The Crier
The week of February 04, 2007
Get Off of My Cloud
Forest Casey · Tech
Discrimination is an ugly thing. If I had to put a face on it, I would say that it would be bulbous and round, a…
Can YouTube Bring Out the Art in Advertising?
Alex Dziadosz · The Exchange
Nascent forms of media are blurring the line between advertisement and entertainment. Could art be next? (Insert Walter Benjamin reference here.)
A Culture of Sports Unites Us
Meghan Fisher · Sport
Michigan winters are unforgiving. When I walk to class each day — layered in outerwear yet still wanting to give up and go back to…
Why This Cartoon is Funny
Jeremy Davidson · Featured
Boston’s government and the media are overreacting to a simple Turner Broadcasting advertising campaign. Hapless, albeit insolent, Adult Swim marketers are being branded terrorists. This aimless paranoia is a threat to our cartoons and our culture.
The Michigan Theater (of the Absurd)
Chann Weill · Cultured
A week of homoerotic cops, Almódovar and broken Mandarin prove that you can find culture in this increasingly corporately encultured town. It’s difficult to be…
A Natural Pair
Katie Garlinghouse · The Pasquinade
Eastern Markets and Exoticism: The Detroit Orientalists
Eli Walker · The Consul
Detroit is our little Orient. It’s a land of exotic markets, foreign culture and thrillingly sketchy adventures conveniently located on the eastbound highways. Detroit is…
Whatever Happened to “Killer Coke?”
Jeremy Davidson · Featured
Last year, Coca-Cola was accused of kidnapping, torture and murder. In response, the University temporarily banned their products from campus. But since then, officials have become embroiled in a startling web of bureaucracy.
A Very Jolly Pumpkin
Marlon Jackson · Hops’n’Scotch
Our local beer critic pays a visit to Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales, one of the most unique microbreweries in Michigan — and the country. See what he thought.
Whatever. I Stew What I Want.
Katie Garlinghouse · The Gastronomist
Few homemade dishes can match the simplicity and grace of the stew. They’re cheap, too. Learn how stew can enrich your life here.
No More Tickets: Learn the Free Parking Trick
Forest Casey · Ann Arbor Secrets
Every time we jaywalk across North University, we’re reminded that the University is a pedestrian campus. It seems as if the Ann Arbor City Council…
Time Travel is Possible. Well, Sort of.
Jeremy Davidson · The Empiricist
Is time travel possible? The concept of time as the fourth-dimension is one of the most misunderstood in all of physics. While writers like H.G….
Wow. It Really is Comcastic.
Jacob Jeremy Nathan · Amused
For most of reasonable society, the hours between 3:00 and 6:00 a.m. are occupied by sleep. Unfortunately, the cable companies have noticed this, leaving sparse…
