Michigan’s Ice Culture Comes Into Focus At New Photo Exhibit

Detroit photographer Amy Sacka is marking the end of ice fishing season in Michigan with a stunning new exhibit of...

New York Philharmonic’s Anthony McGill To Perform With DSO This Weekend

Musician Anthony McGill made waves in 2020 even though he couldn’t perform on stage with the New York Philharmonic, where...

“Framing Britney Spears” Sparks Conversations Around Misogyny in Entertainment

The New York Times and Hulu documentary "Framing Britney Spears" gave an in-depth look at the cruelty pop star Britney Spears suffered during...

Discover the Smooth Sounds of Legendary Composer, Arranger and Producer Norman Connors

Growing up in Philadelphia, like many artists, Norman Connors began exploring music at an early age. He learned how to...

The “Forever Chemical” PFAS Remains a Problem For You and Your Pet

Although a global pandemic and a massive economic crisis have dominated our lives, many other issues remain under the surface waiting to...

From Billie Holiday to “Over the Rainbow,” the Influence of Jewish Americans on Pop Culture

On March 23, the book “There Was A Fire: Jews, Music and the American Dream” is getting a revised and...

Explore the Dexterous Lyricism of Bahamadia

Antonia Reed, widely known as Bahamadia, began her music career DJing in the mid-1980s at house parties in Philadelphia. Her skills...

“Jazz From Detroit” Author Mark Stryker Celebrates Jazz This Weekend at the DSO

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra is throwing a virtual jazz marathon this weekend. Courtesy of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Starting at...

Celebrating Janet Jackson’s Commercial Breakthrough Album “Control” 35 Years Later

In February of 1986, Janet Jackson released her third studio album, Control. This album signified a seismic shift for an...

Georgina Lawton’s Memoir ‘Raceless’ Examines How Racial Identity is Constructed

It was a DNA test that flipped Georgina Lawton's world upside down. A year after her father passed away from cancer,...

Dearborn’s Arab American Food Scene Adjusts to a COVID World

It’s been nearly one year since COVID-19 threw restaurants across Michigan into turmoil. In Dearborn, MI, the city’s thriving food scene...

Poet and Attorney Reginald Dwayne Betts Talks About His Journey “From Jail to Yale”

From imprisonment to Yale Law School, criminal defendant to criminal defense attorney: That is the story of Reginald Dwayne Betts. At...