Getting jacked, again
POLITICS & PREJUDICES
by Jack Lessenberry
Why those green energy bills are a sham.

Do the twist
STIR IT UP
by Larry Gabriel
The mayor's contradictions and evasions.

Letters to the Editor
Find out what our readers are saying each week.

Fashion police?
Cops fear zipping up can lead to sticking up.

Water fight
Truth commission holds hearings in Highland Park.

Dow and dirty
A key EPA administrator is out; environmentalists are up in arms.

Madonna vs. Mariah ... or all about diva!
by Serene Dominic
With new albums released a week apart, pop's reigning tarts fasten their seat belts for a bumpy night.

ON THE DOWNLOAD
by Chris Handyside
Ear-popping songs from the Motor City fringes.

MEDIA BLACKOUT
by Jeffrey Morgan
Burns faster than a line of hillbilly cyrstal meth!

Lyrics Born - Everywhere at Once
review by Tim Grierson

Crystal Castles - Crystal Castles
review by Marisa Brown

American Scream - PJ Olsson
review by Hobey Echlin

Devotion - Beach House
review by Aaron Shaul

Art Detroit wow
by Rebecca Mazzei
3 days of screen-painting the town.

Growing up onstage
by Norene Cashen
How Mosaic Youth Theatre connects young Detroiters to a bigger world through acting.

Smart kid lit
by Glen Mannisto
It's a dog's life — an allegorical dog's life for our times.

COUCH TRIP
by Metro Times film writers
From feces-slurping and fu kicks to color noir and mammary worship.

Bound for trouble
SAVAGE LOVE
by Dan Savage
Accidents will happen — consider the risks.

Comics
Check out the strange and clever antics of The Boiling Point.