Blogs: Reckless Eyeballing

Unable to see beyond the tips of her skis because of a blizzard, Michigan native Lindsey Van still flew to a world title last week in the first-ever women’s world championships for ski jumping held in the Czech Republic. She joins two other Michigan-affiliated young women who have reached the tops of their respective...
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With the Big Three tanking and the economy in a shambles, metro Detroit artists find themselves in an increasingly tight spot. If they have day jobs, they’re wary of layoffs; if they make a living selling their work, they’re a little jittery about their patrons’ purse strings in these lean times. Which is why...
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You know how morning radio jocks tend to pepper their banter with handy sound clips that enliven their on-air antics? Well, such entertaining buzz-bits are available to all of us in the form of soundboards. And, no, we’re not talking about the juvenile noises of the Fart Soundboard — because folks out there are...
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The Masonic Temple drill room was packed Saturday night with 800-plus fanatics, from babies to blue-hairs, to see the Detroit Derby Girls Travel Team, comprised of the best players from Detroit’s four derby teams, annihilate the St. Louis Arch Rivals 153-91. After a close first half, the hometown team rolled easily into victory in...
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Above: A Gwen Joy painting Local artist, cigarette girl and gadabout Gwen Joy, whose whimsical work has developed a loyal following among Detroit-area collectors, (including our features editor), got a surprise last week while out and about: She got her credentials questioned. When introduced as an artist to a group of recent art school...
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As we retreat inside for the winter each year, huddling around a nice warm television, there always seems to be one low-budget commercial for mail-order junk that bedevils us night after night. Over the years, we thought we’d seen it all: Clappers, ShamWows, Flowbees, Ginsu knives and Aqua Globes. What we’d give to have...
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When Kwame a River, the show out at Second City-Novi, opened Dec. 31, local reviewers were understandably enthusiastic. Second City’s reputation for local topical comedy got a boost from the amusing spoof of Kwame Kilpatrick and the text-message scandal. But, lost somewhere in the glowing coverage, was the fact that this is not a...
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It’s 2009, a year if there ever was one about pimpin’. Pimpin’ and hookin’. We’re all forced to do either one or the other, if you think about it. See, to succeed in our hastily rotting culture one must either pimp oneself or manipulate others to get what one wants. If you don’t give...
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Whether it was bitter sarcasm or glowing tribute (or, likely, both) employees of General Motors have long dubbed their employer “Generous Motors.” But that company’s reputation for generosity just took a direct hit, as news recently broke that General Motors would cut funding to high-profile local arts organizations, nixing donations of $100,000 or more...
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