For audiences at the Flint Institute of Arts, films about fine art are a special draw – no surprise there! Coming to the museum May 16-18 is one that promises to be of great interest: The Best Offer, an artistic and romantic mystery from Italian master Giuseppe Tornatore. Writer-director Tornatore sets his darkly elegant film
When I opened the door to the room down one of the halls at Ida Culver Senior Living Home, a small, frail woman in a recliner turned her gaze directly toward me and asked, “Who is this?” I smiled faintly, swung my body back around into the hallway where she could no longer see me,
A caddie knows the course; he would say that the green will break toward the water. You have no caddie, and your gut tells you this putt will not break toward the water. The slope and the grain confirm your instincts. Your golfing buddies agree – this putt will definitely break left. Taking advantage of
“The heart of a mother is a deep abyss at the bottom of which you willalways find forgiveness.” -Honore de Balzac My grandson Noah came to visit me a few years back; he was about four years old at the time. He walked into the house, plopped on the couch and said with a deep
Each May, the craving for fresh food reawakens with the earth. As if we’ve been hibernating all winter, we Michiganians emerge from our dens, blinking in the glare of a sun we’ve rarely seen in six months and say to ourselves, “I want fruit and vegetables.” The difference is that unlike creatures that actually hibernate,
If asked why Cinco de Mayo is celebrated, many people in the U.S. may mistakenly answer that the fifth of May is Mexico’s Independence Day. In reality, Cinco de Mayo marks the country’s unlikely military victory over France at the Battle of Puebla in 1862 during the Franco-Mexican War. Mexico had declared its independence more
As the record-breaking cold and incredible amounts of snow fade to distant memory, we can turn our attention to enjoying our spring. Winter did not go down without a fight, but living in Flint, MI allows us to fully experience each season. As the sweet breath of living things returns, we ponder what fertilizer
There’s a subtle play on words in the title of The Act of Killing. In this unusual Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary Feature soon to play at the Flint Institute of Arts, former leaders of 1960s Indonesian death squads are challenged to recall their memories of murder – by re-creating classic cinematic genres. We
I know one thing: I am glad I’m not made of gluten, since I very well could be public enemy No. 1. These days, gluten has been topping the food world’s bad-guy list. Whenever dieticians and experts start harping on gluten, I think to myself in despair, First I had to count calories, then fat,
I’m sure you’ve heard the pop music hit and Despicable Me II movie theme song “Happy” by Pharrel Williams. The lyrics may have gotten stuck in your head, like they are in mine as I write this. I find myself humming, singing “happy, happy, happy” and even dancing around the house a little bit. But,
This April marks my one year anniversary with My City Magazine. The past year has been a maelstrom in my life, and I suspect it has been much the same for many of us in Flint. Incredible new business forages have been wrought, and incredible difficulties have been borne – like this blasted winter. As
Hello, my name is Jessi – and I’m a Pinterest addict. If you’re a woman with Internet access, chances are that you are, too. Recently, I’ve been thinking about the allure of Pinterest and wondering at my transformation from a functioning member of society into an anti-social pin-ophile who’s unable to resist clicking the “See
