stools.

Another roadside conspiracy

Proponents of the deranged QAnon theory take to Wisconsin's highways.