Aaren Alseri is extremely talented. Professionally known by his stage name, Ronin Selecta, Alseri lived overseas for a while and moved to...

Much time has gone by since the 13th Amendment, prohibiting slavery, was passed in December 1865. Black History Month is a good time to...

Stitches: A Handbook on Meaning, Hope and Repair (Riverhead Books, 2013) is the perfect follow-up to Anne Lamott’s wonderful Help,...

Megan Wolitzer’s novel, The Interestings, is as compelling as its title suggests (along with extremely well-written and engaging), but...

Many of us don’t contemplate time on a deep level. Sure, we worry about getting to work or appointments promptly, and often lament the...

Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald is a good companion piece that fits with the spirit of this summer’s resurgence of The Great Gatsby,...

This is the first in a series on historic buildings in Detroit, some of which are being saved and re-purposed Many of you have passed by...

The full title of Automate This: How Algorithms Came to Rule the World may intimidate some readers at first glance, but it is in fact a...

Anyone who has ever been on a diet, or worked in a large organization, or even dealt with their family during the holiday season knows...

Warning: this review contains a spoiler. Definitely one of the most talked-about movies in recent years, Django Unchained made its way...

It is August 1854 in Detroit, MI. Twelve-year-old Willie studies his school lessons and works as a delivery boy at the bakeshop owned and...

Chris Bohjalian, with his sixteenth novel, has managed to tell the horrific tale of the Armenian Genocide while maintaining a wonderfully...

The New York Times’ 100 notable books of 2012 came out the first week of December, and Carol Anshaw’s fourth novel, Carry the One, took...

The third and final chapter of the Sam Mendes-directed James Bond films, Skyfall hit theaters in early November and made a big splash in...

The latest police-based drama from the creative mind behind Training Day, S.W.A.T., and Street Kings, David Ayer’s End of Watch stars...

Winesburg, Ohio is a town whose inhabitants, living in the early 20th-century Midwest, ache for fulfillment, passion, and meaning, and...

Gone Girl was the hot summer read for those who were not reading that other popular “trashy” novel. But Gone Girl cannot be filed in the...

As a graduate of Detroit Public Schools, I understand the importance of having a balanced education and access to arts, music, and...

A book that combines the stunning settings of 1960’s Italy and present-day Hollywood, and throws in legendary actor Richard Burton as a...

In September, nonprofit organization Kiva announced the launch of Kiva Zip, an extension of the Kiva micro-loan platform that will enable...