“The future is now”. And indeed it is. Unveiling his new street chic diffusion line, Karl, exclusively for one month via London-based luxury online fashion boutique, Net-a-Porter, Karl Lagerfeld has once again proven why he’s arguably the most… - 2 hours ago, 28 Jan 12, 1:42am -
The Glass Pavilion is a redefining structure within modernism. It is a benchmark building that sets the bar as to what modernism is and can be. Set within a 3.5+/- acre estate of oak groves in Montecito, this home is impressive beyond words. The five… - 3 hours ago, 28 Jan 12, 1:08am -
This 10-second YouTube teaser shows Ferris Bueller star Matthew Broderick asking “How can I handle work on a day like today?” and then cues a snippet of “Oh Yeah,” the song from the John Hughes movie “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.″ What the… - 3 hours ago, 28 Jan 12, 12:55am -
Stevie Markovich’s “Aerobic Housecleaning Lifestyle” video came out in 2002, but now it has some stiff competition: Carolyn Barnes’ “Clean Momma Program,” complete with her signature move, the Rag Drag. WSJ’s James R. Hagerty reports. - 3 hours ago, 28 Jan 12, 12:45am -
The Facebook IPO is upon us… Want to get in and acquire Facebook stock? Here’s the details of the Facebook IPO, which will be filed next week. Facebook — which will likely raise up to $10 billion in its offering – — is on track to be the la… - 3 hours ago, 28 Jan 12, 12:41am -
Houseware design company Metrokane has fashioned a sleek, sexy cocktail shaker that grab everyone’s attention. The Art Deco inspired cocktail shaker is made from polished or brushed stainless steel. It comes in two sizes – 18 or 28 ounces, costin… - 13 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 2:50pm -
Samuel Simmons is the Brand Ambassador for The Balvenie – one of the few family-owned Scottish whiskey distilleries. As Brand Ambasssador, it is Samuel’s job to travel the world and extolled the virtues of Scotch. Not a bad job. Samuael was kind… - 14 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 2:13pm -
Situated directly in the heart of Manhattan’s most eclectic and energetic neighborhood, at the corner of Mercer and Prince Street, The Mercer is the ultimate urban hotel. Hotelier Andre Balaz has developed this Soho institution, creating a home awa… - 14 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 2:12pm -
Colombian-born designer Juan Montoya is noted for his ability to blend elements of various cultures within his home constructs; a trademark style of shaping modernist features around antiquities and social themes, all the while paying close attention… - 14 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 2:08pm -
Italian design label Moschino stresses fun and exuberance in their children’s collection. You’ll find that in excess with these vibrant red kids boots. They feature superior attention to detail, quality construction and colorful embellishments. Y… - 14 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 1:52pm -
TOWN OF RUTLAND — The Dane County Sheriff's Office is lookingfor information on the apparent suffocation and abandonment of adog found dead Thursday afternoon. - 1 hour ago, 28 Jan 12, 3:00am -
MILWAUKEE — A day after investigators accused his former topaides of using a secret computer system to do political work on thetaxpayers' dime, Gov. Scott Walker denied knowledge of illegalactivity taking place during his time as Milwaukee Count… - 2 hours ago, 28 Jan 12, 2:30am -
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Miguel Nazar Haro, who led Mexico's domesticspy agency and was accused of being behind the disappearances ofalleged leftist guerrillas in the 1970s, has died at age 87. - 2 hours ago, 28 Jan 12, 1:38am -
MEXICO CITY (AP) — The man who led Mexico's domestic spy agencyand was accused of being behind the disappearances of allegedguerrillas in the 1970s has died at age 87. - 2 hours ago, 28 Jan 12, 1:38am -
GREEN BAY — Mike Sherman is back in the NFL for his thirdgo-around as an offensive coordinator. The Miami Dolphins hired himto work under new head coach Joe Philbin, and Sherman is expectedto call the plays. - 3 hours ago, 28 Jan 12, 1:30am -
City of Madison staff can support part but not all of a $10million proposal by philanthropists W. Jerome Frautschi and hiswife, Pleasant Rowland, to remake the historic 100 block of StateStreet. - 3 hours ago, 28 Jan 12, 1:15am -
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A jury has convicted a New York prisoninmate of falsely filing tax returns seeking $890 million inrefunds. - 4 hours ago, 28 Jan 12, 12:15am -
The University of Wisconsin Athletic Board extended thecontracts of men's soccer coach John Trask and volleyball coachPete Waite, a sign of approval neither received a year ago, andadded two years to the contract for women's soccer coach PaulaWil… - 4 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 11:46pm -
Faith is the book I've been waiting for Mary Gordon or Alice McDermott to write. These women are leading writers of Irish-American fiction, but neither has taken on the subject of the sexual abuse scandals in the Catholic church. Jennifer Haigh has d… - 4 hours ago, 28 Jan 12, 12:00am -
Madison city staff is recommending the Landmarks Commission vote against some aspects of the development proposed for the 100 block of State Street, including the demolition of the Schubert Building, 120 W. Mifflin St., and the Fairchild Building, 12… - 7 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 9:26pm -
One of the most memorable discoveries to emerge from a full afternoon of tasting at the Isthmus Beer ' Cheese Fest last weekend was from one of state's newest breweries -- Sweet Mullets Brewery ' Pub, set to open next month in Oconomowoc. Owner and b… - 8 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 8:00pm -
It was the week for the State Ofs. President Obama gave his annual State of the Union address. I thought he did a good job, but the real excitement was the Republican reply by Gov. Mitch Daniels of Indiana. - 8 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 7:38pm -
Madison staves off the winter blues this weekend with the Lake Home ' Cabin Show, Folk Ball Festival, and Monster Truck Nationals, and keeps up its support for good causes with Bookless, Good for the Goodman, and another Project Lodge benefit. The ca… - 10 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 6:00pm -
Philip Glass's Galileo Galilei has had rather limited circulation around the operatic world, so it was a brave step for Madison Opera to take it up. But the step has paid off, with perhaps the best yet of the company's small, midseason productions in… - 12 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 3:38pm -
Jennifer Egan's A Visit from the Goon Squad is just the kind of book I like, so my year is off to a good start. It's clever and original, complicated but not difficult to read. It's funny and a bit sad at the same time. - 1 day ago, 27 Jan 12, 12:00am -
Just bringing up the subject of violence at hip-hop shows immediately gets you into a mess of generalizations, doesn't it? After all, for every incident like the fight last Tuesday at the High Noon Saloon, during which a gun reportedly went off, ther… - 1 day ago, 26 Jan 12, 8:43pm -
Dear Scott Walker, I wasn't expecting much from your State of the State address, and you didn't disappoint. I expected the same old lies, and you delivered. Our schools are broken, never mind that we were at the top of the pack in more categories tha… - 1 day ago, 26 Jan 12, 8:00pm -
St. Vincent de Paul is helping local families brave the cold this winter through its 20th annual Recycle the Warmth drive. - 35 mins ago, 28 Jan 12, 3:25am -
Republicans in the state Assembly have passed a sweeping bill to help a Florida-based company open an iron mine in northwestern Wisconsin. - 1 hour ago, 28 Jan 12, 2:47am -
Gov. Scott Walker said on Friday that he doesn't think he's the target of an ongoing investigation into several of his current and former aides' activities while the governor was Milwaukee County executive. - 2 hours ago, 28 Jan 12, 2:13am -
After a county commission voted to extend the deadline to pay back a $200,000 loan, a unique Middleton museum will keep its doors open for at least another year. - 2 hours ago, 28 Jan 12, 2:11am -
A Beloit man is in critical condition after failing to yield the right-of-way and crashing into a grain hauler, Rock County authorities said. - 4 hours ago, 28 Jan 12, 12:01am -
Rivers in Wisconsin and Minnesota are not expected to flood this spring due to a snow drought across the region, according to the National Weather Service. - 11 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 4:38pm -
A lot of people have a lot of good things to say about folk musician Willy Porter, the singer-songwriter who will perform this Sunday evening at the Majestic Theatre in Madison, including the… - 9 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 6:45pm -
Today is January 27. On this date in 1825 the U.S. Congress approves Indian Territory (in what is present-day Oklahoma), clearing the way for forced relocation of the Eastern Indians on the "Trail of Tears".* WSJ: New charges in John Doe investigati… - 12 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 3:51pm -
It was to a familiar background of loud chanting, drumming, and vuvuzelas that Assembly Republicans passed a controversial bill to loosen environmental regulations and fast-track applications… - 23 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 4:34am -
Consent Agenda Included in the consent agenda was a request by Pasqual’s (1851 Monroe St.) to change its business model from counter service to full service, a beer and liquor license for D… - 1 day ago, 26 Jan 12, 8:05pm -
Paul Collins has been through all the highs and lows that the music industry has to offer. With Collins' first band, the Nerves, they penned the song "Hanging on the Telephone," a track that w… - 1 day ago, 26 Jan 12, 6:20pm -
If there was anything to be learned from Wednesday night's State of the State speech in Wisconsin it's that Gov. Scott Walker's supporters really, really like him and his detractors really, re… - 1 day ago, 26 Jan 12, 4:20pm -
Today is January 26, 2012. On this day in 1998, President Bill Clinton denied having sexual relations with an intern. It later became clear that Clinton had a somewhat more narrow definition of sexual relations than most people.* WSJ: "A Dane County… - 2 days ago, 26 Jan 12, 12:00pm -
*WSJ: UW professor memorialized in space.*Baltimore Sun: Effort to save whooping cranes sees successes, challenges.*USA Today: Centaur ‘skeleton’ takes science center stage.*UW: Cows on campus getting an updated home.*C3K: UW scientist suspends b… - 2 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 10:30pm -
A recent video posted online asked Wisconsin legislators exactly who authored AB 426, the controversial mining legislation that goes before the state Assembly tomorrow. In the video (posted be… - 2 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 4:31pm -
Das Binky is the eclectic project of John Argentiero, who started writing and playing music in 2009, incorporating music from more genres than you would have thought possible on one album. Per… - 3 days ago, 25 Jan 12, 3:35pm -
An Orfordville 7-year-old is donating his allowance, hoping others do the same so the village can build a bigger library. - 14 mins ago, 28 Jan 12, 3:46am -
UPDATE: Two ex-aides to Gov. Scott Walker while he was Milwaukee County executive face charges of doing political fundraising while working on county time. - 4 hours ago, 28 Jan 12, 12:20am -
The Government Accountability Board today completed delivery of all digital copies of recall petitions to Governor Walker’s committee for their review. - 5 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 11:06pm -
UPDATE: The Madison School District has released additional sick notes given to Capitol protesters last year which show two more doctors provided the excuses the district deemed to be fraudulent. - 14 hours ago, 27 Jan 12, 2:03pm -
