Some links, many about Detroit

Here are some Sunday morning links foryou, many of them local.

NPR has been runnin a lot of stories about Detroit latel in their “Remaking Michigan, Retooling Detroit” series. Of particular interest is Detroit’s Big Screen Image Problem, Why Can’t Detroit Cash in on its Music Scene? and Why I Love Detroit, and This Sculpture. . . . → Read More: Some links, many about Detroit

The google vehicle

I have captured some reflections of the google vehicle.

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click on the above image and you can move it around with the arrow keys. If you look down at the car you will see the top of the car, and an envelope in the back seat, like this: View Larger Map

And . . . → Read More: The google vehicle

Google Streetview Detroit

Google unveiled Streetview for Detroit this week. Here is a view of the bookstore at Wayne State.

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I will have a lot to say about this, but here are some initial personal reactions.

I find it interesting and compelling to walk through neighborhoods I know, but also a little disconcerting to . . . → Read More: Google Streetview Detroit

Detroit music

I have learned recently that there are a couple of music faux pas one can make in the company of Detroit scenesters. First, never compliment or even mention the White Stripes, or you will be ridiculed or snubbed by everyone else who has moved past them, think they suck, saw them in their garage when . . . → Read More: Detroit music