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Pic of the Day: Reason # 236837 to Trek Up to Madison, Wisconsin

Reason # 236837 to Trek Up to Madison, Wisconsin
Cops just don't give a shit.
Latest comment by Anonymous: This looks like a pic that would be in those bad "priceless" slideshows people make on youtube

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Madison Named One of Friendliest Cities in America

Madison Named One of Friendliest Cities in America
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                                          A beautiful shot of the Madison isthmus.

Some nice press for Madison following media scrutiny over three unsolved murders over the past year is a welcome change.  And we are just so freakin' friendly here in Wisconsin's capitol cit

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Brat Fest Confirms Stereotypes, Sets Record

Brat Fest Confirms Stereotypes, Sets Record
The 2008 edition of the World's Largest Brat Fest set the record for brats sold, 191,712 of the tubular delicacies.

So sad I wasn't in town to see the infestation of mullets and cut-off jean shorts.  Jokes.  Stereotype perpetuating aside, it's a great event, raising money for 78 ... MORE »
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Madison = Delicious Drunk College Food

Madison = Delicious Drunk College Food

Or perhaps more accurately mac & cheese + pizza + booze = crazy delicious.
(Yes, I like to make semi-dated pop culture references.)

Endlesssimmer.com has named Ian's infamous drunk food buffet as #10 on their list of America’s Top 10 Drunk College Foods in honor of March Madness.  #10

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Ironman Tests the Will of the Human Spirit, Blocks Off Every Intersection

Ironman Tests the Will of the Human Spirit, Blocks Off Every Intersection
The IRONman (flex!): A 2.4-mile swim, one hundred and fourteen miles of biking, a full on marathon curving through of the campus--and 4,208 blocked off roads.

Madison is currently one of only seven U.S. cities (22 in the world) to hold the Ironman com... MORE »
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Arsonist Threatens To Burn Down Strip Club Over "Missing" Benjamin

Arsonist Threatens To Burn Down Strip Club Over "Missing" Benjamin
This is what the inside of Visions Nightclub looks like before 6 p.m.

A selfish Madison man nearly ruined the dreams of everyone who wanted to trek all the way to East Washington Ave. to see the battleworn, scarred and ultimately unflappable ladies of Visions... MORE »
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Madison Metro Driver Fired After Speeding Away With Man Clinging To Bus, Possibly Getting Him Somewhere On Time

Madison Metro Driver Fired After Speeding Away With Man Clinging To Bus, Possibly Getting Him Somewhere On Time
A dramatization of the events of July 29.

Madison Metro fired one of its bus drivers after a July 29 incident in which the driver sped away from a Verona Road bus stop with a man clinging to the side view mirror
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Sex Advice from Daily Alums? No Thanks!

Sex Advice from Daily Alums? No Thanks!
After all the bru-ha-ha following 2005 Tufts alum Amber Madison's little book on better blow jobs or something, you'd think the former Daily sex columnist and local media sweetheart would take a break and backpack across Europe or something.

But no, she's at it again, promoting her new website and gr... MORE »
Latest comment by The Decider: @ ha-mace: She also is soliciting stories of people losing their virginity (also on her blog)... come on Amber, get with the program

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Madison Tops for Top Dog Women

Madison Tops for Top Dog Women
Madison has more women like this walking around than almost anywhere else in the country.

A recently published Bizjournals study declared that out of 100 metro areas, little Madison, Wis. is the fifth-best place for female execs and business owners to set up shop. Just for a perspective check... MORE »
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Looks Like James Madison Had Some Jungle Fever

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Looks Like James Madison Had Some Jungle Fever

Yeah, apparently the founder of our institution of higher learning "got around" with his slaves.  Or so says alleged Madison descendent Bettye Kearse. 

 

Her family has told a story about Madison (or “Grandpapa Maddy” as he is fondly known) for many generations.  Kearse claims that Ma

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Latest comment by Art Vandelay: Just imagine what was growing in and under those wigs... if that doesn't get a girl I dont know what will

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