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Michigan Voters Will Likely Vote in November on State's Stem-Cell Research Bannew
Frankly, supporters of both sides have been guilty of distortions on the issue.
Metro Times |
Jack Lessenberry |
07-22-2008 |
Science
The Drive to Oust Detroit's Mayor Picks Up Speednew
The recall campaign has a total of 180 days to gather nearly 57,000 valid signatures to get the measure on the ballot. But, to qualify for the November election, those names have to be submitted by Aug. 1.
Metro Times |
Curt Guyette |
07-22-2008 |
Politics
How a Porn Star-Turned-Producer Presses Flesh for Cashnew
Dave Pounder is many things: a local boy who made a name for himself nationally; an entrepreneur who left the corporate world to follow his passion; a guy smart enough to stay one step ahead in arguably the dirtiest, riskiest end of the entertainment business. Dave Pounder, see, is a pornographer.
Metro Times |
Hobey Echlin |
07-22-2008 |
Movies
Tags: pornography, Dave Pounder
'Modern Guilt' Solidifies Beck's Transition from Man-Child Genius to Inventive Middle-Agernew
Modern Guilt is the shortest album of Beck's almost-15-year career, and the betting is that while it's not distinctive enough to rank as many people's favorite, it'll hold up pretty nicely in the canon. That's provided, of course, that you like the direction he's taken recently.
Metro Times |
Tim Grierson |
07-22-2008 |
Reviews
A Visit to the Motown Museum Still Inspires Awenew
You generally think of a museum as a place where canonical cultural artifacts are assembled and put to bed, where later generations -- the irrationally proud parents -- point and poke their noses against the glass. But at the Motown Museum, the past and the canonical have been dealt with differently.
Metro Times |
Cherri Buijk |
07-08-2008 |
Music
Michigan's Most Important Rock Fest Remains Obscure Footnote in Rock Historynew
In the summer of 1970, the Goose Lake International Music Festival was held in Jackson, Michigan, and attracted over 200,000 fans. Unlike Woodstock, it didn't rain and most of those folks actually paid to get in. Despite this, Goose Lake remains an obscure footnote in Midwestern rock history, the big show that hardly anyone outside Michigan has heard about.
Metro Times |
Mark Deming |
07-08-2008 |
Music
One Exoneree Finds Purpose in Advocacy, Closure in ID of Perpnew
Ken Wyniemko spent nearly a decade behind bars for a rape. His most pressing concern was surviving. His second was proving his innocence. He succeeded at both.
Metro Times |
Sandra Svoboda |
07-08-2008 |
Crime & Justice
A Right-Leaning Supreme Court Would be Pushed Further Right by McCainnew
Of the moderate four justices, three are thought likely to leave the court in the next few years. John McCain has said that if he wins, he'll appoint judges in the mold of Roberts and Alito. That means we could have a hard right, 7-2 majority on the Supreme Court by 2011 or earlier. How would that make you feel?
Metro Times |
Jack Lessenberry |
07-08-2008 |
Commentary
Rock Posters Supreme: The Scoop on Detroit's Emerging Artistsnew
There's an emerging crew of graphic artists who, in this MySpace age of ease, still opt to equip themselves with Sharpies, scissors and spray cans, sketching, screen-printing and staring at their computer screens for hours each night.
Metro Times |
Rebecca Mazzei |
07-01-2008 |
Art
DNA Points to Perp in Rape for Which Wrong Man Did Timenew
Five years ago, Ken Wyniemko was released from the Michigan prison system, exonerated after a decade behind bars for a rape that DNA evidence concluded he did not commit. On Wednesday, police confirmed that a match has been made to the DNA collected at the scene of the 1994 Macomb County rape for which Wyniemko was arrested, convicted and incarcerated.
Metro Times |
Sandra Svoboda |
07-01-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Outlook is Bleak for Man Who Claims He Was Falsely Convictednew
Things aren't looking too good for Fredrick Freeman, who is serving a life sentence for the 1986 murder of Scott Macklem in Port Huron. He's exhausted his state appeals and now has filed a habeas petition in U.S. District Court in Detroit. That case is still pending.
Metro Times |
Staff |
07-01-2008 |
Crime & Justice
Dwele's Got a New Album and Label but the Soul Remains the Samenew
Sketches of Man is a smooth, melodic 20-track disc that showcases a lot of growth on his part since his last project, Some Kinda, came out three years ago. For some musicians, that would seem like a long time between albums. But for Dwele, his frenetic work schedule and creative process have made it all seem like a blur.
Metro Times |
Jonathan Cunningham |
07-01-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dwele, Sketches of Man
Will Chrysler be the First of the Big Three to Cruise into the Sunset?new
Chrysler can no longer possibly compete in today's environment. It no longer trades on the stock exchanges, but if it sinks into the deep, it will have deep ripple effects on other firms, and on all of us in Detroit. Here's why I say the company is sick as a dog.
Metro Times |
Jack Lessenberry |
07-01-2008 |
Business & Labor
Canadian Proto-Punk Legends Simply Saucer Hit Detroit ... Finallynew
When Canadian avant-garde punk legends Simply Saucer make their Motor City debut, it will be the fulfillment of a dream that dates back decades. From the SRC and the MC5 to the Stooges and ? & the Mysterians, the musical spirit of Detroit has loomed heavily on the Saucer's radar since the group's formation in 1973.
Metro Times |
Michael Hurtt |
06-24-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Simply Saucer
Bill Frisell Still Views Music as Humanity's Common Groundnew
What connects his eclecticism? Restlessness perhaps. But it's all part of Frisell's ongoing investigation of music as a way to obliterate boundaries.
Metro Times |
Chris Handyside |
06-24-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Bill Frisell
