Theatre NOVA’s Play “Relativity” Explores the Life of Albert Einstein
by Hugh Gallagher, Pulp
Can a great man also be a good man? What do the words great and good mean?
This is the theme of Mark St. Germain’s play Relativity, which explores the character of physicist Albert Einstein, who has…
To Encourage Equity and Inclusion, Ypsilanti District Library and AADL Eliminate Fines
by Sam Killian
In May, the Ypsilanti District Library’s Board of Trustees voted unanimously to eliminate most fines after receiving recommendations from the library’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) team. According to EDI…
Four Assistant City Attorneys Assigned to Fight Former City Attorney’s Request for Public Records
by P.D. Lesko
The Ann Arbor Charter states that, like the County, Ann Arbor shall employ a single City Attorney. There are, at present, a dozen attorneys employed by the City, plus numerous contract attorneys. Four of those twelve…
County Clerk Asked to Disqualify Ann Arbor’s Mayor From Running for Re-Election
by P.D. Lesko
When filing to run, candidates for elected office sign affidavits swearing their campaign finances are in proper order. Between 2018 and 2020, Ann Arbor Mayor Christopher Taylor purchased multiple Facebook ads, but his…
Fired U-M President Mark Schlissel Receives Nearly $1 Million Severance Deal
by Scott McClallan
It started with the University of Michigan firing former president Mark Schlissel for a years-long relationship with a subordinate coworker deemed inappropriate. It ended with Schlissel receiving about $1…
Do You Qualify? Over 1M in Michigan Have Health Coverage Through State-Funded Healthy Michigan Program
Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that the Healthy Michigan Plan is now providing health care coverage to 1,000,456 million Michiganders, marking the first time more than one million people have opted for affordable and accessible…
Film Review: “Memory”
Guy Pearce co-stars as an FBI agent in a remake of a Belgian crime thriller involving a child trafficking ring and a hitman struggling with Alzheimer’s.
Rated R, 1 hour 54 minutes
by Sheri Liden
The premise…
Why “Ann Arbor for Public Power” Should Scare You to Death
by P.D. Lesko
Ann Arbor for Public Power appears to be a group of ecologically-minded people sick to death of DTE's "dirty," high-priced services and outage-a-palloozas in Ann Arbor. They want Ann Arbor to replace DTE with a "clean,"…
U-M Writer Phil Christman Has a New Collection of Essays: “HOW TO BE NORMAL”
by Martha Stuit, Pulp
Phil Christman takes on the problem of How to Be Normal in his new essay collection by interrogating broad categories of life. Like his earlier book, Midwest Futures, the essays are…
Campaign Finances of Ward 4 Incumbent Show Financial Support Primarily From Ward 4 Residents
by P.D. Lesko
Ann Arbor City Council member Elizabeth Nelson (D-Ward 4) ran as an unknown in 2018 for a four-year term. Nelson is running for re-election in 2022. According to her pre- and post-election campaign finance statements filed…