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Bombs, Burns and Coloring Books: Decoding Graffiti with Kobie Solomonnew
Before getting into the charred thickets of east Detroit, you'll pass the old train yard. In certain areas you'll see stray dogs, vagabonds, curious shutterbugs, countless pounds of broken glass and gnarly graffiti art. It's been that way for decades.
Metro Times |
Travis R. Wright |
02-23-2010 |
Art
Ten Years After: Looking Back to the Lessons of the Double-0snew
At the end of another decade we asked a cross-section of locals — as in, once you're tied to this area, you're always tied to this area — about their experience of the last decade. What mattered? What did we learn? What gives hope for the future? What follows is a sampling of the responses.
Metro Times |
Metro Times Readers |
01-12-2010 |
Commentary
From the Hood to Higher Learning, Teen Poet Myriha Burton Steps Outnew
Only two months after penning "Flashback," Myriha Burton's first poem, the young writer found herself on stage at the eminent Apollo Theater in Harlem, reciting it once more. That wasn't even two years ago. She's since traded in her kicks for pens and local tracks for the stages across the country.
Metro Times |
Travis R. Wright |
01-05-2010 |
Performance
A Race is on to Record the Untold Stories of Aging Holocaust Survivorsnew
Until the Iron Curtain parted, the Holocaust stories like Lupyan's and others' from the former Soviet republics went largely untold on the world stage. But now, there is an urgency to record survivors' stories while a dwindling number still are alive to tell them.
Metro Times |
Sandra Svoboda |
10-06-2009 |
History
Why Cafe Racers are the New Kings of Speednew
The cafe racer is minimal and slim-lined, unlike the mainstream Harleys and those angular sport bikes you're used to seeing on the road.
Metro Times |
Travis R. Wright |
08-04-2009 |
Recreation
The Infuriated Lewis Black is Only Telling the Truth ... Just Ask Himnew
First Lenny Bruce, then George Carlin and now Lewis Black -- America continues to rely on comedians to cut through heaps of steaming bullshit (much of which is spouted from our nation's capital).
Metro Times |
Travis R. Wright |
07-28-2009 |
Performance
Swinging Through the Thermonuclear Future with 'Bionic Commando'new
In all, Bionic Commando is a mixed bag. The game's enjoyable, but too many missteps keep it from being absolutely kick-ass. In fact, if not for the sheer awesomeness of Spencer's bionic arm, this game would've failed.
Metro Times |
Bryant Franks |
06-30-2009 |
Video Games
Tags: Bionic Commando, video games
Era-Defining Cass Corridor Artists Reconvene on the Wallnew
Time and Place is a beautifully curated and installed exhibition of artists from Detroit's Cass Corridor from approximately 1968 to 1980.
Metro Times |
Glen Mannisto |
05-26-2009 |
Art
An Idiotic Guide to Basketballnew
Every spring, millions of Americans start obsessing over March Madness. But if you're swept up in the March Madness at a busy sports bar you don't want to spoil everybody's fun with your ignorance of the sport. That's why we recommend you bluff your way through the Final Four with this guide...
Metro Times |
Michael Jackman |
04-07-2009 |
Sports
At a Historic Detroit Bath House, Sex Is Optional, But Nudity Isn'tnew
On most days The Schvitz is simply a spot for older men who enjoy the Old World tradition of the steam, a place with a rich history long before the lurid stories spread.
Metro Times |
Detroitblogger John |
04-07-2009 |
Culture
The Kresge Foundation Fends Off Artist Starvation and Fuels the Creative Classnew
The Kresge Artist Fellowships -- which will annually award 18 local artists $25,000 -- are one part of an $8.8 million overall commitment to arts and culture in the Detroit area made by the foundation.
Metro Times |
Kelli B. Kavanaugh |
01-06-2009 |
Art
Detroit's Last Gun Shop Barrels On, Despite Wayward Groin Shotsnew
In a town full of guns, Laney's Guns and Supplies is the only place left where you can buy them legally within city limits.
Metro Times |
Detroitblogger John |
12-09-2008 |
Culture
Katerina Bocci Brings the Whole Detroit Gang to NYC's Fashion Weeknew
As Tropical Storm Hanna turns umbrellas inside out and wreaks havoc on carefully coiffed hair in midtown Manhattan, Detroit clothing designer Katerina Bocci and her crew calmly prepare for her runway show.
Metro Times |
Margaret Hundley Parker |
09-30-2008 |
Fashion
Cheech & Chong Talk Motown, Dope and That Palin Chicknew
Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong took several decades off to pursue solo careers (and Chong spent nearly a year in prison for selling a bong on the internet) -- but they're back and ready to light up America.
Metro Times |
Bill Holdship |
09-23-2008 |
Performance
Renaissance Man Jeff Daniels on His Plays, Music and His Upcoming Appearance in Detroitnew
Actor, playwright, activist, musician and proud Michigander, Jeff Daniels, keeps his creative plate full. His newest play, Panhandle Slim & The Oklahoma Kid, is currently running at The Purple Rose. But this week he also comes to the Detroit Film Theater for a special engagement, performing for one night only with Sigourney Weaver in A.R. Gurney's Pulitzer Prize-nominated play, Love Letters.
Metro Times |
Norene Cashen |
07-29-2008 |
Performance
