Contact: holdyourapplause@gmail.com

Website: holdyourapplause.typepad.com, househappenings.com

Bio: I.A. is a writer in a large Midwestern city named for a famous explorer. He gets serious on occasion, but in furtherance of his heartfelt belief that hard work leads to a healthy lifestyle, he spends most of his time surfing the Web and gaining weight (hey, he just said he believes it, not that he follows it). In season, he writes about the U.S. version of Big Brother; the rest of the year, he displays his ignorance of the wider entertainment world at Hold Your Applause.

Favorite Movie Quote: "We all got it coming, kid."--Unforgiven.

Favorite Bands: Blondie, Nirvana, Lucinda Williams, Outkast. I'm not sure if I'm eclectic or just really confused.

Favorite Websites: tmz.com (how did we ever do without it?), metafilter.com, pitchfork, The House Next Door

Current Obsessions: I'm slowly working my way backwards through the Johnny Cash catalogue; unfortunately, he seems to be almost as busy in death as Tupac. Stop with the new CDs! And while on vacation recently, I discovered Spider Solitaire on my computer (please, no comments about taking the computer on vacation). Talk about addictive. The way things are going, they're going to have to Lohan me.