In today's complicated and extremely touchy world of sexual politics, homophobia is no laughing matter - but who knew it could be so damn funny?
Homophobia, along with many other things, is hilarious in "In & Out," written by openly gay playwright Paul Rudnick, who takes everything remotely uptight or prejudiced about the world and makes it a dormant deer at an NRA convention.
Absurd 'Out' is definitely in
Yo La Tengo's Ira Kaplan wishes that "more people would follow their hearts." Or so he said in a recent interview with The Michigan Daily.
Kaplan, singer, guitarist and one-half of the husband-and-wife pair that accounts for two-thirds of the band's membership, is in many respects a textbook example of that ethic in practice: Though he began a career as a music writer, he really wanted to create rather than critique.
Indie pop hipsters Yo La Tengo play Detroit tonight
With a Northwestern University baseball cap and his standard attire (suit coat, jeans and sneakers) Michael Moore took the stage at the Michigan Theater last Friday to cheers and whistles. Ann Arbor gave the Flint native a welcome usually reserved for hometown heroes.Moore brings 'Big One,' book tour to A2
If you're a die-hard Psychedelic Furs fan then you'll probably like this sophomore effort, "Trysome Eatone," from ex-Furs front-man Richard Butler and the rest of his latest band, Love Spit Love. Richard Butler's raspy voice immediately brings you back to the collars-up days of the mid-to-late '80s Psychedelic Furs, "Pretty in Pink" and other asymmetrical hair hits.Love spits out blah 'Trysome'
Richard Tillinghast's 6th collection of poetry, "Today in the Cafe Trieste" provides highlights from his long and varied career, spanning decades, subjects and poetic styles. The first section is a collection of new poems, while the second section encompasses selected poems from three previous volumes.
Tillinghast to share 'Cafe Trieste'
09-22-97
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