Series/Columns

Limited series and ongoing columns on Madison minutiae, the outdoors, and more.

15 minutes of birding fame fly by

By Emily Mills ● Microtones ● May 26, 2023 May 24, 2023

We got a lifer over here!

By Andy Moore ● Microtones ● May 19, 2023 May 17, 2023

Without a ton of preparation, the format quickly devolves from substance to spectacle.

By Sami Schalk ● Pleasure Practices ● May 12, 2023 May 10, 2023

When intimacy holds up despite time and distance.

By Grant Phipps ● Microtones ● May 5, 2023 May 7, 2023

From the desk of a juror: reflecting on past and present moviegoing ethos after this year’s Wisconsin Film Festival.

The lasting impacts of Jimmie Joshua’s ordeal inside the Dane County Jail.

By Sam Harrington ● Microtones ● April 28, 2023 April 26, 2023

What our trite celebrations of Earth Day tend to erase.

By Christina Lieffring ● Microtones ● April 21, 2023 April 21, 2023

The limits of alcohol and the improvement of NA options.

By Christina Lieffring ● Capitol Punishments ● April 19, 2023 April 19, 2023

No, it’s the children who are wrong, they insist after another crappy candidate bombs.

Coming soon: A podcast series about the backlash against a new jail in Dane County.

By Andrew Hanson ● Microtones ● April 14, 2023 April 12, 2023

Goodnight, sweet prince.