I've had an eventful 2008. I moved to Broad Ripple, took up a little hobby called roller derby, and if that wasn’t shaking things up enough, I started dating a DJ. And not just any DJ — a DJ who’s owned his own record store, has his own record label, and is a certified music addict. Needless to say, his obsession with music is ...

Recently, a friend asked me about things to do in Indianapolis. Since I spent the majority of my formative years in Indy, it would seem a fair question. Other than a few pat answers about going to Broad Ripple, though, I didn't have a lot to offer. Ironically, my failure to think of anything made me think: Why can't I think of anything?

The title of this story is a bit of a misnomer — we don't really have the attention span required to put together a guide to every movie that could be considered a holiday release. With holiday-themed films like Four Christmasses already out and big end-of-year movies like Revolutionary Road and The Wrestler slated for sometime in the near future, there's plenty of material ...

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 ...

I'm a sucker for trashy TV. The kind that's so deliciously vapid and inane that if you watch too much your brain stops working and all you're left with is an MTV-stamped skull that's sloshing around with trashy brain goo. Mmm. That's what I'm talking about. Some of my all time favorite shows include Rock of Love (Bret!), A Shot at Love (Tila!), Chelsea Lately ...