Feature Archives · The Metropolitan

The Reign of Detroit Jazz and the Glorious Graystone Ballroom

THE METROPOLITANMay 17, 2018

Before Techno, video games, comic books, and rock and roll drove the youth of America to illicit sex and juvenile delinquency, jazz was the corrupter of the young. It was new. It was dangerous. Parents didn’t understand.

2018FeatureHistoryMusic

Jack Kirby: The Monolithic Vision and Plight of Marvel’s Most Iconic Creator

THE METROPOLITANApril 25, 2018

Crowned “The King of Comics” Jack Kirby was one of the medium’s major innovators and much of today’s pop culture-driven landscape is in complete debt to his gargantuan body of work.

2018FeatureThe Arts

The Horrific Life of Addison Binek

anthony brancaleoneMarch 24, 2018

For 99 episodes Addison has been sharing his critique of cinematic schlock in a format that best resembles Siskel & Ebert At the Movies meets Mystery Science Theatre.

2018FeatureFilm

Orwell: The Wild Man

THE METROPOLITANJanuary 31, 2018

By Andrea Chalupa “If you look into your mind, which are you, Don Quixote or Sancho Panza? Almost certainly you are both. There is one part of you that wish... Read More...

2018BookEssayFeature

Wrongful Convictions and the Imperfect Pursuit of Justice

THE METROPOLITANJanuary 16, 2018

Wrongful convictions make a mockery of the Justice System, punish innocent people, leave criminals free on the street, and may cost taxpayers hundreds of Millions of dollars.

2017Feature

The Death of “Woke”

Julien GodmanDecember 9, 2017

Julién Godman considers the Death of the word "Woke" (and other terms that are in danger of losing their meaning).

2017CultureEssayFeatureSociety

Can Detroit Become A Vision Zero Bike City?

THE METROPOLITANNovember 20, 2017

Detroit has the highest pedestrian fatality rate in the nation. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration there are 6.79 fatalities per 100,000 people in the city of Detroit proper.

2017FeatureSociety

How Detroit Chief Storyteller Aaron Foley Edged Into Propaganda

Julien GodmanNovember 6, 2017

While the position may have the public benefit in mind, like it or not, the concept of this government sponsored narrative is not far off from an Orwellian horizon.

2017EssayFeaturePolitics

La Casa | Cigars & Good Will in Harmonie Park

Julien GodmanOctober 17, 2017

For me, the cigar has always been both celebratory and despondent. Like the many precipices and canyons of the mountains.

2017CultureFeatureHommesstyle & beauty

Hugh Hefner | Thanks for the Mammaries

anthony brancaleoneSeptember 30, 2017

A memoir of my first encounter with Playboy

2017EssayFeature

A Dream Cruise

THE METROPOLITANAugust 8, 2017

When the ’55 aqua and white Chevy Bel-Aire pulled out onto the Avenue with its V-8 cranking out of its unforgettable, deep rumble, from its glass-pac dual mufflers, some took notice.

2017AugustEssayFeature

Eight Hours With Charlie LeDuff

anthony brancaleoneJuly 24, 2017

Writer Anthony Brancaleone Celebrates Detroit's 313 With Homeboy Raconteur

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