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  • Red Cross to hold blood drive in Southfield

    The American Red Cross and the city of Southfield will sponsor a Community Blood Drive on Friday, June 7 from 8 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. in the Southfield Pavilion, 26000 Evergreen Road at 10 Mile ...

  • LaMarr Woodley Jimmy King to participate in Golf Classic

    On Friday, July 19, the University of Michigan African American Alumni Council (UMAAAC) will host the Celebrity Athlete Golf Classic & Awards Banquet at the Arthur Hill-designed Pheasant Run Golf Club on 46750 Summit Parkway in ...

  • Movement Electronic Music Festival this weekend in Detroit

    The lineup includes a live set by the renowned producer Nicolas Jaar; French DJ and music producer Brodinski; as well as the legendary superstar duo and remix team Masters at Work - Kenny Dope and Louie ...

  • Ex-Detroit mayor Kilpatrick gets new attorney

    Kwame Kilpatrick dismissed his lawyer, a move that will likely delay his sentencing in a corruption case, court documents said. Thursday Kilpatrick dropped attorney James C. Thomas, who defended Kilpatrick through several scandals over five years, Tthe Detroit News reported Friday. Like Thomas, Kilpatrick's new court-appointed attorney, Harold Gurewitz, will be funded by taxpayers to ...

  • One killed three injured at Saginaw pre-prom gathering

    Clothes litter the parking lot where four people were shot during a pre-prom gathering for Saginaw High School near the Florence Event Hall, 110 Florence in Saginaw, Thursday, May 23, 2013. A 17-year-old girl died. Three other women, ages 18, 19 and 39 were injured during the shooting and were receiving treatment at a local hospital. / Jeff Schrier/The Saginaw ...


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Movie Review

This Is Spinal Tap [DVD]

This Is Spinal Tap [DVD]

Now that VH-1's "Behind the Music" and other rockumentaries are an increasingly regular part of the cable TV landscape, Rob Reiner's directorial debut, the 1984 mock documentary "This Is Spinal Tap," seems even more dead-on in its parody of a group of aging, outdated British heavy metal rockers on their last American tour. Because there have been dozens of one-hour programs with aged rock sta ... ...

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  • Rescuers seize more than 150 dogs from alleged Missaukee County puppy mill

    Rescue workers took more than 150 dogs Thursday from a breeder in Missaukee County described by the Michigan Humane Society as ...

  • Helene St. James Wings surprising even themselves but know job not yet finished

    CHICAGO — There are no guarantees in hockey, but sometimes there are great opportunities. The Red Wings have created a doozy of the latter, and ...

  • Titus Young 3 new charges bail increased unreponsive in court

    NEWPORT BEACH, CALIF. — The strange odyssey of former Detroit Lions receiver Titus Young took another odd detour today when Young, who has been jailed since May 11, heard that he would be charged with three new counts, bringing his total to 11.The three new counts were mentioned today at a pretrial hearing in Orange County Superior Court, where Young made an appearance marked by his ...

  • Delta opens new upscale terminal at Kennedy Airport

    Virgin CEO Richard Branson, left, and Delta airlines CEO Richard Anderson pose for photographers inside the new Delta terminal 4 at JFK airport on Friday in New York. Delta opened its new $1.4 billion terminal, strengthening its hand in the battle for the lucrative New York travel market. / Mary Altaffer/Associated ...

  • Destination weddings pack even more choices

    Whether far-flung or local and lavish, big weddings have bounced back from their recessionary diets. And nearly a quarter of all weddings, according to the most recent surveys from TheKnot.com and WeddingChannel.com, are destination affairs in which couples choose a honeymoon-worthy locale, then invite friends and family to join them.Destinations themselves, of course, come in every possible ...

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