I don’t know how many times I’ve seen 2001: A Space Odyssey, but it’s a lot. Thanks to my old college friend Stan Williams mentioning it, without which I could have easily missed it, today was the first time I saw it on a big screen. There is an IMAX screening, based on the restored … Read more
We’ve been tantalized for weeks, but the day is finally here: there is house-made pasta available at Earth and Stone Wood Fired Pizza’s Madison location. Manicotti and lasagna are on the menu now, with more offerings on the way. It’s not just anywhere in this town you can walk in and get from-scratch pasta, … Read more
Just like the malls where they were once stalwarts, JC Penney and Sears are on death watch. This piece points out that the traditionally bricks-and-mortar retailers that have grown—Walmart, Target, and Nordstrom—have done so by greatly expanding their respective online presences, which enables them to maintain their physical footprints. Penney’s and Sears haven’t done that. … Read more