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Kennedy's shadownew

For better or worse, where people once wanted to be like the president, they now want the president to be more like them.
NUVO  |  David Hoppe  |  11-24-2013  |  Culture

Smartphones and Sustainabilitynew

Smartphones are another part of the big lie we keep telling ourselves about the world we live in.
NUVO  |  David Hoppe  |  10-01-2012  |  Tech

Jim Irsay's blackout gambitnew

Hitting Colts Nation where it lives - on the couch.
NUVO  |  David Hoppe  |  07-19-2012  |  Sports

Admiring the Amishnew

Modern society tends to embrace new technologies and ask questions later. The Amish flourish with a mysterious combo of peanut butter and tech skepticism.
NUVO  |  David Hoppe  |  04-23-2012  |  Commentary

Eat Your Cabbagenew

Is skipping the cabbage the reason our country's economy is so lousy?
NUVO  |  David Hoppe  |  01-04-2012  |  Commentary

Indy Gets 46 Murals for Super Bowl XLVInew

Super Bowl murals have resuscitated Indy's public arts, given artists meaningful work and promised to make art a nationally recognized part of the city.
NUVO  |  David Hoppe  |  12-08-2011  |  Art

Rocking the Church of Footballnew

In case you missed the news: Joe Paterno is no longer the head of football. It wasn't anything Paterno did that got him in trouble, but that he didn't do enough.
NUVO  |  David Hoppe  |  11-14-2011  |  Sports

Maxwell Anderson’s Indianapolis Museum of Artnew

Like him or not, we’ll miss Maxwell Anderson in the director's seat at the Indianapolis Museum of Art. He didn’t just make the IMA vibrant — he made it indispensable.
NUVO  |  David Hoppe  |  10-24-2011  |  Art

Indy's Food Trucks Flourishnew

Indy’s new love affair with mobile meals means food trucks are flourishing — and just in time to prepare to feed the Super Bowl revelers.
NUVO  |  David Hoppe  |  10-18-2011  |  Food+Drink

The Land of the Working Stiffsnew

The average American vacation is now a long weekend -- the Bureau of Labor Statistics tells us that one in four of our workers gets no paid vacation at all and 51 million Americans (a third of our workforce) won't take all the vacation days they have coming.
NUVO  |  David Hoppe  |  06-29-2007  |  Commentary

On the High Def Frontiernew

High definition TV will soon become government mandate -- either way, the Cubs will still be on.
NUVO  |  David Hoppe  |  06-14-2007  |  Commentary

God Save the Queennew

Every day a new bonnet in some color seemingly derived from a wildflower cited in one of Shakespeare's plays.
NUVO  |  David Hoppe  |  05-18-2007  |  Commentary

The Army's New Pitchnew

The idea of these new ads seems to be that it's going to be tough for you to come up with a better idea than the Army for what your son should do with his life. Right.
NUVO  |  David Hoppe  |  02-22-2007  |  Commentary

'Outraged' Over Health Insurance: Gannett Should Get Real Instead

Gannett Newspapers is instituting a "Spousal Insurance Surcharge" that could cost employees up to $150 a month. The nation's largest newspaper corporation ought to channel its frustration about the high cost of health care by advocating for single-payer, universal health care.
NUVO  |  David Hoppe  |  10-13-2004  |  Commentary

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