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Friday, September 18, 2020

Jova Lynne on her return as MOCAD's senior curator: 'I believe in Detroit'

Posted By Lee DeVito on Fri, Sep 18, 2020 at 9:14 AM

It's been a whirlwind year for Jova Lynne, who parted ways with the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit in April — and now, as of earlier this month, has returned as its senior curator. "It feels right," Lynne tells Metro Times. "I wouldn't have returned if I didn't feel...

Thursday, September 17, 2020

Get in loser, Hello Kitty and Barbie trucks are coming to Twelve Oaks Mall

Posted By Lee DeVito on Thu, Sep 17, 2020 at 3:29 PM

Whatever you planned on doing next weekend, cancel it, because Hello Kitty and Barbie are coming. Two hot-pink trucks will sell Hello Kitty and Barbie swag as part of a pop-up shopping experience at Twelve Oaks Mall. It's the Barbie truck's first visit to metro Detroit, according to a...

New Red Order films to be screened as part of U-M's Penny Stamps Speaker Series on Friday

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Posted By Lee DeVito on Thu, Sep 17, 2020 at 10:02 AM

New Red Order films to be screened as part of U-M's Penny Stamps Speaker Series on Friday

New Red Order postponed a big exhibition originally slated for this summer at Detroit's MOCAD while the museum investigated allegations of a toxic workplace, including racism. There's still an opportunity to see work from the self-described "public secret society" led by three Indigenous artists, including brothers Zack and Adam...

Wednesday, September 16, 2020

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The historic — and possibly haunted — Traverse City State Hospital is offering 'after dark' tours next month

Posted By Jerilyn Jordan on Wed, Sep 16, 2020 at 3:59 PM

'Tis the season for spooky shit. And no, we're not talking about the possibility of a second term for America's reigning butthole in chief. The tour, billed as the "Asylum After Dark Experience,” is the latest offering from the historic Village at Grand Traverse Commons. The guided tour will...

Tuesday, September 15, 2020

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The Detroit Black Film Festival will offer virtual screenings of dozens of films highlighting the Black experience

Posted By Jerilyn Jordan on Tue, Sep 15, 2020 at 9:55 AM

There's a new film festival in town and, needless to say, it's going virtual. The inaugural Detroit Black Film Festival hosted by Trinity Films Entertainment Group and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History will take place Sep. 18 and 19 (Friday and Saturday) and invites ticketholders...

Tuesday, September 8, 2020

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An indoor climbing gym is headed to Detroit's Eastern Market later this year

Posted By Jerilyn Jordan on Tue, Sep 8, 2020 at 1:16 PM

While most of us have spent the last six months staring at our respective walls, Dino Ruggeri has been climbing them — and Detroiters may soon have an opportunity to do the same. DYNO Climbing and Fitness is expected to open in Detroit's Eastern Market along the Dequindre Cut...

Thursday, September 3, 2020

Best of Detroit poll ends Sept. 4. Vote now!

Posted By Lee DeVito on Thu, Sep 3, 2020 at 9:54 AM

You didn't think we were skipping the Best of Detroit this year, did you? Nothing stops Detroit! Look, we're not going to stop celebrating the Motor City just because of you-know-who. In fact, perhaps this year it's more important than ever to hang on to, remember, praise, and anticipate...

Monday, August 31, 2020

Long live the king

Posted By Vanessa Ivy Rose on Mon, Aug 31, 2020 at 3:15 PM

Chadwick Boseman’s legacy is that he was able to show the world who Black people really are through his art. He was a one-man Harlem Renaissance. Boseman had the gift of bringing to life Black history icons that had been forgotten, intentionally hidden, or intentionally dismissed. When I saw...

Friday, August 28, 2020

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Shepard Fairey takes on Trump's vile stance on police brutality in new Detroit billboard campaign

Posted By Jerilyn Jordan on Fri, Aug 28, 2020 at 6:48 PM

Not all Detroit-area billboards are looking to sell you injury lawyers, jewelry, and pro-life damnation. In fact, a new billboard campaign is using powerful imagery and real quotes straight from the mouths of the country's top deplorables — President Donald Trump and his lackeys — to energize voter turnout...

Thursday, August 27, 2020

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'Weird Al' wants a silencer for his T-shirt gun role as Ted Nugent in 'Reno 911!' reboot

Posted By Jerilyn Jordan on Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 2:19 PM

It might feel like a weird time to bring back a satirical mockumentary about a politically incorrect and bumbling police force, but the re-booted goofin' sheriffs of Reno 911! have no problem taking aim at themselves, as well as right-wing dipshits like Motor City Madman Ted Nugent. In April,...

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