Since being named the best writer in Washtenaw County a few days ago, I’ve been in a bit of a funk. I’d written something last night about a piece of artwork that I’d recently acquired depicting an early human ancestor eating an oyster for the first time, and my plan to hang it in the […]
Tag Archives: Current
Trump admits to Bob Woodward on tape that he knew how deadly COVID-19 was, yet decided to “play it down” to the American people
Posted in Health, Politics, Uncategorized Also tagged awards, Bellflower, Bob Woodward, COVID-19, Department of Justice, Donald Trump, E. Jean Carroll, human ancestors, lies, oysters, pandemic, public health, rape 210 Comments
I wasn’t expecting, when I opened the Current, to find a photo of my son posing with my friend Rob’s ass
[This message is brought to you by Go Ice Cream, now open in downtown Ypsilanti.]
Posted in Locally Owned Business, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged Arlo, Go Ice Cream, ice cream, Rob Hess 8 Comments
Shadow Art Fair defenders and detractors mix it up one last time
Like every year at this time, the Shadow Art Fair media juggernaut has begun in earnest. As of today, there are articles in The Ypsi Courier and The Current, as well as on AnnArbor.com. And, this afternoon, WEMU aired an interview that I’d done with local “All Things Considered” host Bob Eccles. (I think it […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Mark's Life, Shadow Art Fair, Uncategorized, Ypsilanti Also tagged All Things Considered, AnnArbor.com, Bob Eccles, Christmas songs, flutes, honey pots, Jazz, Jingle Bells, Kiwanis Club, Mike Perini, NPR, pooping cat, the press, traps, WCBN, WEMU, Ypsilanti Courrier 10 Comments
The Onion’s Ann Arbor franchise collapses
Word hit the street today that The Onion’s local satellite operation, the Ann Arbor A.V. Club, would be closing up shop, after just three months in business. According to Michigan Radio, Bobby Mitchell, the franchisee running the publication, has said that “lawyers” are involved. As Mitchell has been described in the press as a “lifelong […]
Posted in Ann Arbor, Media Also tagged A.V. Club, Ann Arbor A.V. Club, Bobby Mitchell, Bopper Media, franchises, free monthlys, free papers, print, Print is Dead, The Onion 25 Comments