Vol. 31, No. 50
MSM slow to pick up on Occupy Wall Street
By Michael Jackman
Undercover brothers
"It’s very humbling to have someone donate a kidney to you."
By Larry Gabriel
Greider: U.S. political system destabilized, deformed, deteriorating
By Curt Guyette
Lies before your eyes
The bridge baron's ads twist the truth, to say the least
To hell with the poor
Throwing all those kids off welfare felt great — until they turned to crime to survive
By Jack Lessenberry
Letters to the Editor
The Republicans are Marxist-Leninists, Dick Cheney's untimely death and more
By Metro Times readers
Evolution and the missing 'o'
The ‘byproduct’ theory suggests women's orgasms are lukewarm leftovers
By Dan Savage
MT talks to Emily Thornhill of Homeslice
Designer's perfect girl:... " working a day job, but she’s also a dancer"
By Travis R. Wright
The End of Everything
A modern Michigan noir filled with Lolita-esque poses and misguided aspirations
By Norene Smith
MT talks to Fotoula Lambros of Fotoula Lambros Design
Designer's perfect girl: "... needs to move from one place and obligation, to the next — and fast"
Mad as Hell: The Crisis of the 1970s and the Rise of the Populist Right
Ah, the 1970s. Are you old enough to remember when folks rioted over buck-a-gallon gas?
By Dennis Shea
Rusty Hearts
Sorry, Blizzard junkies, try something new
By Josh Sexson
Filling the hole
Author Terrence Shulman on what drives compulsive stealing — and what it says about society
By Brian Smith
Cluttered Lives, Empty Souls: Compulsive Stealing, Spending & Hoarding
Guess what? You might just be addicted to stuff!
A split in the seam*
Fashion designers Fotoula Lambros and Emily Thornhill were a rising star team; now they're staking claims in Detroit with independently awesome aesthetics
Machine Gun Preacher
Godsploitation! - A born-again Rambo kicks ass for the Lord
By Jeff Meyers
50/50
Chemo sweetness - More than just a bro-banter-spiced take on Terms of Endearment
Life, Above All
Despair to where? - South African melodrama of love and perseverance in the face of AIDS
By Corey Hall
Tucker and Dale vs. Evil
Hillybilly slasher! - Splatter and slapstick — two great tastes that taste great together
Where Soldiers Come From
Nobody's heroes - Following a trio of Michigan boys sent off to a bloody, pointless war
Fall without fail
Into the suburban gothic with Suburgatory; WADL doubles
By Jim McFarlin
Dream House
Paperback writer - Daniel Craig gets all creepy on Naomi Watts and Rachel Weisz — but the little girls understand
Food Stuff
Beer garden Sundays, beer at Camp Ticonderoga and more
By Metro Times Food Staff
Indian delights
An unpretentious space to enjoy the delights of the subcontinent's street food
By Jane Slaughter
Great meals off Grand River
A shortlist of restaurants in Farmington, Farmington Hills and Novi
Mastodon - The Hunter (Reprise)
Not as epic as before, but just as brutally awesome
By Michael Gallucci
7-inches of Pleasure
Four new singles from Detroit’s Cass Records
By Jeff Milo
Crank
Reviews for the easily distracted
Nirvana - Nevermind: Deluxe Edition (UMe)
After nine years of fat-and-happy records, a disorienting successor
Living in the moment
Bear Lake bucks the odds and redefines indie on a winning new album
By Brett Callwood
Wilco - The Whole Love (Anti)
By Nathan Phillips
Quick-Pickin' 'N Fun-Strummin' Home Guitar Course (1973)
Kenny Rogers teaches guitar: Know when to walk away, know when to strum.
By Serene Dominic
Ypsi Fest 2011
City Slang: “Paradise” revisited
City Slang: Stooges book release in Hamtramck
Fucked Up, Wavves hit the Magic Stick
By Ryan Felton
What Am I Gonna Tell Your Mom?
City Slang: Weekly music review roundup
Recommended recent spins: John Maus; Washed Out
City Slang: Head On in Hamtown
City Slang: High Strung bassist writes documentary score
City Slang: Open house at the School of Rock
City Slang: Stewart Francke to play Trinity House
Panics, then & now
By John Sinclair
