The big dis
A third of Americans live in big cities. A fifth live in rural areas. So who gets the attention in presidential campaigns? And why?
Putting Detroit in context
The symptoms are severe — but far from unique
By W. Kim Heron
Vol. 32, No. 15
Broadway tragedy averted
Pressure helps save downtown Detroit theater from foreclosure
By Michael Jackman
Want to stop the emergency manager?
Step up with the ideas to make things happen — or get out of the way
By Jack Lessenberry
Letters to the Editor
Blasting the War on Drugs, questioning Snyder, and more
By Metro Times readers
A question for Callista
Dan wants to know: Why should her faith limit his sexual expression but not her own?
By Dan Savage
Canvassing the hood
Bopping around the arts this week, in brief
By Megan O'Neil
Albert Nobbs
What a drag - Glenn Close plays a 19th century woman who lived life as a man. Surprised?
By Jeff Meyers
Outrage
Lights out! - Takeshi Kitano's ultimate statement on the stupid, pointless and amoral bloodlust of human nature
By Corey Hall
Touch me, babe
Look beyond shows about filthy hoarders, creepy toddlers and broken housewives!
By Jim McFarlin
Man on a Ledge
Might as well jump - he sort of movie where plainclothes cops bark at each about who's in charge
The Grey
I am the hunted - Liam Neeson takes on big, brutal nature
Food Stuff
Chocolate class online, Olga’s arrival and more
By Metro Times Food Staff
Seva’s new location in Detroit helps fill a veggie void
A clone of the venerable Ann Arbor restaurant adds to local choices
By Evan Hansen
Oakland's bounty!
Notable eateries in Birmingham, Troy and the Bloomfields
Frank Pahl - Music for Architecture & Little Bang Theory
You never, ever imagined you’d hear Ennio Morricone played this way
Imperial Teen - Feel the Sound (Merge)
Still surprisingly engaging for a part-time band.
By Michael Gallucci
Jackie Gleason - The NOW Sound ... For Today’s Lovers
More like 'Music to Fill You With Such Self Doubt and Loathing You’d Let a Fat Guy Get on Top of You'
By Serene Dominic
Blond ambition
Meet Jennifer Westwood, a blue-eyed soulster with a penchant for power chords
By Brett Callwood
Perfume Genius - Put Your Back N 2 It (Matador)
Mike Hadreas gives up a beefier, richer sound on his sophomore LP
City Slang: Weekly music review roundup
City Slang: Time to get dirty
City Slang: Detroit Land
City Slang: “Are You Green?” revisited
This Weekend, Last Month, Next Month: Cass McCombs, Jet Rodriguez, Sisters of Your Sunshine Vapor
By Jeff Milo
City Slang: Free Sex
City Slang: Christian prog rock at the Ritz
City Slang: Ferndale has the winter blues
Relative issues
How to gently debate pot with your bigmouth brother-in-law
By Larry Gabriel
