AltWeeklies Wire
Detroit's Female Musicians Pick Their Horniest Tunesnew
There was no real criterion, aside from fave tunes that get the ol' juices flowing -- though we did find it a tad scary that not one but two of our female musos chose Ted Nugent tunes.
Metro Times |
Bill Holdship |
02-19-2008 |
Music
Zane Gets Her Freak Onnew
Zane is credited with single-handedly uncovering a market publishers didn't even know existed, forging a way for a new generation of African-American authors who write hot books with African-American audiences in mind.
Metro Times |
Makkada B. Selah |
02-19-2008 |
Author Profiles & Interviews
'Lust': Graphic Sexnew
Seattle cartoonist Ellen Forney does kinky right.
Metro Times |
Sean Bieri |
02-19-2008 |
Nonfiction
First-person Bisexualitynew
"Why do you say you're straight?" The question was a kick to the stomach.
Metro Times |
Naomi Lee |
02-19-2008 |
Commentary
Stealing Obama's Votesnew
Hillary Clinton is trying to get Michigan votes on the cheap and by cheating.
Metro Times |
Jack Lessneberry |
02-19-2008 |
Commentary
Anyone Can Write the Grammys!new
Yes, Virginia, writers make the Grammys "long" and "boring" and sometimes "wildly unpredictable."
Metro Times |
Serene Dominic |
02-12-2008 |
Music
How Mick Collins and the Dirtbombs Killed Classic Rocknew
It's been nearly three decades since Collins first picked up a guitar with the sole intention of "murdering the Eagles." Since then, the tall, bespectacled, deep-voiced rock 'n' roller from Detroit has been scorned, worshipped, categorized and just plain misunderstood by a music world often more interested in labeling than listening.
Metro Times |
Michael Hurtt |
02-12-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Dirtbombs
If Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick Cared About Detroit, He'd Resignnew
Any sane person would conclude that, for the sake of Detroit, Kwame Kilpatrick needs to resign or be removed. Right now.
Metro Times |
Jack Lessenberry |
02-12-2008 |
Commentary
State of the Gay Nationnew
Attitudes of younger Americans give activists hope.
Metro Times |
Sandra Svoboda |
02-12-2008 |
LGBT
Tags: gay & lesbian issues
Gregory Hoblit's Movie Just Plain Sucksnew
Diana Lane’s cyber-thriller would be just one torture scene after another, if not for the dull dialogue, thinly sketched characters and incomprehensible computer jargon.
Metro Times |
Jeff Meyers |
02-05-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Gregory Hoblit, Untraceable
Immigration Can Make College Complicatednew
Without a way to work or prove residency, undocumented children are trying to pass an unsurmountable hurdle: college.
Metro Times |
Sandra Svoboda |
02-05-2008 |
Immigration
Tags: Immigration
Law Schools Take Services & Students to Clientsnew
This RV with "University of Detroit Mercy" printed on its side could be considered just a PR gimmick, as it travels the state carrying law students and their faculty advisers who work with clients as part of the school's free legal services. But it's part of the growing national trend of law schools providing -- and sometimes requiring -- more clinical experiences for students.
Metro Times |
Sandra Svoboda |
01-29-2008 |
Education
Tags: Education
Winter's Here -- Surf's Up!new
Scott Ray dares to get coldcocked by winter waves on the Great Lakes.
Metro Times |
Kelli B. Kavanaugh |
01-29-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Skeeter Shelton's Righteous Screamnew
Shelton looks much younger than his 57 years. His peers describe him as an unsung genius. Capable of playing with a fevered energy, he's an essential voice in Detroit's avant-garde fraternity.
Metro Times |
Charles L. Latimer |
01-29-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Skeeter Shelton
CREEMednew
Tempers flare in the wake of a new CREEM anthology and Lester Bangs rolls in his grave in this piece by a former CREEM editor that puts it all in historical context.
Metro Times |
Bill Holdship |
01-29-2008 |
Music
