Vol. 31, No. 36
App-titude: 3 great new tools for iPads, iPhones and Droids
By Dylan Lawrence
Far from City Hall
If government can't or won't help, let's all meet in the street
By Larry Gabriel
Letters to the Editor
Our readers sound off on the War on Drugs, puritanism and more
By Metro Times readers
Smear job
CIA official reveals agency had contemplated campaign against Juan Cole
By Curt Guyette
Here we go again
Left and right unite - against Obama
Drawing the lines
Republicans redraw congressional districts to their advantage
By Jack Lessenberry
Dr. Feelgood
Should an aspiring doctor risk appearing in a porn scene?
By Dan Savage
Undone
David Foster Wallace's final, unfinished book presents a mystery to consider
By John J. Kelly
Bad Teacher
Hot for teacher: Cameron Diaz gets a hard A+ in a film that barely stays out of detention.
By Corey Hall
American: The Bill Hicks Story
Hicksville: Bill Hicks is quite possibly rolling around in his grave
Cars 2
Crash and burn: The dream factory squeezes out a lemon
Conan O'Brien Can't Stop
From a pity party to a hilarious and fascinating backstage exposé
Submarine
Yummy yarn of unrequited love and cockeyed social conduct
Seven days a week
What's coming on TV - the good, the bad and the wretched
By Jim McFarlin
Angel of Evil
Guns n’ lira: Jail breaks, bank heists, thick mustaches and a gangster heartthrob … And?
By Jeff Meyers
Food Stuff
Buddy's turns 65, downtown cookies, Dining in the D and more
By Metro Times Food Staff
A classic returns
La Shish once again graces Michigan Avenue in east Dearborn
By Jane Slaughter
More than pizza
A shortlist of notable Italian restaurants in metro Detroit
Take a Look: Aretha Franklin, Complete on Columbia
A lovely little box set with seven stereo albums - plus prime bonuses
By Brian Smith
Mr. B: Here comes our Michigan-by-cycle tour
By Mark Braun
Bon Iver - Bon Iver
Justin Vernon's rumination on rural America is simply beautiful
By Michael Gallucci
Down in metal land
City Slang goes proletariat rock nostalgic and discovers killer rock kids
By Brett Callwood
Motor City Five
Meet the bands helping DEJJ celebrate the release of their debut full-length
By Travis R. Wright
LMFAO - Sorry for Party Rocking
The electro-rap duo makes the Black-Eyed Peas' club jams sound like poetry
Spun
In which breakbeats, crumbling fuzz guitars and plaintive harmonies rise and descend
By Metro Times music staff
Portrait of the artist as a young woman
The should-have-been hits and misses of Aretha's years at Columbia Records
Marianne Faithfull - Horses and High Heels
Battle-scarred British singer Marianne Faithfull sounds tired and disconnected
Electric Forest Festival (June 30th - July 3rd) Preview and Schedules
By Pietro Truba
City Slang: The Return of the SRC
Spotlight on ex-locals: JD Allen, Colin Stetson, Sheila Jordan, etc.
By W. Kim Heron
Remembering Mike Montgomery, local pianist and expert on piano rolls
Concert Gallery: Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. Album Release @ St. Andrews
City Slang: Sound & Fury and Telecollision At Smalls
City Slang: Theater Bizarre – The Movie
City Slang: Weekly Music Review Roundup
City Slang: “Out of the Closet” Revisited
City Slang: SRC Turns Back The Clock At The Magic Bag
City Slang: Whitey Morgan To Perform With Skynyrd
Turning back time
Amsterdam authorities try rolling back the country's successful experiment in decriminalization
By John Sinclair