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SpreadingRomney.com: Poop joke goes viral

A "santorum"-inspired redefinition of "romney" as "to defecate in terror" coined by local web designer and DJ Jack Shepler has gained meme steam. — by NUVO Editors

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Beer Buzz: Winter Warmer for a warmer winter

By Rita Kohn [Beer Buzz - Feb. 22, 2012]

Lafayette Brewing Company's Winter Warmer continues to set the standard for beer-based fundraisers. Plus a trip to Bloomington Brewing Company.
Features

Feature
George Salinas leaves Dance Kaleidoscope

By Rita Kohn [Performance Arts - Feb. 22, 2012]

After nine years during which he advanced from apprentice to senior company member, Salinas will leave DK following Saturday's fundraising gala.
Blogs

Feature
Heartbeat: I spy...

By Katherine Coplen [Music Blog - Feb. 22, 2012]

It's a beautiful day in NUVO's neighborhood, and I'm at LUNA Records.
Features

Feature
Fireside Brewhouse: Not yet a destination

By Neil Charles [Dining Out - Feb. 22, 2012]

The pork tenderloin is pretty good, but Fireside Brewhouse needs to tweak some dishes (notably a crab linguini without much crab) and improve its draft list.
Features

Feature
SpreadingRomney.com: Poop joke goes viral

By NUVO Editors [Current Events - Feb. 22, 2012]

A "santorum"-inspired redefinition of "romney" as "to defecate in terror" coined by local web designer and DJ Jack Shepler has gained meme steam.
Features

Feature
Ed's Oscar picks

By Ed Johnson-Ott [Film - Feb. 22, 2012]

Ed holds out hope for outrageous behavior during the technical awards section - be it a radical religious or political statement, an "accidental" swear word or exposed genitals.

Blogs

Feature Video
A Cultural Manifesto: Carnaval

By Kyle Long [Music Blog - Feb. 22, 2012]

Meditations on Carnaval and Brazilian rhythms plus a brand new podcast.
Blogs

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Twenty years of WTTS

By Rob Nichols [Music Blog - Feb. 22, 2012]

We caught up with Brad Holtz, WTTS's program director to talk music and independent radio.
Features

Feature
Haiku News

By Jim Poyser [Current Events - Feb. 22, 2012]

The important news of the week, told to you in 17 syllables.
Blogs

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Noodle love for dog and bird

By Justin Cross [Feb. 22, 2012]

Your daily cute quota: A friendly cockatoo feeds a patient dog spaghetti noodles.
Opinions

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Hammer: Thanks for conceding, GOP

By Steve Hammer [Feb. 22, 2012]

Even in our wildest dreams we could not have imagined a more reactionary and out-of-touch list of candidates.
Opinions

Opinion
Gadfly: Evidence that Romney is a Conehead?

By Wayne Bertsch [Politics - Feb. 22, 2012]

Every week, NUVO cartoonist Wayne Bertsch turns an eye towards the news headlines for the subject of his 'Gadfly' comic.
Reviews

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Review: Everything, Now!'s "Do It On the Moon"

By Grant Catton [Music - Feb. 22, 2012]

Grant Catton gives Everything, Now!'s newest effort five stars, and says they've earned the right to coin their own genre.
Blogs

Feature Video
Chuck Norris fought this bear and let it live

By Tristan Schmid [Feb. 22, 2012]

Brody the Bear, a Kodiak weighing as much as a car, was at the Indianapolis Boat, Sport and Travel Show this past weekend. Watch Chuck fight Brody. Plus: Stephen Colbert.
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Music

Review
Review: Everything, Now!'s "Do It On the Moon"

By Grant Catton [Feb. 22, 2012]

Grant Catton gives Everything, Now!'s newest effort five stars, and says they've earned the right to coin their own genre.
Performance Arts

Review
Review: Butler Ballet Midwinter Dance Festival

By Rita Kohn [Feb. 21, 2012]

Butler Ballet comes into its own with a demanding program highlighted by the first performance of Nacho Duato's "Por Vos Muero" by a college company.
Performance Arts

Review
Review: Ensemble presents Shuffle.Play.Listen

By Tom Aldridge [Feb. 17, 2012]

Pianist Christopher O'Riley and cellist Matt Haimovitz give us a seamless genre crossover program, from Wagner to Radiohead, at the Toby.
Performance Arts

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Review: August: Osage County at Phoenix

By David Hoppe [Feb. 17, 2012]

A brilliant, homegrown cast excels in an overstuffed sofa of a play, with Diane Kondrat's tour-de-force performance earning special distinction.
Written + Spoken Word

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Review: Larry D. Sweazy, 'The Devil's Bones'

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Sweazy's Agatha Christie-style thriller takes place in the fictional Indiana town of Dukaine, population 3,000, plus 4,000 migrant workers during the tomato harvest.
Performance Arts

Review
EclecticPond's A Midsummer Night's Dream

By Katelyn Coyne [Feb. 16, 2012]

The acting waivers between professional and community, but Thomas Cardwell and Megan Matlock shine in EclecticPond's production at Irvington Lodge.

Film

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Review: 'Video Stop'

By Ed Johnson-Ott [Feb. 15, 2012]

On a mission to find a job that's truly meaningful, the lead character in the local comedy 'Video Stop' ends up at NUVO. Ed gets a little freaked out from there.
Written + Spoken Word

Review
Review: Scott Russell Sanders, 'Earth Works'

By David Hoppe [Written + Spoken Word - Feb. 13, 2012]

It's hard to think of a writer better at finding and expressing the profound nature of simple gifts such as a shared meal or walk in the woods.
Visual Arts

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Review: Nhat Tran at Gallery 924

By Dan Grossman [Feb. 13, 2012]

'Orchestral Collage: New Work by Nhat Tran' mixes urushi (Japanese lacquer) paintings with computer-enhanced digital photography.
Visual Arts

Review
Review: '10 Yards' at Stutz Art Space

By Dan Grossman [Feb. 13, 2012]

This Super Bowl-themed show scores a touchdown with the work of 24 Stutz-based artists who draw inspiration from 10 Indy neighborhoods.
Performance Arts

Review
Review: ICO oboist dazzles in Strauss

By Tom Aldridge [Feb. 13, 2012]

Principal oboe player Leanna Booze highlights the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra's fourth Masterworks program.
Visual Arts

Review
Review: 'The Best Things In Life Are Stupid'

By Charles Fox [Feb. 10, 2012]

Shared Heritage hosts its strongest exhibition thus far, a collection of prints by Stephen Peck that incorporates documentary-style photos and pop iconography.
Visual Arts

Review
'Scienceology': Jeff Geesa and Ryan Szeszycki

By Charles Fox [Feb. 8, 2012]

Recreating the experience of walking into a classroom without a clue as to what's on the chalkboard, two Herron alums explore the limits of human knowledge.
Visual Arts

Review
Review: The daVinci Pursuit Mini-Experience

By Gary Weir [Feb. 8, 2012]

A fractal-drawing robot and cyborg jam session highlighted a program organized by the daVinci Pursuit, a non-profit using the arts to teach science.
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Beer Buzz

Feature
Beer Buzz: Winter Warmer for a warmer winter

By Rita Kohn [Feb. 22, 2012]

Lafayette Brewing Company's Winter Warmer continues to set the standard for beer-based fundraisers. Plus a trip to Bloomington Brewing Company.
Performance Arts

Feature
George Salinas leaves Dance Kaleidoscope

By Rita Kohn [Feb. 22, 2012]

After nine years during which he advanced from apprentice to senior company member, Salinas will leave DK following Saturday's fundraising gala.
Dining Out

Feature
Fireside Brewhouse: Not yet a destination

By Neil Charles [Feb. 22, 2012]

The pork tenderloin is pretty good, but Fireside Brewhouse needs to tweak some dishes (notably a crab linguini without much crab) and improve its draft list.
Current Events

Feature
SpreadingRomney.com: Poop joke goes viral

By NUVO Editors [Feb. 22, 2012]

A "santorum"-inspired redefinition of "romney" as "to defecate in terror" coined by local web designer and DJ Jack Shepler has gained meme steam.
Film

Feature
Ed's Oscar picks

By Ed Johnson-Ott [Feb. 22, 2012]

Ed holds out hope for outrageous behavior during the technical awards section - be it a radical religious or political statement, an "accidental" swear word or exposed genitals.
Current Events

Feature
Haiku News

By Jim Poyser [Feb. 22, 2012]

The important news of the week, told to you in 17 syllables.

Music

Feature
Barfly: Art and Music Show

By Wayne Bertsch [Feb. 22, 2012]

NUVO Barfly guy Wayne Bertsch is throwing a party, and you're invited.
Politics

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Analysis: Fatigue can be a bill's best friend

By The Statehouse File [Feb. 21, 2012]

Sometimes an idea takes hold at the General Assembly and seems so logical or becomes so popular that it sweeps into law with barely a debate.
Current Events

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State transfers Ernie Pyle home to nonprofit

By The Statehouse File [Feb. 21, 2012]

The state has transferred ownership of Ernie Pyle's home and an adjacent museum to a nonprofit group that will now operate both for tourists.
Current Events

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IndyTalks series sparks citywide conversation

By Abby Wood [Feb. 21, 2012]

Now in its third year, IndyTalks is a series of events aimed at sparking creative, open dialogue around current civic issues.
Hip-Hop

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Heartbeat: Chuck D talks race, rap, religion

By Katherine Coplen [Feb. 21, 2012]

Historic hip-hop great Chuck D of Public Enemy to give free lecture tonight at Indiana University.
Music

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Heartless Bastards: Heartless no more

By Wade Coggeshall [Feb. 17, 2012]

There's nothing heartless about the Heartless Bastards, who are in town touring their newest release, 'Arrow.'
Politics

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Drug-testing bill defeated in Senate

By The Statehouse File [Feb. 17, 2012]

A bill aimed at requiring drug testing of welfare recipients and lawmakers failed in Senate committee.
Music

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By Kyle Long [Feb. 16, 2012]

NUVO is proud to introduce our newest columnist, DJ Kyle Long.
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Hammer: Thanks for conceding, GOP

By Steve Hammer [Feb. 22, 2012]

Even in our wildest dreams we could not have imagined a more reactionary and out-of-touch list of candidates.
Politics

Opinion
Gadfly: Evidence that Romney is a Conehead?

By Wayne Bertsch [Feb. 22, 2012]

Every week, NUVO cartoonist Wayne Bertsch turns an eye towards the news headlines for the subject of his 'Gadfly' comic.
Current Events

Opinion
Talking about class: Is America ready yet?

By David Hoppe [Feb. 20, 2012]

Americans have an underdeveloped vocabulary when it comes to talking about class.
Current Events

Opinion
Thumbs Up: Lasting legacy

By NUVO Editors [Feb. 17, 2012]

Boomer's biking today during a 3-day party at the Art Bank to celebrate the budding legacy of Super Bowl XLVI.
Current Events

Opinion
Thumbs up: Great Catch

By NUVO Editors [Feb. 15, 2012]

Honorary Hoosier and b-ball badass Tamika Catchings sticks with the Indiana Fever.
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Thumbs down: Begging for an extension

By NUVO Editors [Feb. 15, 2012]

"Hello, Hoosiers. It's us, your lawmakers at the Indiana General Assembly. Don't expect much and you won't be disappointed."

Politics

Opinion
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No compromise, no ordinance. The people who killed the smoking ban are ironically the same people who brought it to the table in the first place.
Opinion

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Hammer: Life, death and the Grammys

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The Grammys serve as an annual tribute to the most common denominators.
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Haiku News

By Jim Poyser [Feb. 15, 2012]

This week's important stories told to you in 17 syllables. On the docket this week: Facebook, Fukushima and flatulence.
Politics

Opinion
Gadfly: Catholic Church

By Wayne Bertsch [Feb. 15, 2012]

Every week, NUVO cartoonist Wayne Bertsch turns an eye towards the news headlines for the subject of his 'Gadfly' comic.
Current Events

Opinion
Peekaboo public transit

By David Hoppe [Feb. 13, 2012]

Riding the Super Bowl shuttle: When Indianapolis began to work like the big city where many of us have always wanted to live.
Current Events

Opinion
Thumbs up: Free ride, free chocolate

By NUVO Editors [Feb. 8, 2012]

Rush hour chocolates, free commuting and a robust cash prize caught our attention this week.
Current Events

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Thumbs Up: The Best Super Bowl ever

By NUVO Editors [Feb. 8, 2012]

The game was broadcast in at least 10 languages, indicating the ever-more entrenched way the Circle City is entwining with global culture.
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Haiku News

By Jim Poyser [Feb. 8, 2012]

This week's important stories told to you in 17 syllables. On the docket this week: Soul Train, soccer, massive crack and Catamounts.
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