Art
Is Thunderbird Strike a fun learning tool or an ecoterrorist’s version of Angry Birds?
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Do the negative claims leveled at the video game Thunderbird Strike hold up? Or does its environmental message hold weight?
Echo
“Alexis Rockman: The Great Lakes Cycle” debuts in Grand Rapids
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The major exhibition explores the past, present and future of the Great Lakes and is on view at the Grand Rapids Art Museum through Apr. 29.
Art
Woods, whiskey, women and widow-makers caught in lumberjack songs
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New edition of 1926 book throws light on lumberjack life, loves and losses collected by an English professor while mostly hiking from Charlevoix, Michigan, to North Dakota.
Air
Satellite reveals van Gogh got it right
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Did Mother Nature look over van Gogh’s shoulder for this one? Or is it the other way around?
Art
New book shows off Michigan’s best waterfalls
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“Waterfalls” and “Michigan” aren’t usually paired. Photographer Phil Stagg hopes to change that with his latest book.
Art
Book gives voice to Driftless Area artists
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A recent book puts together writings and pictures from the Driftless Area, a unique Midwestern region.
Art
Poet explores environment through language of dementia
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Janet Kauffman explores her experiences in water conservation and with her father’s dementia in a recent poetry collection.
Art
Cycling professor makes the Great Lakes his classroom
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New book looks at a professor’s journey around the Great Lakes on bike.
Art
New poetry collection showcases beauty of Northern Michigan
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The unofficial poet laureate of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Russell Thorburn, looks at his northern home through familiar characters and personal experiences.
Art
New folk record explores Midwestern social issues
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Retired journalist, current history professor and songwriter Stephen Jones recently released a new record featuring songs about his experience living in the American Midwest.