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Oct. 31, 1926: Harry Houdini Dies in Detroit
Although he seemingly escaped death numerous times while shackled and submerged in water during his stunts, the world-renowned illusionist Harry Houdini failed to perform...
A Preview of Detroit Opera’s 2026-27 Season
"You have to go to everything; I don’t know what you would miss,” says Roberto Kalb of the Detroit Opera’s upcoming 2026-27 season.
Kalb, a...
Savor Detroit 2026
From October 5–8, we brought together eight of Detroit's most talented chefs for four evenings of extraordinary culinary collaborations, each featuring an exclusive five-course menu with expertly paired wines.
The Last of The Last Word? A Detroit Cocktail Ingredient Will Soon Become Very...
On a recent dreary, unseasonably cold day, I looked out at the steel-gray clouds and thought about Carthusian monks, Prohibition-era parties, and beloved Detroit...
The Way It Was: Graf Zeppelin Flies Over Downtown Detroit
Around lunchtime on Oct. 26, 1933, hundreds of workers and shoppers poured into the streets to witness the giant, world-famous German airship Graf Zeppelin...
Love, Loss, and All That Jazz: ‘Maybe Happy Ending’ Charms and Challenges at the...
What does it mean to be human?
A simple question to answer in just under two hours, no?
Maybe Happy Ending, the tender robot love story...
Claude VonStroke Reflects on 20 Years of ‘Beware of the Bird’
When any piece of art survives 20 years, it’s worth celebrating.
That’s how Claude VonStroke (born Barclay Crenshaw) is feeling about his debut album, Beware...























