Guest Columns
Voices from across the Madison community. Want to pitch us a guest column? Read our pitch guidelines.
-
Guest column: What Madison needs to know about Freedom, Inc.
The non-profit’s work reflects an essential understanding of how interpersonal violence is intertwined with systemic violence.
-
The artist and the fundraiser
Why art for charity hurts the people who create it, in Madison and beyond.
-
Guest column: In defense of queer-only spaces
A recent Slate piece misses the mark, and misrepresents the efforts of Madison’s Queer Pressure collective.
-
Guest column: Don’t let the “anti-PC” backlash poison Madison’s music community
Bigger lessons from an argument over a band name.
-
Guest column: Madison is ready for a real jazz club
The city could actually support a viable nightclub that elevates jazz and improvised music.
-
Guest column: Can’t rely on tips
To improve opportunities and fairness for musicians, we need an attitude adjustmentâand guarantees.
-
Guest column: Screw your discomfortâembrace real solutions to homelessness
A former Madisonian reflects on empathy, rehabilitation and how “in my backyard” is a relative term.
-
A call for guest columns
If youâve got something compelling to say about arts and culture in Madison, weâd like to hear from you.
-
Guest column: All this free live music has a downside
Madison struggles to build a strong arts economy, and cheap audiences share the blame.
-
Art is not a band-aid
The City of Madison is combining public art and social policy in all the wrong ways.
