Love by the numbers
Q: I am a 31-year-old African-American female, educated, very well-built, 5-foot-7-inches, 167 pounds, 40 DDD-29-40. I am a Scorpio with an extremely high sex drive. I am engaged to a very well-endowed (9 inches long, 6-and-a-half inches around) African-American man. Recently I had a one-night affair with an Italian male (9-and-three-quarter inches long, 6-and-three-quarter inches…
Burnt out?
Thanks to state Senator Gary Peters, Michigan medical waste incinerators may soon be outlawed….
Free will astrology
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Cybernetic brain enhancement is a distinct possibility in your lifetime. So says futurist Michael Lindemann. You’ll have the chance to clone yourself, he adds, and to interact with sentient machines. Proof of extraterrestrial life will require you to revise your core beliefs, as will technology that allows humans to control gravity.…
Letters to the Editor
Green schemes Concerning Curt Guyette’s article, "Down a green path," (Metro Times, Oct. 31-Nov. 6): Ever since I first became familiar with the work that James and Grace Boggs were doing, I’ve thought of Detroit in an entirely different light. You know those long stretches off Woodward with blocks and blocks of empty land, with…
Sic transit gloria
Is Kwame Kilpatrick’s proposed state transportation legislation in trouble already?
Document
Document provides a tight and rhythmic take on post-rock, a style more often deemed loose and unbridled. Drums, bass, voice and two guitars all provide an aggressive percussive “hardcore” push, which makes way for post-rock yelps and hoarse whimpers. Coursing through the spindly veins of recent rock history, Document’s music even somehow manages to come…
Women on the bottom
Not quite two weeks ago, on Saturday, Nov. 17, the president’s wife delivered what was said to be the first weekly presidential radio address ever delivered in full by a first lady. Laura Bush talked about how terribly women have been treated by the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, which is true. The Taliban aren’t exactly…
N’Namdi’s biggest gamble
Crazy wisdom from modern art dealer, gallery owner and community visionary George N’Namdi.
Moral minority on the road
Detroit’s Trumbullplex is a cozy community arts space, home to anarchy and activism.
Ashcroft vs. Constitution
By fighting to overturn Oregon’s “Death With Dignity Act,” John Ashcroft proves that he’s no conservative at all — he’s a constitutional terrorist.
Outsider’s triumph
With poignant, charming, haunting songs … Daniel Johnston finally hits his Target.
Tryptophan and kinky science
A toast to the biggest bar night of the year … Lotsa local rockers gather for Dee Sparkles’ birthday … Shockingly good fun with TopKat & Goldie Adore … & more.
Monstrous influence
After Dinosaur Jr, J Mascis carries on with a new iteration of gritty, indie-rock greatness.
Defining our times
To assist in these times of crisis, here’s a handy glossary of the millennial lexicon, compiled by ambient gallows humorists and others with dreadful habits.
Hey, how’d they get out?
Three Michiganders are doing the mitten proud musically these days, and they’ve all got charisma to spare: Rosie Thomas, Andrew W.K. and Robert McCreedy.
Solid Steel Presents Now, Listen!
Once upon a time — or so the legend in the liner notes goes — there was a pirate radio station in London called KISS-FM that broadcast a “little show that could” called “Solid Steel.” The show was saddled with the tagline: “The Broadest Beats in London.” And, indeed, the original wheels-of-steel minders Matt Black…
Invincible
Last week, a friend asked whether I think ’N Sync will replace Michael Jackson as the new King of Pop. Not that it mattered to either of us, but a hardy “hell naw” was my professional reply. By this time next year, O-Town could be top pop dog, ’N Sync could be second fiddle and…
The Argument
Fugazi’s new album, The Argument, is a surprise treasure. After more than a decade, the band is still making challenging, interesting, rocking material. Keeping a low profile and having a progressive musical philosophy has allowed the group to do things on its own terms. And here is a relevant, complex rocker that sends a tingle…
Wicked Grin
When a musician decides to make a CD in tribute to somebody else, performing covers of that artist’s music, there’s always the risk that the interpretation won’t measure up to the original version, especially if the original is a classic. And anyone who knows Tom Waits knows he’s a classic, and that the dare of…
Sinner Street
Fans of blues guitar virtuoso Jimmy Thackery have known for a while that he is one of the best and least appreciated blues-rock guitarists on the scene today. Although he’s been flying under his own flag for more than a decade now, he has yet to break through to that higher level of recognition he…
51 Phantom
In the blues, raw is God. Raw-dog. Nasty, ugly stuff. Stuff you shield your kid’s eyes from. Stuff that makes the old lady faint. Stuff that makes you want to start drinking again. The North Mississippi Allstars have this rawness, evidenced from their incredible debut, Shake Hands With Shorty, and their explosive live shows. But…
Desperate obsessions
This tale of sexual obsession among the walking wounded is bound to be compared with Last Tango In Paris for the way it expands the boundaries of raw, explicit sexual expression on the screen. French director Patrice Chéreau’s English-language debut, based on stories by Hanif Kureishi.
Smell Of Camphor, Fragrance Of Jasmine
With its echoes of Fellini’s 8 1/2 and Bergman’s Wild Strawberries, Bahman Farmanara’s bittersweet film might be called a metaphysical/confessional.
A Love Divided
A minor but entertaining and well-acted addition to the growing body of films about religious strife in bedeviled Ireland. A family squabble becomes a nationwide scandal thanks to the efforts of the village priest.
Behind Enemy Lines
It’s a new hybrid, a film which exalts the military as necessary, yet calls into question basic tenets of modern warfare and the ambiguous role of peacekeepers. With Gene Hackman, Owen Wilson and Joaquim de Almeida.
Spy Game
Robert Redford is still the Sundance Kid, a sly rebel subverting authority from within, in this scattershot adventure that pairs him (to lustrous effect) with Brad Pitt. The film is just never as tough or cynical as it aspires to be.
