So I have completed my two-day tour of duty as an elimiDATE production assistant. I come out of this experience a little wiser, a little hardened, a little disillusioned, a little bit country, and a little bit rock-n-roll. I made those last two parts up. Though "production assistant" was my official title and will be what goes on my resume, me and my compatriots were ...

Thanksgiving 2008 marked the third year in a row that I have taken a Thanksgiving meal at Hollyhock Hill on North College here in Indianapolis. My last two gratitude-themed trips to the 'Hock have been enjoyable, but nothing will ever compare to that first miraculous evening in 2006. At the time, I didn't have much social structure in my life. Not only was my ...

Well, last night it happened. Together, our country put aside its differences — many of them very significant — and in a historic moment elected a black man to be our president. So many people never thought they would see this day. I know as a kid, this is something I imagined would happen in some distant, vaguely sci-fi future where everyone was wearing ...

As you may know, Barack Obama just recently suggested that John McCain is Robin, the sidekick of Batman. I am not making this up. Here's what Obama actually said: "John McCain suggested that he would be the one to change George Bush's policies. [...] It's like Robin getting mad at Batman. John McCain hasn't been a maverick. He's been a sidekick when it comes ...

Timing can be a funny thing. As we just pointed out in our review of W., the new Oliver Stone film, Colin Powell is the one member of the Bush administration the film portrays as thoughtful and trustworthy. And the very same weekend as the film's release, Powell (a Republican) publicly endorses Barack Obama. While we certainly stop short of saying there's any kind of sinister ...