Sep 30 – Oct 6, 2020

Sep 30 - Oct 6, 2020 / Vol. 40 / No. 52
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The best of Detroit (in the worst of times)

With the coronavirus turning the world upside down, we debated whether we should even do our annual Best of Detroit issue this year. On the one hand, it felt too painful not to be able to celebrate some of our favorite things in 2020, like seeing live music at our city’s wonderful music venues or…

by Lee DeVito

New CREEM merch drop celebrates the iconic Boy Howdy!

NEW “1969” MERCH BUNDLE CELEBRATES THE ORIGIN OF BOY HOWDY! In 1969, on the cover of CREEM No. 2, underground cartoonist R. Crumb we introduced Mr. Dreamwhip—a smiling, suggestive, (SO totally PC for 2020) middle-finger to the stuffy LIFE Magazines populating the newsstand. But it was the mischievous little guy right above, Boy Howdy!, that…

CREEM

Drive-in concerts are coming to Pontiac thanks to the Crofoot

We’re kind of surprised drive-in concerts didn’t take off in the Detroit area. We’re the Motor City! And with the coronavirus pandemic pressing pause on most live music for a while, drive-in concerts provide a sort of workaround that — while not quite the same as a room packed full of sweaty strangers (sigh) —…

Lee DeVito

Whitmer signs bill giving clerks more time to prepare absentee ballots

Many clerks in Michigan may begin processing absentee ballots a day before the general election under a bill signed Tuesday by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. The legislation allows clerks in cities and townships with populations of at least 25,000 to start processing ballots by removing them from their envelopes on Nov. 2. The bill, however, does…

Steve Neavling

Welcome to Wayne’s Nature’s Medicines. We’re now Adult-Use too!

If you’re 21 or over, it’s time to discover why our patients call us Wayne’s homiest, most comforting dispensary. It’s a reputation we’re proud to share with our new adult-use customers too. Besides our selection of safe, top quality cannabis products, we’re known for our warm, highly- experienced Personal Service Providers. They listen carefully and…

Nature's Medicines

Michigan attorney urges residents to ‘burn your masks’ after Supreme Court strikes down Whitmer’s orders

The attorney who fought Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s emergency orders before the Michigan Supreme Court is urging residents to “burn your masks.” Despite overwhelming evidence that masks help curtail the spread of the deadly and highly contagious coronavirus, attorney Katherine Henry is encouraging Michigan residents to destroy their masks and ignore social-distancing measures, despite mounting death…

Steve Neavling

Michigan Supreme Court decision creates legal clusterfuck that could torpedo Whitmer’s battle against coronavirus

The Michigan Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s authority to unilaterally impose COVID-19 restrictions threatens to undermine the state’s successful efforts to rein in the coronavirus. State-level restrictions — such as mask mandates, social-distancing measures and forced business closures — must now be approved by the Republican-led Legislature. Across the country, Republicans…

Steve Neavling

You can get lost in this detailed (but not 100% accurate) map of Detroit

Philadelphia-based illustrator Mario Zucca only visited Detroit “a couple times,” but his experiences were so memorable that it inspired him to render the Motor City as one of his hand-drawn maps. The map is filled with an impressive amount of details, ranging from the obvious (downtown skyscrapers) to the charming (like the rainbow coming out…

Lee DeVito

Duggan’s Irish Pub denounces Proud Boys after viral photo

Royal Oak’s Duggan’s Irish Pub took to social media on Thursday to say it denounces far-right groups like the Proud Boys after a viral photo showed what appeared to be members of the group drinking at the bar. In a now-deleted Facebook post, Duggan’s said it does not support “white supremacy groups” and called posts…

Lee DeVito

Lil Wayne’s cannabis brand hits Michigan dispensaries this month

Starting this month, Michigan pot smokers can breathe easy with Weezy. Lil Wayne — the rapper, weed connoisseur, robot from The Masked Singer, and the man that brought you this line: “Real G’s move in silence like lasagna” — is bringing his premium cannabis brand to 30 Michigan dispensaries. Lil Wayne’s GKUA Ultra Premium launched…

Jerilyn Jordan

Michigan Senate Democrats introduce package of police reform bills

Michigan Senate Democrats introduced a package of bills Thursday aimed at reforming police by increasing training, boosting the relationship between law enforcement and social workers, and creating more opportunities to weed out bad cops. Two bills would also make it a crime to call 911 with false, racially motivated allegations. “In recent months, we have…

Steve Neavling

Tlaib: Hotel bailout will only reward bad behavior, not help workers

Here we go again. The wealthy are weaseling their way into having the government bail them out while millions of Americans are left facing unemployment and an economic collapse. Months after Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin failed to get them the bailout they wanted, real estate and hotel industry magnates are on the brink of successfully…

Rashida Tlaib

Savage Love: Roger that

I’m a thirty-something gay man married to a thirty-something gay man. For almost two years, we’ve been seeing another pair of married gay men around our age. They were our first experience with any sexual or romantic interaction outside of our relationship. The first six months were hot and heavy. We were together constantly and…

by Dan Savage

Free Will Astrology (Sept. 30-Oct. 6)

ARIES: March 21 – April 19 “I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself,” wrote 16th-century author Pietro Aretino. By January 2021, Aries, I would love for you to have earned the right to make a similar statement: “I am, indeed, a royal sovereign, because I know how to rule myself.”…

by Rob Brezsny

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