That is all.
Lemonade: Detroit Trailer (by Erik Proulx)
AAARRRGGGGGHHHHH! My Detroit guilt… burns. IT BURNS!
Source: vimeo.com
Alright. I’ve had enough. Time to come home.
We built another playground in my hometown last week. This one is right on the revitalized and beautiful riverfront. Usually, the bands around the center tower of the Renaissance Center are usually GM’s blue, but I’m guessing it’s been changed for Breast Cancer Awareness month.
Metro Detroiters!
This weekend, at Belle Isle park, Detroit will be attempting to capture the world record for the world’s largest game of dodgeball! See http://www.dodgeballinthed.com/
The event isn’t just about red rubber balls bouncing off of your head though— their aim is to bring in (and create) civic leaders as well as showcase the rebirth of Detroit.
If you happen to attend, please share pictures and your stories from the event and don’t forget the 5 D’s of dodgeball: Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, and Dodge!
“It’s sterile and I like the taste.”
Source: kaboom
Justice League Detroit
Dudes… Was this real? Cause this is just about the worst super team I’ve ever seen.
Source: majorillness
“The morning after the Super Bowl, then-Chrysler chief Olivier Francois urgently summoned his team to his Auburn Hills office.
“As emotional praise for the automaker’s ‘Imported From Detroit’ ad poured in from around the world, Francois wanted to brainstorm: Where else can we take with this thing?
“The accompanying music video is a sequel of sorts to the Super Bowl ad, which featured Eminem in a Chrysler 200, arriving at the Fox Theatre to find the choir onstage.
“Eminem is not featured in the new video, and Chrysler’s presence is low-key. This time the stars are the two dozen choir members, affiliated with Praise Tabernacle in Grosse Pointe. With an array of Motor City landmarks, street scenes and local characters, the clip reprises the theme of Detroit strength and hope.”
Source: freep.com
Kiva.org comes to Detroit
One one hand, cool!
On the other hand, hey, does this mean Detroit is considered to be a part of the developing world?
Initially there were under 90 codes. Codes were dished out based on population. The areas with the largest populations received codes that were quick to dial on a rotary phone. New York was given 212, Los Angeles 213 and Chicago 312 while more rural areas like Texas and Kansas got 915 and 913.
10 Fascinating Facts About Phone Numbers
313 for life!
Source: Mashable
According to http://kwamekilpatrickbook.com/aboutthebook.html
‘Surrendered! The Rise, Fall and Revelation of Kwame Kilpatrick’ provides insight into the many triumphs and disappointments of Kwame Kilpatrick. He made national headlines when he became mayor at the age of 31 and numerous others when his leadership brought new development to the city, including hosting the Super Bowl. City operations, development and safety had never experienced a better performance level than when Kilpatrick was mayor. However, his sense of compassion for people in need clashed with his most glaring fault, immaturity – professional and personal. His willingness to enforce checks and balances threatened the wrong peoples’ bottom lines and his single-minded devotion to his job threatened his family.
“In a process of awesome revelation, Kilpatrick is able to take a vividly intimate, unashamed and honest look at the mental, physical and spiritual mettle required to hold steadfast in the midst of the personal hell that often accompanies public humiliation and private damnation. Through the loss of his mayoral position and his freedom he finds inspiration to fuel a story of redemption, love and rededication.”
Source: freep.com
The 10 most segregated urban areas in America.
Detroit is #4.
“Blacks are fleeing the city and are following the path of least resistance into formerly all-white bastions like Warren and Harper Woods, where houses are often on the market for months or years,” says Sugrue. “But many whites, trapped by the collapsing housing market, are unable to move. Hence a decline in segregation rates.”
Source: mandalay
Detroit Needs Robocop
Courtesy of Sarah, here’s a really good editorial about the Robocop statue on Detroit. The Robocop theme is stuck in my head and this is not helping.
No. Detroit has plenty of symbols already. Detroit is filled to the brim with symbols and metaphors that all do a fine and poetic job of reflecting the troubled decades the city has seen.
We don’t need a fucking cartoon character to help symbolize that.
Internet, when you get wrapped up in these little schemes to push forward something you think is funny, please, please try to remember the dignity of the people on the other end of your prank. Go ahead and laugh at the fundraiser for the Robocop statue, but don’t actually give to it. There are people in your own town that could use that money. Detroit doesn’t need a Robocop statue.
Source: jasontheexploder
Glenn Beck refuses to chickity-check himself before for he wricktity-wrecks himself on Detroit comments.
Councilman Ken Cockrel put it more frankly: “Glenn Beck is an idiot.”
