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SELF CARE AUTHOR ROBERT ALLEN SAYS, ‘LIVE LIFE’ INSTEAD OF CHECKING BOXES

The MetropolitanSeptember 7, 2021

By Lim-Lim Kobe Self-Care starts with the Self. But what does that mean? Detroit Native, Robert Allen, explores the concept of true self-care in his new book, ... Read More...

2021BookWellness

French Heritage Society | ‘A Bite Sized History of France’ Wins Fourth Annual Book Award

The MetropolitanApril 6, 2021

A Bite-Sized History of France: Gastronomic Tales of Revolution, War, and Enlightenment by Stéphane Hénaut and Jeni Mitchell

2021Book

London Underground | The Tube Mapper Project

anthony brancaleoneJuly 1, 2020

The Underground is the backbone of the city of London, a network of shared experiences and visual memories, a part of its identity. The Tube Mapper London photo... Read More...

2020BookCulturephotographyThe ArtsTravel

More Pre-Apocalyptic Impressions

The MetropolitanMay 9, 2020

By Harry Onickel Yes, we’re still locked in. We’ve been locked in for a while now, and it’s having its effects on us. No matter how you’re feeling though, we h... Read More...

2020BookCultureMayShop Local

Field Notes from Julién Godman’s “Andanzas”

anthony brancaleoneApril 22, 2019

Hamtramck's Bank Suey served as an appropriate venue for the author's book reading.

BookField Notes

Books | Andy Warhol’s The Chelsea Girls

The MetropolitanFebruary 25, 2019

The 1966 movie The Chelsea Girls is the iconic document of the Factory scene and 1960s New York.

2019Book

Alexander Girard, Architect | Creating Midcentury Modern Masterpieces

The MetropolitanJanuary 29, 2019

The story of Girard's Detroit period (1937-53).

2019ArchitectureBook

Books | Mickalene Thomas: I Can’t See You Without Me

The MetropolitanOctober 19, 2018

Presenting paintings of some of the artist's key models and muses, I Can't See You Without Me illuminates the work of Brooklyn painter Mickalene Thomas

2018Book

‘The Hard Stuff’ by Wayne Kramer: A Review of Dope, Crime, & the MC5

The MetropolitanOctober 3, 2018

"Brother Wayne" takes us on a total assault of culture, by any means necessary; including rock and roll, dope, f*cking in the streets, and redemption.

2018BookMusicReviews

Saul Leiter: In My Room

The MetropolitanAugust 2, 2018

Books | the fruit of fantastic discoveries from this renowned photographer's vast archives

2018Book

Book of the Day | Night Fever: Designing Club Culture 1960-Today

The MetropolitanMay 23, 2018

Featuring film stills and vintage photographs, posters, flyers and fashion, Night Fever takes the reader on a fascinating journey through a world of glamour, subculture and the search for the night that never ends.

2018Book

Trip | How Tao Lin (Maybe) Found Meaning In A Mushroom

The MetropolitanMay 14, 2018

Book Review | Lin’s interest in McKenna was partially driven by his interests regarding the interrogation of reality and, more germanely, his recovery and cessation in the use of drugs ~ by Dan B. Jones

2018BookReviews