Nearly 2,000 people - largely University students, among others - got the rare treat of seeing a big-time band in a packed local venue Monday night at the Michigan Theater.
Indigo Girls Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, a folk duo who can sell out major stadiums, graced the Michigan to introduce songs from their latest record, "Shaming of the Sun," due in stores April 29.
Indigos folk out at the Michigan
While at the base of every other Oscar night lies vogue fashions, drunk anecdotes, random surprises and high expectations, the 69th Annual Academy Awards was like no other.
Sure it had the normal routine of winners and losers, but this year, it was all in the presentation. Cheesy dance choreography was graciously kept to a minimum, and winners made creative speeches rather than laundry lists of people none of us know. 
Oscars laden with star-studded zeal
As part of the University's Visiting Writers Series, Jane Barnes will be bringing her unique style to Rackham Amphitheater tomorrow evening. Barnes, the author of several short stories, two novels, numerous documentaries and screenplays plans to read from a fresh, as-yet-unpublished work about a couple's relationship problems at Disney World.
Barnes to read in A2
In 1962, Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" prompted public awareness of the potentially lethal nature of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Last year, a book modeled on Carson's helped to alert Americans to the dangers of chemical hormone disruption.Colborn to share 'Future' at Borders
"Crash" is the first NC-17 movie ever to open with four consecutive sex scenes, yet even with this stately honor bestowed upon it, this film fails to live up to its long-awaited expectations.
Based on J.G. Ballard's 1973 novel of the same title, David Cronenberg's "Crash" attempts to explore the sexuality of near-death experiences, specifically the erotic stimulation of car crashes.
Stupidity, sex collide on 'Crash' course
Tales of lust and greed often produce inquisitive minds when supermarket tabloids splash trashy and untruthful stories across their pages. Daytime television talk shows look for the freakish side of human life to draw large ratings.'Figaro' to deliver tale of scandal: School of Music's Opera Theater to perform Mozart's dramatic work
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