"When We Were Kings," the 1996 Academy Award winner for Best Documentary Feature, has finally arrived in Ann Arbor.
This soulful, incisive and entertaining film chronicles the infamous "Rumble in the Jungle," the 1974 heavyweight championship bout between Muhammad Ali and then-champion George Foreman, held in President Mobutu Sese Seko's brutal, impoverished Zaire.
'Kings' reigns in A2: Oscar-winning documentary highlights classic Ali-Foreman bout
Often one will be walking on the streets of Ann Arbor during the evening and will be approached by a homeless person, dressed in worn clothes, asking for some change. There is the ever-popular admonition about not giving hand-outs to beggars; one is warned that the homeless will use the money for drugs. But how can one go about changing such a cynical and hard world? This dilemma is at the root of Bertolt Brecht's parable, "The Good Woman of Setzuan."
'Setzuan' stirs up themes of goodness
Few people claim to have no knowledge of Alfred E. Neuman, the forever-smiling, freckle-faced, redheaded, big-eared, one-tooth-missing moniker of MAD magazine. Wielding farce and sarcasm as Zeus does thunderbolts, writers have produced a number of hilarious yet ironically thought-provoking one-liners in MAD's decades of existence.
MAD's 'Half-Wit' dishes out words to live by
Want to get back together with your old flame like John Cusack does in the comic hit "Grosse Pointe Blank?" Or do you just want to rekindle your current flame? Then The Michigan Daily has the offer for you.Win 'Sure Shot Prize Package'
If you're a fan of "alternative-country" music, you've been saving your money for weeks with tomorrow in mind. The big day is finally here as Tuesday, April 22, brings the release of new albums by two of the genre's titans, the Jayhawks and Son Volt, as well as a double-album re-issue by the up-and-coming Scud Mountain Boys.
Roots rock releases hit stores tomorrow
"I've always felt the key to universality is through locality. Experience is always in a place."
So says English writer Graham Swift about his latest novel, "Last Orders." In a book about South London men from the World War II generation, Swift has written about universal themes like history and work, isolation and loyalty.Swift swoops to A2: Writer to read at Borders on Wednesday
For 10 years, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones have been churning out their hook-ridden ska-punk melodies and touring at the brutish rate of 250 shows a year. After five full-length albums and numerous EPs, the band has finally captured its phenomenal live energy on record to create their strongest release to date, the energetic and loveable "Let's Face It."Bosstones skank on with superb new release
Three pictures of vocalist Jessye Norman hang on Janeece Freeman's wall. In one, the sophomore voice major shakes Norman's hand on the stage of the School of Music Recital Hall.
In another, Freeman beams as hugged by the legendary soprano.Soprano Norman to be honored at Hill recital
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