Stories by Joey Steinberger
Local teens pick literary favorites for the Best American Nonrequired Reading anthology
BY JOEY STEINBERGER
The texts for the Best American Nonrequired Reading anthology are chosen annually by two groups of high school students, one from Valencia California and the other from Ann Arbor.
Complex, artistic puppet theater thrives in Detroit
BY JOEY STEINBERGER
Detroit is home to a small but resilient puppetry scene, one that has held up — even thrived — in the tough economic times the city has faced.
Notebook: Silent classic 'Nosferatu' brought to life with organ music at the Michigan
BY JOEY STEINBERGER
The mood was light-hearted at the Michigan Theater’s showing of “Nosferatu” last Thursday. The theater was full of students and locals who were excited by this unique cultural experience that only comes around once a year.
One Pause Poetry to unite student and teacher in dual reading
BY JOEY STEINBERGER
One Pause Poetry will host a reading at METAL with Matthew Rohrer Friday night, a faculty member of the Creative Writing Program at NYU, and Residential College Lecturer Ken Mikolowski. The combination isn’t happenstance — many years ago, Rohrer was Mikolowski’s student.
Hip-hop group Tree City grows from its Ann Arbor roots
BY JOEY STEINBERGER
University students may know “Tree City” as an apt nickname for their college town. But for Jacoby Simmons, Kyle Hunter and LSA junior Evan Haywood, it’s a testament to their musical beginnings in Ann Arbor.
EarthFest takes fun approach to promoting sustainability
BY JOEY STEINBERGER
Can sustainability be fun? Is it possible to throw an eco-friendly party big enough for the entire University to attend? The organizers of EarthFest 2012 think so.
Rude Mechanicals to explore automated nature of day-to-day life in 'Machinal'
- Teresa Mathew/Daily
BY JOEY STEINBERGER
An expressionist work written by playwright Sophie Treadwell, “Machinal” follows a woman stuck in a post-industrial mechanical society. With the mechanical nature of our own daily routine, “Machinal” could ring especially poignant.
Best Outdoor Apparel: Bivouac
- Todd Needle/Daily
BY JOEY STEINBERGER
It’s no great surprise that Bivouac has topped the list again for best outdoor store. As written in a recent Yelp review, “If you’re an outdoor enthusiast, you’re going to go ga-ga over this place!”
Annual Latin@ cultural show to emphasize diversity
BY JOEY STEINBERGER
At the 12th annual Latin@ Culture Show, University students will perform dances, poetry, monologues and piano pieces. But unlike previous years, the cultural acts are not just from Latin America. They’re from all over the world.
Holm to helm talk on kids books
BY JOEY STEINBERGER
This year’s lecture will be given by Jennifer Holm, recipient of three Newbery Honors for her books “Our Only May Amelia,” “Penny from Heaven” and “Turtle in Paradise.”
