'Empire' strikes again: Superb 'Special Edition' hits theaters
Like teen-age sex, kind marijuana and the MCATs, "The Empire Strikes Back" was surprisingly better the second time around. Although disappointed to see George Lucas's Industrial Light and Magic hadn't super-imposed a Colt 45 into the immortal hands of Billy Dee Williams, I was utterly pleased with ILM's restoration of the best and most underrated episode of the "Star Wars Trilogy.
Roots rockers Wilco return to Detroit
Wilco went into Detroit's Majestic Theatre on Friday night in front of a sold-out crowd and, as David Letterman might say, blew the roof off the dump.
Thanks to heavy radio play of "Monday" and "Outtasite (Outta Mind)" (both from the band's critically acclaimed 1996 release, "Being There") and MTV rotation of the "Outtasite (Outta Mind)" video, Wilco is a band poised on the brink of stardom. On Friday night, a packed house turned out to see these rising stars and were rewarded with a performance that ranged from soft and tender to roof-rattling.
'Rosewood' full of emotion
In the early 1920s, Rosewood, Fla. was not an average small Southern town. Black people owned nearly all of the land and the businesses in the prosperous area. To most of its residents, Rosewood was as close as they would ever come to a utopian society.
Book offers powerful outlook on ADD
These days, the number of people diagnosed with psychological ailments and learning disabilities has grown tremendously.
Some experts attribute this phenomenon to a person's desire to be detached from responsibility, or to society's encouragement to join the victim-of-the-month club because it is the "in" thing to do.
Kodo drummers make A2 stop
Making its ninth appearance in Ann Arbor, Kodo will be performing tonight and tomorrow at the Power Center. The "One Earth Tour," began in January and continues through March, will take this remarkable Japanese percussion company to more than 20 cities.
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