Last Blast of the Summer
Bid farewell to Summer this weekend with our guide to the best festivals
By Metro Times editorial staff
The five people you meet in college
The archetypal students, and how to handle them
Choose the unusual
Elective courses can sound strange but be very satisfying
The depths of debt
Is higher ed worth the cost?
By Ryan Felton
College Guide 2012
5 People you will meet in College, student debt, required reading, unique electives and more!
After class
A guide to your college town's indie shops and services
Local picks
Offbeat electives at area institutions
Required reading
A quick education on getting an education
Fear and learning
Balancing experience and expence
Vol. 32, No. 46
Weekend Hit List
Letters to the Editor
Mitt, Rand and more
By Metro Times readers
'Money talks'
The city can't respond to requests from everyday Detroiters, but jumps when the rich call
By Larry Gabriel
Michigan slime time
Scheming and money-grubbing in Lansing
By Jack Lessenberry
In dreams
Sexual mishaps while sleeping make for mail
By Dan Savage
Divine inspiration
How one woman's visions transformed a corner of the city
By Detroitblogger John
2 Days in New York
Meet the Frenchies — Corn Flakes vs. croissants in cross-cultural farce
By Corey Hall
Killer Joe
Finger-lickin' good — A great director and a solid cast take a shocking, dark story of deep-fried despair and make it work
By Jeff Meyers
Celeste & Jesse Forever
Rom-com, minor twist — nothing like divorce for a little perspective
Killer instinct
A conversation with William Friedkin
No jacket required
A casual environment, high-quality food and attentive service make for a formula
By Evan Hansen
Food Stuff
Eastern Market Tuesdays, a Coney-eating competition and more
Labors of love!
Here's a handful of bands appearing Hamtramck's Labor Day Festival.
We got the beats
Here are just some highlights of the musical acts playing Arts, Beats & Eats.
Strikes twice
Lightning Love is back with a sophomore release
By Jeff Milo
Pocketful of punk
Timmy Vulgar's Panic in Hamtramck offers 3 nights packed with punk-garage-psych
By Michael Jackman
The nurturer
Marcus Belgrave assembles an all-star cast
By Charles L. Latimer
Keeper of the flame
Charlie Gabriel of Detroit and New Orleans
Swinging back to basics
Detroit Jazz Fest goes for big names and sharp focus
By W. Kim Heron
Around the block and back again
After hits and tours, love for the Royal Oak stage
By Brett Callwood
City Slang: Weekly music review roundup
City Slang: MusiCares offering free dental care to music peeps
City Slang: Ham-Town Labor Day Fest is a blast
Pledge Allegiance to Summer Wonder
City Slang: The Marv Johnson Headstone Project
City Slang: Michigan Arab Orchestra at Music Hall
City Slang: Sue Rynski gets blogging
City Slang: Detroit Jazz Fest ready to kick off
Dispatches from the Detroit Jazz Fest: Saturday
