Category Archives: Books & Magazines

Weird Wednesday: The Portage Panda

May 26, 2010 – 6:28 am

The last Wednesday of every month is a “Weird Wednesday” on Absolute Michigan, when Linda Godfrey gives you a sample of what’s weird in the Wolverine State. You can listen to Linda’s latest podcasts and report your own strange encounters at weirdmichigan.com, follow her on Twitter at twitter.com/lindasgodfrey and also check out her books including [...]

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Weird Wednesday: A Concrete Shang-ri-la

April 28, 2010 – 6:35 am

The last Wednesday of every month is a “Weird Wednesday” on Absolute Michigan, when Linda Godfrey gives you a sample of what’s weird in the Wolverine State. You can report your own strange encounters at weirdmichigan.com, follow her on Twitter at twitter.com/lindasgodfrey and also check out her books including Weird Michigan & Strange Michigan. It’s [...]

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The Green Hornet: A Detroit Original

April 7, 2010 – 7:33 am

This summer, Seth Rogen will bring The Green Hornet to movie screens, 74 years after The Hornet was born in Detroit. A Comprehensive History of the Green Hornet by Jacques Boulerice at Associated Content explains: …the Green Hornet was one of the first masked costumed crime fighters, making his radio debut on January 31, 1936 [...]

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Weird Wednesday: Giant Crucifix and In the Habit – Nun Doll Museum

March 31, 2010 – 7:59 am

The last Wednesday of every month is a “Weird Wednesday” on Absolute Michigan, when Linda Godfrey gives you a sample of what’s weird in the Wolverine State. You can listen to Linda’s latest podcasts and report your own strange encounters at weirdmichigan.com, follow her on Twitter at twitter.com/lindasgodfrey and also check out her books including [...]

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Women’s History Month: Sarah Emma Edmonds Seelye

March 4, 2010 – 8:11 am

In Sarah’s War, Seeking Michigan pointed us to Michigan in Letters where they have a feature on Sarah Emma Edmonds Seelye, born in 1841 in New Brunswick, Canada. Sarah ran away from home at age 15 to escape her tyrannical father and an arranged marriage. After two years of living on her own, she disguised [...]

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Weird Wednesday: The Giant Grasshopper of Kaleva

February 24, 2010 – 7:53 am

The last Wednesday of every month is a “Weird Wednesday” on Absolute Michigan, when Linda Godfrey (also pictured below right) gives you a sample of what’s weird in the Wolverine State. You can listen to Linda’s latest podcasts and report your own strange encounters at weirdmichigan.com, follow her on Twitter at twitter.com/lindasgodfrey and also check [...]

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Weird Wednesday: Trombones and Funnybones

January 27, 2010 – 8:00 am

The last Wednesday of every month is a “Weird Wednesday” on Absolute Michigan, when Linda Godfrey (also pictured below right) gives you a sample of what’s weird in the Wolverine State. You can listen to Linda’s latest podcasts and report your own strange encounters at weirdmichigan.com, follow her on Twitter at twitter.com/lindagodfrey and also check [...]

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TIME Magazine is Rooting for Detroit

January 25, 2010 – 8:01 am

perch by Jon DeBoer Time’s ‘Assignment Detroit’ project roots for city, CEO says in the Detroit News talks with Time Inc. Chairwoman and CEO Ann Moore who says: Every American has a stake in the health of Detroit,” Moore said. “Detroit holds lessons for all of us.” Assignment Detroit — which has recently spawned a [...]

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Michigan Books: Annie’s Ghosts: A Journey into a Family Secret by Steve Luxenberg

January 21, 2010 – 4:53 pm

Annie’s Ghosts: A Journey into a Family Secret by Steve Luxenberg (Hyperion). The fear of mental illness hits deep into the psyche, and that terror brings about this fascinating book of research into family genealogy, personal history and secrets long held. It all started when Detroit native Steve Luxenberg began to discover some discrepancies in [...]

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Missing Michigan: Checking in with Jim Harrison

January 18, 2010 – 8:14 am

Grand Marais Harbour by ETCphoto We’re looking at Michigan Notable Books this month on Absolute Michigan, so how about a notable Michigan author? The Detroit Free Press has a feature on Jim Harrison by freelance writer Christopher Walton that looks at how his love for northern Michigan has perhaps helped to drive his recent burst [...]

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