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Ann Arbor Summer Festival 2020 Cancelled
Editor's Note: According to the Ann Arbor Summer Festival's most recently-released 990 tax forms, the organization lost almost $60,000 on revenue of $1.2 million, revenue which was down from $1.5 million the preceding year. According to…
An Interview With Phil Christman About His New Nonfiction Essay Collection, “Midwest Futures”
by Martha Stuit
What words come to mind when you think of the Midwest?
You may think about its geography, the middleness, or its position and moniker as the heartland with farming and small towns.
You might look at a map to see…
“Lost in America”: Film Review
by Frank Scheck
You'll find it hard to walk past a homeless person again after seeing this disturbing documentary.
105 minutes
The growing crisis of youth homelessness is explored in Rotimi Rainwater's documentary, executive…
Are You Film Buffs Ready for the IFFY?
by Christopher Porter
Washtenaw County is renowned for its cinema events, from the predominant Ann Arbor Film Festival (March) and the Sundance/Cannes/etc.-affiliated Cinetopia (May) to the…
Ann Arbor Author Harry Dolan’s New Thriller is a Must Read
by Kurt Krug
Author Harry Dolan’s latest novel is different from his earlier novels.
The Good Killer is more of a thriller than a traditional murder mystery.
And that’s not a bad thing.
According to the…
“The Believers Are But Brothers” Explores the Darkest Corners of the Internet
by Christopher Porter
Last night it felt like Javaad Alipoor's The Believers Are But Brothers started in the lobby of U-M's Arthur Miller Theatre. I was asked by a stranger for my phone number so I could be added to a WhatsApp…
Regrets, He’s Had a Few: Former Wolverine and NFL Wide Receiver Braylon Edwards is Forever “Doing it My Way”
by Jenn McKee
Former University of Michigan All American wide receiver and NFL Pro Bowler Braylon Edwards has a reputation for being outspoken, to say the least. But even so, he had to warm up to the idea of writing Doing…
Can Ann Arbor Build Its Way to Housing Equity? A New Book Suggests Not
Sam Stein's Capital City: Gentrification and the Real Estate State offers a blistering and persuasive critique of how real estate dominates city planning—to the detriment of most residents.
"Through his analysis of how these housing…
TV Review: Netflix’s “Atypical”
by Tim Goodman
Netflix's newest series stars Jennifer Jason Leigh and Michael Rapaport as the parents of an autistic teen.
If enjoy watching good shows with the potential to be a very good shows suddenly shoot themselves repeatedly in…
Ann Arbor’s Blues Festival Returns Saturday Aug. 19
by James Patridge
The 2017 Ann Arbor Blues Festival will return on Saturday, August 19th from 1 p.m. – 11 p.m. First held in 1969 and considered history’s first electric blues festival, this iconic event will be held at the Washtenaw Farm…