Vol. 31, No. 35
Gilbert Gottfried unbound.
By Corey Hall
Bing and Dumas: Shop until the other shoe drops
By Curt Guyette
The quality of mercy
Former board members say Michigan Humane Society kills too many animals
By Jack Lessenberry
What the frack?
Controversy over fracking in Michigan prompts calls for ban, moratorium
Bridge spin
The bridge company is back in court, without Stamper this time
Letters to the Editor
Gaga a-go-go, Figment responds and more
By Metro Times readers
Quick and dirty
Snappy answers to serious questions
By Dan Savage
Feed your head
Detroiter lit-lovers share their summer reads
By Metro Times editorial staff
In (the) heat
The psychology, anthropology and politics of the summer fling
By Travis R. Wright
Life's a beach
Summer highs to look forward to
By Megan O'Neil
Killer prose
By day, he's a Detroit business writer. On his time off, Tom Henderson is a chronicler of the sensational, the lurid
By Sandra Svoboda
Juggalos in the mist
A retreat to the wilderness turns weird in a heartbeat
By Michael Jackman
Magic bus
Enlightening lives one book stop at a time
By Detroitblogger John
The Art of Getting By
Teenage rebellion was never so privileged and mopey
Beginners
Christopher Plummer and Ewan McGregor make this coming-out yarn soar
Into Eternity
This doc about a plan to bury nuclear waste gets heady in a hurry
By Jeff Meyers
Green Lantern
Messy, convoluted and CGI-heavy, this adaptation still offers thrills
Rejoice and Shout
Gospel doc abounds with great performances, but wears the cross on its sleeve
Food Stuff
Dad's Day deals, wine in Ann Arbor, and much more
Serious Pull
Ann Arbor's Blue Tractor combines brewpub and barbecue for broad appeal
By Evan Hansen
Eastern Market heats up
As it enters its busy season, market leader Dan Carmody discusses its past, present and future
By Jeff Broder
Back to the future
Six decades of Detroit music in the now!
By Brett Callwood
Cults - Cults
Boy-girl duo from New York gets part nostalgic, part hipster cool
By Michael Gallucci
Motor City Five
Substance-infused scenesters have new digs
Spun
A ripoff 1960s soundtrack gets the Dominic treatment, Macca's elf-indulgent declarations of independence from his bands and a jangly take on old-time bluegrass
Owl City - All Things Bright and Beautiful
Adam Young's third album has songs about angels, dreams, and butterflies
City Slang: What's in a Name?
Em and Royce: Bad Meets Evil Again
By Dylan Lawrence
City Slang: Hot-Rods on Gratiot
City Slang: Weekly Music Review Roundup
City Slang: ICP’s Hosting a Gathering and Kid Rock’s Going to the Ballpark
City Slang: Here, There Be Monsters
City Slang: Damn Yankees Revisited
City Slang: Don Was Talks Concert of Colors
City Slang: School's In
Raids and aftermaths
Oakland County gets injunction against medical marijuana defenses in court
By Larry Gabriel
