We’ve all been there at least once in our lives. You know, that first date where we opened our mouths and out flowed the diarrhea. Yeah, admit it. Then, that night when you were replaying the date in your mind, you felt like vomiting because you just couldn’t believe that you said that. Well,...
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Breaking up is hard to do. There are so many songs written about the heartbreak and angst that comes with breaking up. Sometimes, though, it’s a necessary evil. If your gut is telling you it’s time then chance are, it’s for the best. Actually, the easiest part is the actual breaking up. The hard...
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Disney’s Oz The Great and Powerful, the long awaited “prequel” to The Wizard of Oz based on the novels by L. Frank Baum is in theaters now. And it’s fantabulous. It’s rated PG and is in theaters now. The original 1939 film was an instant classic and through the years, there have been many...
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Love is one of the most powerful human emotions. And lust isn’t far behind. The difference between love and lust can oftentimes be confused, however. But, where lust is a short haul, love is a long lasting and oftentimes permanent state. It’s true that when you are in lust, you want to be with...
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Have you been looking for love in all the wrong places? *Groan* Sorry, I couldn’t help myself. Well, there are a crap-ton of online dating sites. Everyone you know who has a profile on these sites has a different opinion as to which one is the best. Some say they all suck while others...
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Online dating sites are the new matchmaker. So many people have found their soul-mates through online dating. There are so many different varieties of sites with more popping up daily. It makes dating just a little bit easier. The key to being the popular person, the one that gets all the winks, nods and...
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Believe it or not, another year has come and gone and the Motown Winter Blast is right around the corner. What started as a Super Bowl XL kick-off party has blossomed into one of the most successful festivals in metro Detroit. And when it comes to beating the late-winter doldrums of February, we can...
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I am so happy to be back with the Urbane Group,it’s always great to connect back with my fellow Michiganders! That being said let’s jumps right into why I am back, who the hek I am, and why NOW is the perfect time for you to read on. My name is Monica but...
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You know that awful feeling in a relationship where you screwed up, you know you screwed up, and there’s nothing you can do about it? Now amplify that by changing your setting to the remote Caucasas Mountains of former Soviet state Georgia, throw a life-or-death situation into the mix, and add an unmovable weight...
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Politics is at the heart of the Swedish Simon and the Oaks–the politics of war and the politics of family. These politics, no matter the type, are messy, complicated, and don’t always make for comfortable viewing. This applies when a Jewish mother tries to set the apartment on fire to spare her family from...
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Most every town has a giant movie multiplex but there’s only one Main Art. Independent movie lovers from all over the region felt their pulse quicken a little when they saw the construction begin on the Emagine entertainment complex–directly behind one of Metro Detroit’s longest tenured and most popular art house movie theaters, no...
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The Other Dream Team is exactly what you want in a good documentary: Enlightening and serious yet full of humor and pathos. For a good part of the 20th century, the country Lithuania wasn’t a country at all. World War 2 saw the small, Northeastern European country occupied by Russia, then Germany, and then Russia...
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