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“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…
2017 Lower Town River Hop Includes Neighborhood Picnic, History, and Music at Island Park
by Patricia Lesko
Friday-Sunday July 28-30 marks the 6th annual Historic Lower Town district River Hop. The event includes a variety of family friendly activities, including a neighborhood potluck picnic.
The weekend of events kicks…
Film Review: “Detroit”
by Todd McCarthey
Kathryn Bigelow's latest effort is a docudrama about the 1967 Detroit riots, focusing on a specific incident of police violence against a group of black men at a hotel.
Rated R, 143 minutes
A particularly…
Film Review: “Girls Trip”
by David Rooney
Regina Hall, Tiffany Haddish, Jada Pinkett Smith and Queen Latifah play college friends reuniting for a New Orleans weekend during the Essence Festival in Malcolm D. Lee's sisterhood celebration.
Rated R; 122 minutes…
Ann Arbor Art Fair is Coming, Thursday–Sunday, July 20-23
by The Ann Arbor Independent Editorial Team
The annual Ann Arbor Art Fair will bring hundreds of thousands of visitors to the city when it returns this year Thursday–Sunday, July 20–23. Check the city’s road and lane closures web page in…
Review: Theatre Nova’s “The Legend of Georgia McBride”
by Patricia Lesko
Theatre Nova's founding artistic director Carla Milarch is no stranger to transformations. The one-time executive director of the Performance Network, Milarch left that venue in 2014 amid problems with the non-profit's…