The Books Issue 2012
Selections from Mitch Ryder’s memoirs, pulp fiction from the streets of Detroit, a poem from Terry Blackhawk and more
By Metro Times editorial staff
Vol. 32, No. 23
Albom worse than Daisey? Ranking the fabulists.
By W. Kim Heron
Guyette wins Wade McCree Jr. award
Ex-Wayne County prosecutor disbarred for allowing perjury
By Curt Guyette
F-ing terrible
Integrity study ranks Michigan 43rd out of the 50 states
Detroit: Running out of time
$1 in assets for $33 in liabilities; push is coming to shove
By Jack Lessenberry
Letters to the Editor
Limbaugh’s affront was even worse than MT said
By Metro Times readers
Vote for good guys on transit
Transit Riders United wants to recognize them soon
Bridge officials no longer in contempt, judge rules
Best Of Detroit Poll 2012
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Ficano’s still in office. You can still place a bet on how long he stays.
Coming out kinky in the Ivy League
He realizes he’s a sub. Who does he have to tell?
By Dan Savage
Terry Blackhawk's latest book of poetry
The much-lauded Detroit poet imagines Billy Collins, Medea and Lots’ wife.
Still rolling the Dice
Andrew Dice Clay reflects on his controversial career, how America has changed — and why he supports gay marriage
Street lit meets sci-fi
Religious wackos, potheads, burnouts and a kidnapped child
By Michael Jackman
Crank on local comics creators
Reviews for the unusually distracted
Ferndale potboiler
Get that paper
E. Scrill takes five — that influenced him
A lawyer's legacy
From the Red Scare to civil rights, Ernie Goodman helped shape issues of his time
Broken home
A 71-year-old aunt gets kicked out of her house the hard way
By Detroitblogger John
Teen spirits
New book sends young readers to a time before they were born
The Hunger Games
Post-American Idol - Reality TV meets blood sport in dystopian future.
By Jeff Meyers
In Darkness
Notes from underground - Polish Jews in hiding and a reluctant protector
By Corey Hall
Tim and Eric's Billion Dollar Movie
Yee-haw! - Empty storefronts, drunks, derelicts and a feral wolf ...
The Forgiveness of Blood
Family Feud - Quietly intense drama packs in a lot of conflict and suspense.
Food Stuff
Buddy’s Pizza is No. 2 national honor roll, new Sanders website and more.
Birmingham’s Townhouse Bistro has comfort class ...
... and a burger that reminds us of some Pulp Fiction dialog
By Evan Hansen
Meeting the Beatles, retreating to the Rockies
Two excerpts from Mitch Ryder's autobiography Devils and Blue Dresses
Skin Treatment
Pupils tend to bare all, for all
By Jeff Milo
The Shins - Point of Morrow (Aural Apothecary/Columbia)
Shins’ late-coming major label debut. A five-year wait for a rehash fest? Yup!
By Nathan Phillips
Punk 'n' disorderly
It's the Real Spicolis vs. the blues and rock 'n' roll!
By Brett Callwood
Think: Pupils - the Entity
Two Weeks Notice... Of Mice & Musicians
City Slang: Black Dahlia Murder to tour Canada and finish in Detroit
City Slang: Weekly music review roundup
City Slang: Hounds Below on Carson Daly Wednesday night
City Slang: OurStage offers bands the chance to play Warped
City Slang: Kem video online now
City Slang: Mosaic Youth Theater revives Now That I Can Dance
Detroit Music. A Photographic Retrospective
City Slang: “Pop O.D.” revisited
City Slang: The Philter get trashed
MOBiLOGIX
Time of the Season - Samuel Seed's Sounds
Drug War's dangerous side effects
Did cop’s use of informant lead to her death?
By Larry Gabriel
