AltWeeklies Wire
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
The Arrival of Summer Means its Time for Fishing in Detroitnew
Fishing's always been a popular warm-weather pastime in the city. The Detroit River snakes for miles along the city's edge, and its banks have hundreds of spots where someone can spend the day basking in the sun and listening to the waves splashing at the shore as they wait for a tug on their line.
Metro Times |
Detroitblogger John |
06-17-2008 |
Recreation
War Zones, Shipwrecks and Romance Caught on Cassettenew
What follows are excerpts from three tales, discovered on discarded cassette tapes. Three men, at different stages in their lives, reflect on relationships -- with their parents, with strangers in a strange land and even with a buzzing 1920s city named Detroit.
Metro Times |
Rebecca Mazzei |
04-22-2008 |
Culture
The Man Who Wrote the Sweet Book on Meadnew
Meet the author of The Complete Meadmaker.
Metro Times |
Todd Abrams |
04-09-2008 |
Food+Drink
Alexis Peskine's Agitprop Comes to Detroitnew
His pop-inspired graphics express the unrest that still exists in the aftermath of colonialism and slavery.
Metro Times |
Rebecca Mazzei |
04-01-2008 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
Guarding the Future of the Detroit Pistonsnew
Rodney Stuckey and Arron Afflalo are the new players who fit the mold of Pistons past -- and they're key to the Pistons' future.
Metro Times |
Larry Gabriel |
03-18-2008 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Across the Boardnew
A Brazilian chess master finds his match in Detroit.
Metro Times |
Samantha Cleaver |
03-18-2008 |
Recreation
Tags: recreation
Royalty Up in This Bitchnew
Hip-hop celebs get graceful makeovers from an international art star.
Metro Times |
Khary Kimani Turner and Rebecca Mazzei |
02-26-2008 |
Art
Tags: visual arts
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
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
Lewis Black's Black Daysnew
The comedian's dealing with a rush of print and radio interviews before breakfast, which is nothing compared to the misery of simply being in L.A. Not just 'cause it's L.A., but because though there's a slight break in the flames that plague the city -- ash still hangs heavy in the air.
Metro Times |
Corey Hall |
11-27-2007 |
Performance
Tags: performance
A Portrait of a Turkey Farmernew
Up a gravel dirt road, past two rusting tractors, we can hear turkeys talking. And John Harnois knows what they're saying -- they gobble, and he gobbles back.
Metro Times |
Samantha Cleaver |
11-27-2007 |
Food+Drink
D. L. Hughley on Angernew
Making his name as one of the Kings of Comedy, Hughley's star has only continued to rise with frequent appearances on Real Time with Bill Maher, his new HBO special, Unapologetic, and a recurring role on NBC-TV's now-cancelled Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip.
Metro Times |
Bill Holdship |
10-16-2007 |
Performance
Tags: performance
A Tale of Two Thomases: Isiah and Clarencenew
Each case stirred up old issues between men and women in the black community.
Metro Times |
Larry Gabriel |
10-16-2007 |
Commentary
Wandering Through Ontario's Wine Countrynew
Ontario farm country is perfect for grapes -- Lake Erie and Lake Ontario provide a microclimate that keeps summers from getting too hot and winters from getting too cold.
Metro Times |
Kelli B. Kavanaugh |
10-09-2007 |
Food+Drink
