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“I have always identified my most Hoosier characteristic as being authentic. Just being myself.”

Forget New Year’s resolutions. Steal this author’s twist instead.

The CliffsNotes guide to celebrating all things Vonnegut in 2017.

Maybe the time had come to defy Kurt’s injunction against my return in his review of ‘Going All the Way,’ and instead remember his declaration that we could be writers in our hometown as well as anywhere else.

The one where we celebrate Indy’s creativity with Brittany Mason of Creative Mornings: IND.

An in-depth chat on the outcome of the election and what it all means for the city, state, and Mike Pence in the White House.

Costumes in the ‘Dressing Downton’ exhibition include hunting tweeds, formal gowns, servant get-ups, and a splendid purple number Maggie Smith wore.

We talk local politics, political coverage, and a new gig for Brandon Smith on this week’s podcast.

Indy Eleven’s Colin Falvey and John Koluder join us for a chat on Indy’s football squad with an undefeated home record.

It will be fun, they said.

An Indiana-set Heartland movie, a bestselling author reading, and spooky music.

Episode 5 of the Talking IN Circles podcast from Indianapolis Monthly features a conversation with Heartland Film Festival’s Greg Sorvig. Heartland is celebrating its 25th year with a record number of films and entries. We chat Hoosier filmmaking, Star Wars, and celebrity sightings with the Director of Programming and Marketing.

“I couldn’t get past episode three or four. Too scary.”

The images, which span from 2:44 a.m. to 11:39 p.m. on May 20, depict scenes both sweeping and intimate, iconic and idiosyncratic, in cities, towns, and countryside

The Comedy Crossroads Festival is more proof that Indianapolis is turning into a world-class city.