Something that pops into my head a lot (besides the Mentos jingle) is the phrase, “It was a kinder, gentler time.” It’s what my grandparents said when I interviewed them for an undergrad history class ...

In a packed committee room on May 15, the air crackled with tension as Michigan state Rep. Jason Woolford sat frozen, mouth agape, unable to answer what should have been the simplest of questions.

Stacey Hotwaxx Hale is the embodiment of Detroit talent and grit. When I meet her at Spot Lite Detroit on a hot spring afternoon, she’s finishing up a business meeting, dressed to the nines in a cozy ...

“I used to be so scared to even walk down the stairs.” This line is from my original song “Trans." Unfortunately, this was my reality, as I was raised in an environment that was not inclusive of ...

When Frankie Grande bounces into our Zoom meeting, he radiates enough energy to power a small city. The self-proclaimed “gayest person on earth” is about to release his debut album and he’s turned all ...

One hundred people — mostly gay, mostly men — walk into a bar. It might sound like a punchline to a joke, but it’s how Detroit Staycation Club started. James Staycation, 36, and his friends grew bored ...

I love The Onion. They truly have their finger on this country’s political pulse. In fact, several of their recent headlines were so believable they could have come from the Washington Post. Examples ...

In his first interview since revealing both his Guillain-Barré syndrome diagnosis and the death of his partner Evans Richardson IV last year, Sufjan Stevens has opened up to Vulture earlier this month ...

While Michigan State joins a Big Ten resistance coalition defending diversity programs, the University of Michigan's ...