Marketplace - April 4, 2013
Seven spring trends
But if there's one foolproof way to melt the winter blues, it's with a hot spring fashion trend. Here are seven trends that will have you convinced summer is just around the corner.

Movies & TV - April 2, 2013
Five horror remakes that aren't terrifyingly awful
The upcoming remake of Sam Raimi's twisted cult classic "Evil Dead" - opening this Friday - is hoping to avoid joining the ranks of notorious bombs like "Prom Night" and "The Wicker Man." Instead, it hopes to be remembered alongside these five quality horror movie remakes that managed to break with convention and not be abysmal.

Movies & TV - April 2, 2013
Brainless "G.I. Joe: Retaliation" a real American zero
So far this year, all the big blockbuster action movies - like "A Good Day to Die Hard" and its slightly more tolerable cousin "Olympus Has Fallen" - act as though they have a license to kill brain cells. Worst of all, they only provide marginally diverting action to make up for it. Now there's the long awaited "G.I. Joe: Retaliation," the most mind-numbing of the bunch.

Travel & Visitors Guide - March 21, 2013
MKE 2 SXSW
About a month ago a friend asked me to come down and visit her in Austin for South by Southwest. At first I thought she was crazy, but decided it was a brilliant idea. Of course, being so close to the actual event, I couldn't find tickets for less than $700.

Living - March 20, 2013
What if I didn't have Facebook?
It's amazing to me how much it's changed in so short a time. Remember when you didn't "friend" someone, you "added" them? Remember SuperPoke? Remember the "20 Things About Me" note trend? Remember notes, period? Remember when people used to get confused and write on their own walls? Remember when the mini-feed was new? Remember when your status always had an "is" in front of it? More mind-blowing than anything: remember when you didn't have Facebook?