October 1986

October 1986

October 1986 Volume 11 Number 10 Features Love, Longing and the Postmodern Girl In which our protagonist discovers just why relationships don’t work in the ‘80s. Has Cupid run out of arrows? By Judith Woodburn The Greatest Story Never Told It was the best story reporter Scott Feldmeyer ever had. How come they wouldn’t let him tell it? By Mary Van de Kamp Nohl Good Night, Mr. Mouse A mother’s tragedy: losing a child to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. By Helen Pauly Holy Names How Robert Wellman’s great idea turned sour. By James Romenesko Breaking Ranks In a controversial new…

October 1986
Volume 11
Number 10

Features
Love, Longing and the Postmodern Girl
In which our protagonist discovers just why relationships don’t work in the ‘80s. Has Cupid run out of arrows?
By Judith Woodburn

The Greatest Story Never Told
It was the best story reporter Scott Feldmeyer ever had. How come they wouldn’t let him tell it?
By Mary Van de Kamp Nohl

Good Night, Mr. Mouse
A mother’s tragedy: losing a child to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
By Helen Pauly

Holy Names
How Robert Wellman’s great idea turned sour.
By James Romenesko

Breaking Ranks
In a controversial new book, Judge Ralph Adam Fine tells why the guilty go unpunished in today’s criminal justice system.
By Charles J. Sykes

Up From Down Under
Bridging the gap between country casual and city cool.
By Arlene Wilson

Departments
Outfront
By Charles J. Sykes

Letters
Hoots and hurrahs.

The Insider
Big news from the Milwaukee music scene, one of the nation’s most elegant dinners, big money for good ideas and Pressroom Confidential.
Edited by James Romenesko

Misc.
Some well-balanced jewelry, neon accents for your home and museum-quality pens.
By Victoria Vaccarello

Calendar
October, fast.
Edited by Dawn M. Behr

Dining Guide
Get a bite, get a bite, get a bite.

Columns
Film
Mona Lisa: Life in the hellish streets of London.
By Mike Wilmington

Other Voices
The underground railroad of Sister Darlene Nicgorski.
By George Vukelich

Politics
Everything you need to know about the 1986 campaign.
By Charles J. Sykes

Restaurants
Dinner with the geese at Horicon Marsh.
By Willard Romantini

Fine Arts
Theatre X explores our fascination with evil.
By Bruce Murphy

The Wisconsin Gourmet
What to do with pumpkins besides carve them.
By Carole Grohmann and Jane Hootkin

Sports
A baseball lover’s infatuation with the minors.
By James Hazard

MetroScene
Unusual art made with sunlight and more.
By Judith Woodburn

Endgame
MATC’s maverick new leader.
By Bruce Murphy

On the Cover: Photograph by Scott Lanza. Hand-tinted by matt Zumbo. Styling by Diane Yokes. Model/Robin Hazelwood exclusively through Arlene Wilson Milwaukee. Glasses courtesy of Lens Crafters.