Vol. 31, No. 37
Fanksy flips the bird on the Dequindre Cut
By Travis R. Wright
Blank City
Blank generation: Doc on Manhattan’s gritty early ’80s scene struts its style but lacks substance
By Jeff Meyers
Defending Debbie
Why right-wingers hate Stabenow's stubborn hold on office
By Jack Lessenberry
Dictate this
Groups and cities gear up to challenge emergency manager legislation
By Curt Guyette
Letters to the Editor
Our readers on pot, Gaga and more
By Metro Times readers
Of human bondage
Knotty questions from the tied-down set
By Dan Savage
Worthy doc finds America’s foremost daily paper struggling with the future — and itself
By MT Admin
3rd times (still) a charm
With a new class of fellows, Kresge Arts in Detroit has poured $1.3 million into the region's arts community
Series features progressive film and food with Latin flair
By W. Kim Heron
Last chance saloon
Maybe the last bar at the end of the world
By Detroitblogger John
Page One
Fit to print: A fascinating, complicated documentary record of the ‘paper of record’
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Transmission failure: More Michael Bay and his suspense-free revenge and violence. Oh, boy!
Larry Crowne
A movie for grandma: Nerdy Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts meet and fall in love — and that’s it
The Trip
Frenemies for life: Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon drive each other batty
By Corey Hall
Monte Carlo
Shootin’ cheese: Jaunting through Europe with precocious teens was never so dull
Fresh heir
The Ravens Club brings heirloom quality to Ann Arbor dining
By Evan Hansen
Food Stuff
What's on this week's plate
By Metro Times Food Staff
Arab summer
A shortlist of restaurants serving Middle Eastern fare in metro Detroit
Bad Meets Evil - Hell: The Sequel
The underworld was never so cool
By Dylan Lawrence
Motor City Five
Five things to get your toes tappin'
The Ypsitucky Rustbelt Revival!
Grateful Dead haters, Belgian serial killers and homemade chicken coops
By Brett Callwood
Ernie Krivda - Blues for Pekar
Outside jazz tribute to a comics hero
Mr. B: Joybox Express arrives in Grand Rapids
By Mark Braun
Crank
Reviews for the easily distracted
By Brian Smith
Spun
Rusty, not busty, and a fresh free tune
By Metro Times music staff
Mr. B: Getting ready to roll across the state
Mr. B: Hello, Holland; Grand Rapids, here we pedal
Electric Forest Video Recaps from Docufest
By Pietro Truba
City Slang: Carl Lundgren Rock Art In Romeo
Michigan Bands' Set Times & Seven Must See Shows at Electric Forest
Rod Williams' homecoming: After 30 years, a killer Night No. 1
City Slang: Wheels On Fire
City Slang: Weekly Music Review Roundup
City Slang: “Dream Of Life” Revisited
City Slang: Park Life And Pool Monsters
City Slang: Stroller Coaster Surfs through Ferndale
Five Non-Musical Attractions @ Electric Forest Festival
City Slang: Stars, Stripes, Rock, Roll
Breaking down buds
Taking a scientific view of the herb's components
By Larry Gabriel