Vol. 31, No. 44
Delray foray
Bridge-related bus tours turn into free-for-all in southwest Detroit
By Curt Guyette
Free Obama now
Mulenga Harangua knows the prez is tied up in the basement at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
By Larry Gabriel
One more blow
Michigan poised to slash 13,000 families from welfare forever
The importance of being Hansen
Congressman Clarke remains a humble but energetic voice for Detroit
By Jack Lessenberry
Justice for All
A grassroots movement declares minorities and the poor shouldn't unfairly bear the brunt of pollution
By Sandra Svoboda
Going Local
A number of nonprofits and coalitions are doing environmental justice-related work in Detroit and southeast Michigan. Here’s a sampling of some of them.
Letters to the Editor
Our readers sound off on Higher Ground, the Heidelberg Project and ills that plague Detroit
By Metro Times readers
Sister act
I saw sis on Craigslist, and she needs to be called out
By Dan Savage
Team Fortress 2
A first-person shooter in which you wear many hats
By Josh Sexson
Fright Night
Dragula - Colin Farrell and Toni Collette are not supposed to be zombies in horror reboot
By Jeff Meyers
No way
The ruse continues until it's emotionally impossible to care about these people
By Corey Hall
Conan the Barbarian
Barbaric! - Who doesn't love brawny heroes burping blunt caveman mantras?
Juicy Lucy
When isn't a rerun of this sitcom airing somewhere in the world? And a Jerryless telethon?
By Jim McFarlin
Vanishing point
Formula One great Ayrton Senna lived an incredible life until he hit the wall
The Guard
Irish beauty - Don Cheadle and Brendan Gleeson buddy up in a beautifully black-hearted and cheeky cop movie
Food Stuff
Competitive eating, kosher dining, berry picking and more
By Metro Times editorial staff
Making a splash
Fountain Bistro offers a calming environment for very good food downtown
By Jane Slaughter
Too much too soon
It ain't rocket science for the dudes of 455
By Brett Callwood
Jim Ford - Harlan County (Light in the Attic)
His sole LP is why Sly Stone called him the baddest white dude on the planet
By Brian Smith
The Horrors - Skying (XL)
A foray into 1980s synth-pop territory for a turn at vintage post-punk
By Michael Gallucci
The Association - And Then ... Along Comes the Association!
Harder than the Raiders, folkier than the Kingston Trio, greater in number than the Dave Clark Five
By Serene Dominic
Kanye West, Jay-Z, the Throne - Watch the Throne (Def Jam)
Hotly anticipated collaboration sidesteps grandiosity and showboating
By Nathan Phillips
Jeff Bridges - Jeff Bridges (Blue Note/EMI)
Ten tunes of ragged Americana filtered through a grizzled character
City Slang: Weekly music review roundup
City Slang: New Alice Cooper tracks to be previewed on his radio show
City Slang: Esham’s Death of an Indie Label
City Slang: “Bedtime Stories” revisited
City Slang: Dick Wagner show postponed for surgery
City Slang: Third Man Records at MI-Fest
City Slang Reads: Mainlines, Blood Feasts and Bad Taste
News galore
Reports from around the globe on the War on Drugs
By John Sinclair
