The Orbit Book Is Here

On Detroit Today, Stephen Henderson is joined by Orbit Magazine book writer, Rob St. Mary and Orbit creator, Jerry Vile. Together...

Knowledge on Tap: Dark Side of Fairytales

Initially written to preserve German heritage and tradition, fairy tales often had a dark side.  Professor Donald Haase, Associate Dean of the...

Detroit Lions Look to Overtake Packers in 2015

Are you ready for some pro football? The NFL opens its season today with the Pittsburgh Steelers taking on the...

Culture City Weekend Calendar: Gatsby Lawn Party, Dally in the Alley and Historic Indian Village Yard Sale

Download of the Week “Coming Home to Texas“ by Leon Bridges   Low-key southern soul revivalist Leon Bridges and producer...

Stephen Colbert debuts as Late Show host [Video]

Stephen Colbert debuts as the host of the Late Show on CBS this week.  WDET producers J. Carlisle Larsen and...

Rob Reinhart’s Essential Music: 9-5-15

This week on RREM, Ben Folds with yMusic, brand new Patty Griffin, Jessica Hernandez with cool news and an invite...

What and Where is The Dark Web?

An estimated 200,000 Apple iPhones have been hacked. Personal information is now in the hands of the hackers and presumably...

Detroit Culture in ‘Orbit’: Peelin’ Back the Pages of the Alternative Magazine’s Anthology

Travis Wright Before blogs and memes, we had alt-rags and zines. During the 1980s and 'well into 90s, humor was comparatively...

We Look Back at Detroit’s Alternative Paper ‘The Fifth Estate’, Founded 50 years Ago

This week marks the 50th Anniversary of Fifth Estate newspaper in Detroit. Two of the founding members; Peter Werbe and...

What’s News?

Christy McDonald and Stephen Henderson take a look at this week's top news stories on a local and national level....

Aretha Franklin to Seek Injunction Halting Release of Gospel Documentary

Attorneys representing legendary singer and Detroit native Aretha Franklin say they will seek an injunction to stop the release of...

Detroit Zoo on the Path to Record-Breaking Attendance

The Detroit Zoo is on track to hit an annual attendance record. Only 400,000 more people need to walk through the...