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Readers respond to last week’s cover story, our annual winter guide. This year we partnered with Awesome Mitten for a winter bucket list, which included destinations like the Eben Ice Caves in the Upper Peninsula.

Omg I NEED to do something... anything! I suck at winter. —Sheryl Bayer Ransley, Facebook

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Every list of things to do in Michigan should just end with “but you’ll probably just end up drinking beer in front of a fire pit.” —Stevo Doccerson, Facebook

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NEWS & VIEWS Thrown under the bus?

Trump’s campaign directed Michigan GOP to create fake electors, state party co-chair says in leaked recording By Steve Neavling

MIGOP CoChair Meshawn Maddock calls first Black lieutenant governor a ‘scary masked man’ By Susan J. Demas, Michigan Advance

Lt. Gov. Garlin Michigan Republican Co-Chair Meshawn Maddock.

Michigan Republicans submitted ertifi ate fa e

ai ing to be t e tate pre identia e e tor after t e ere dire ted to do o b ru p a paign i igan o air e a n addo k aid in audio obtained b . e foug t to eat t e e e tor ” addo k aid at a on er ati e gat er ing ear ier t i ont . e ru p a paign a ked u to do t at. under a ot of rutin for t at toda .” i igan ttorne enera ana e e i a king t e u ti e epart ent to in e tigate addo k and ot er e pub i an for ub itting t e fa e er tifi ate i ai ed ru p on t e e e tion. a t eek e e aid t ere ab o ute ” enoug e iden e to arrant arge again t t e epub i an o igned t e ertifi ate. iden on t e e e tion in i igan b per entage point . e o rat gat ered in t e tate apito to ertif t e e e tion on e . epub i an in uding addo k and er u band tate ep. att ad do k i ford di regarded tate a and e d t eir o n au u it an a ternate ate of de egate to ertif ” t e e e tion for ru p. e tried to enter t e bui ding but ere topped b t e i igan tate o i e.

n t e ertifi ate i t e ent to i e re ident ike en e t e i igan e retar of tate t e a tiona r i i t and t e ief udge of t e e tern di tri t of i igan t e epub i an fa e ai ed t e ad igned t e do u ent in t e i igan apito . n a pee after t e ere denied a e to t e bui ding addo k de ared epub i an eren t ba king do n. f t e fake ne and t e efti t e o rat and e en t e deep tate ne er ru per epub i an and t e edia and big te if t e t ink t at oter o a e been di enfran i ed and do not tru t our e e tion te rig t no are u t going to go a a if t e t ink e re u t going to ro o er after at e e itne ed a appened and t at e re e er going to tru t our e e tion again t e re rong ” addo k aid. n t e audio obtained b addo k aid er u band foug t for in e tigation into e er part of t e e e tion e ou d.” e addo k a e p a ed a a or ro e in preading ie and on pira t eorie about t e e e tion. n t e egi ature att addo k ade e era atte pt to o erturn t e e e tion. n ate e e ber e and aire endon ake it oined a

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federa a uit fi ed b ru p up porter to a enge t e re u t of t e e e tion. e uit a ked a udge to a o a aker to ertif tate e e tion re u t a o e t at ou d enab e t e epub i an ed i igan egi ature to re e t iden i tor . ut a udge turned do n t e uit a ing t eir argu ent at out rong” and a funda enta and ob iou i reading of t e on titution.” e a n addo k e ped organi e and pro ote bu e of upporter fro uburban etroit to a ington . . for t e an. ra t at turned into a riot. da before t e ra att addo k and ot er epub i an a aker fro i igan rote a etter to en e urging i not to ertif t e e e tion ue tioning t e a idit of undred of t ou and of ba ot ” in batt e ground tate . ater in t e da e a n ad do k anked b enor ou ru p ag de i ered a pee to t ou and of peop e a ing o er bu e ” ere eaded fro i igan to a ington . . o atter at appen toda or to orro kno t at od reign e tru t t e ord but e ne er top fig t ing ” addo k aid.

i ri t a been in o e for o er t ree ear aking i tor a i igan fir t fri an eri an ieutenant go ernor. e e o rati fat er of t ree o ontra ted ear ier t i ont after i daug ter te ted po iti e po ted a itter ideo ur da afternoon in i e a a ked up and announ ed t at e a ba k to doing e ent e i igan read to get ba k out into our o unitie again and ontinue peaking it i igander on t e i ue t at atter to t e o t.” n ur da e ening po ted a b o kbu ter tor t at for er re ident ona d ru p tea dire ted t e fake e e tor e e in i igan and i ot er tate to e p o erturn t e e tora o ege re u t and in ta i for anot er ter e en t oug re ident oe iden on t e e e tion. e tor a o featured eaked audio fro i igan o air e a n addo k te ing a rig t ing group tand p i i gan o founded b guberna toria andidate era d o dano e foug t to eat t e e e tor . e ru p a paign a ked u to do t at. under a ot of rutin for t at toda .”

After CNN’s story broke, Maddock took to Twitter. But the state GOP co-chair, who is married to state Rep. Matt Maddock (RMilford), did not address the false elector machinations. Instead, she retweeted Gilchrist’s video from earlier that day and remarked, “Show this video to a babies and watch them cry. Scary masked man should #StayHome.” Meshawn Maddock was one of the 16 false GOP electors who signed a document in December 2020 claiming Trump won all of Michigan’s electoral votes. She also was part of a group of Republicans who tried to enter the Michigan Capitol on Dec. 14, 2020, while the Electoral College was meeting. In reality, Biden won Michigan by more than 154,000 votes and thus all 16 of the state’s electoral votes. She was elected in 2021 co-chair of the state Republican Party along with Ron Weiser, a former ambassador and current University of Michigan regent. That was after Maddock helped organize buses to proTrump protests in Washington, D.C., as Congress was meeting to certify Electoral College votes. She spoke at a Jan. 5, 2021, rally in D.C. The day after, Trump incited a mob of his supporters and encouraged them to storm the Capitol in an attempt to stop Congress from certifying the electoral votes for Biden’s 2020 presidential win. Five people died, hundreds of law enforceent o er ere in ured and four later died by suicide. Rodericka Applewhaite, a spokesperson for the Michigan Democratic Party, on Saturday blasted Maddock’s tweet: “.@ MIGOP @CoChairMeshawn Maddock showing exactly what we’re up against. Can anyone tell me what’s scary here?” e i er i a for er i igan GOP executive director who left the party during the Trump era and is now a consultant to Democratic Attorney General Dana Nessel’s campaign. “Will a single Republican display honor and denounce the racism of this vile human?” Timmer tweeted on Saturday. “Do they agree it er r are t e u t chickenshits?” Originally published January 23, 2022 on Michigan Advance. It is shared here with permission.

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ichigan Sen. Adam Hollier announced Monday that he’s running for Congress. The Detroit Democrat, who has been a state senator since 2019, will run in the newly drawn 13th District, which includes Detroit, Hamtramck, and the Grosse Pointes. The seat is currently held by U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib, who announced she’ll move and run in the 12th District. “I was born and raised in Detroit, and today, as a husband, father, and public servant, I see every day the needs of the people in my community, and how Congress is leaving Southeast Michigan behind,” Hollier said. “Having served my country in the Army and my community as a firefighter, I know what it takes to answer the call to serve and actually improve lives for people right here at home.” First-term state Rep. Shri Thanedar, D-Detroit, is also running in the 13th District race. He and Hollier will face off in the August primary. No other candidates have announced their intentions yet to run in the district. At the state level, Hollier said he’s secured funding for career readiness, business development, mentoring, and education initiatives. If Hollier loses, Michigan is at risk of not having a Black member of Congress. The only Black member of Congress is U.S. Rep. Brenda Lawrence, who announced earlier this month that she’s not running for reelection. “Detroit and Wayne County need a champion in Washington who listens to the needs of our families,” Hollier said. “I’ll fight to secure funding for career readiness, improve our schools, rebuilding our roads and bridges, and bring jobs to our communities.” —Steve Neavling

ichigan underreported COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes by as much as 42%, according to a report released last week by the state’s Office of Auditor General. The months-long review found nearly 2,400 additional COVID-19 deaths that were not reported. The audit counted 8,061 COVID-19

deaths between Jan. 1, 2020, and July 29, 2021, in licensed nursing homes or skilled nursing facilities, adult foster care homes, assisted living facilities, and licensed homes for the elderly. Included in the count is 1,051 deaths that facilities were not required to report to the state. The audit does not allege wrongdoing or accuse the state of deliberately underreporting deaths. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services disagreed with the methodology and conclusions in the report and disputed 1,511 of the deaths, saying they were based on unreliable data entered into the state’s Disease Surveillance System. “MDHHS appreciates the OAG’s recognition of the fact that the department accurately compiled and published the long-term care COVID-19 death data supplied by Michigan’s long-term care facilities, as well as their recognition of MDHHS’s work ensuring the reasonableness and integrity of the data reported,” MDHHS said in a written statement. “However, we continue to have serious concerns about both the methodology employed to compare long-term care facilities’ self-reported data to death certificate data from Michigan’s Electronic Death Registry System and COVID-19 case and death data from the Michigan Disease Surveillance System, as well as the conclusions they’ve drawn from this review.” Gov. Gretchen Whitmer’s office also defended the state’s tally. “Throughout the pandemic, the State of Michigan closely followed the data and science within the CDC’s guidelines to slow the spread of the virus and save lives,” Whitmer spokesman Bobby Leddy told Metro Times in a statement. “The Office of the Auditor General confirmed Michigan counted 100% of COVID-19 deaths that were reported to the state per CDC guidelines and accurately reported the numbers provided by nursing homes and long-term care facilities.” The state agency also emphasized that it was transparent about its methodology and took issue with the audit combining deaths in facilities that were required to report and those that weren’t. “We are concerned the report will be misinterpreted to question the work and integrity of long-term care facilities, local health departments, coroners and other frontline workers who we rely on to report data,” MDHHS said. “Throughout the pandemic MDHHS has clearly stated what would be included in our COVID-19 long-term care facility death data. We were upfront and clear about what deaths were and were not included in our count.” State health officials encouraged

lawmakers to “improve data collection and reporting in the future by investing in public health infrastructure.” “Our ability to upgrade and maintain data collection platforms is vital in being able to collect, analyze, and report accurate information during times of emergency or urgency,” MDHHS said. “Clearly, our data platforms are outdated as all verification methods identified rely on manual data entry. Additional investment in our state public health data platforms is essential for us to provide this information quickly and transparently to the public. Further, health care facilities in Michigan are not required to regularly report pertinent public health data. Consistent collection of public health data from providers would improve the efficacy and efficiency of data reporting.” —Steve Neavling

he Civil War is canceled. Dearborn’s The Henry Ford museum announced Wednesday that it would not continue its annual Civil War re-enactment event, which is typically scheduled for Memorial Day weekend. “We have decided to put our annual Civil War Remembrance program on pause and will not be hosting this event in 2022,” the museum wrote in a Facebook post. “As many of you know, we have been producing this program for more than 30 years. We are taking this invaluable time to evaluate this experience and consider other programmatic opportunities to present its key themes of conflict, American freedom, and democracy.” The museum said that it’s also retiring its Maker Faire event. First launched in 2010, the program invited hundreds of makers each year to wow crowds with offbeat inventions and contraptions. In the post, the museum said that the Maker Faire program was “currently not sustainable,” but added that “the maker philosophy and mindset continue to be threaded throughout our many programs, such as Invention Convention and our innovation and invention curriculums, which reach tens of thousands of students nationally.” While the pivots were framed as partially a financial decision, the museum wrote that the decision was made as it recovers from the pandemic, “not only to ensure financial sustainability and growth but to discover and identify areas in which we can rejuvenate offerings and programs for future audiences.” It could be that in the wake of whatever the heck happened at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, there’s not much of an appetite for revisiting the Civil War these days. —Lee DeVito

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NEWS & VIEWS Informed Dissent

What does Kyrsten Sinema want? y effrey . illma

For the life of e ou dn t figure out r ten ine a ga e. ru trating t oug e ig t be oe an in at ea t ake a kind of en e. e t e a t a or e o rat tanding in a tate ona d ru p on b point . e pite being a fi ture of e t irginia po iti e a bare ree e ted in b ue a e. f e run again e a o t ertain to o e in an an e of inning i re uire i to di tan e i e f fro t e e o rati art . e ide an in a ne er ai ed to be progre i e or ibera . e a erati dri ing oa i ionaire i on on idered a oderate” be au e t e epub i an art a ke ed our per eption of at on er ati ook ike. nd b a a ount e rea doe get ig on i o n an t e a get a ong upp . e point i e doe n t need t e e o rati art . ere not ing u k u er or oe iden an do to or for i . ut t e need i to a o p i an t ing. e o d t e ard . ine a i a di erent tor . ure o ong a e one of enate e o rat t e ri ona enator an b o k egi ation t e a e a an in and e a . e been an ent u ia ti t orn in t e ad ini tration ide on rai ing t e iniu age reining in ar a ta ing t e ea t addre ing i ate ange and o t re ent prote ting oting rig t fro tate e e epub i an atta k . f our e ine a doe n t a e oppo e oting rig t egi ation. ut e ike an in refu e to onte p ate t eaking t e enate fi ibu ter to a o t at egi ation to pa in t e fa e of a epub i an b o kade. e ti e it t e a e t ing. n ike an in o e er ine a a o et ing to o e. r at ea t ou d t ink e doe . ine a ob tinan e a n t endeared er to er o e tate. er appro a rating are ig t under ater. ntere ting t e bu k of er upport o e fro epub i an o t e o rat don t ike er. n fa t near t ree uarter of ri ona e a t e d upport o eone e e in a pri ar . ri ona i a u t rig t of enter

As long as selfishness wins, the pandemic is here to stay.

Amy Siskind said an Arizona insider told her Sinema plans to run for president in 2024 “as the candidate of the middle. She has convinced herself this is her calling.”

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NEWS & VIEWS The Incision

The omicron paradox By Abdul El-Sayed

If you were to chart, by countr t e nu ber of onfir ed deat per i ion on one a i and per apita on t e ot er be o t ere i no ot er ountr it a ig a it a an deat eri a a pound for pound fared or e t roug out t i pande i t an an ot er ountr on art . i i parti u ar a tounding on idering t e ea t of our ountr t e fa t t at o t of t e or d pub i ea t infra tru ture a ode ed o of our and t at e pend near a fift of our entire e ono on ea t are. did e fare o poor e au e t e pande i e p oited a er pe u iar a pe t of our u ture our indi idua i . pub i ea t aut oritie trugg ed to o uni ate be t pra ti e to t e pub i t e ere tran ating at ou d a a a e been a o e ti e e age t roug t e en of indi idua i . ta o e ear our a k et our a ine e e ere a fra ed a t ing t at ou or ou d and ou d do to prote t oure e and per ap a o our fa i ie . et o t in t i e aging i t e fa t t at e are a ike it or not in t i toget er.” i e t ere are of our e t ing t at ou or an and ou d do to prote t our e e our oi e a e t one anot er in a t at o pound on ea ot er. ur indi idua e fare i tied inde ib to our o e ti e e fare. in e pande i inter ention ere fra ed a an indi idua oi e indiidua ade indi idua i ti oi e . nto t e t ird ear and fift a e of e a ontinue to u er for it. n of eri an a e ad e en t o do e of a a ine. pa tr a e ad a boo ter. ra ing a definitiona o e ti e endea or prote ting t e pub i ea t a an indi idua re pon ibi it a fai ed u . i ron put an e a ation point on our fo . or an gi en indi idua parti u ar t o e o are boo ted t e ri k po ed b o i ron i de ided e e ere. reakt roug a e oup ed it are e pub i tate ent fro o ia ike ting o i ioner anet ood o k

What omicron should teach us about collectivism: what may be less severe for individuals has been more severe for society. SHUTTERSTOCK

t at o t peop e are going to get it” a ed to a en e of ine itabi it of infe tion. of t at a eft o e eig ing t e o t of prote ting t e e e fro again t u t getting it o er it .” nd et be au e of it tran i ibi it o i ron a pread o rapid t at it i o er e ing t e te o iet re ie upon to fun tion fro oo to ig t to a tran it te a are fee ing o i ron rat . ut no ing e e tor i eat ering it a bad a t e ea t are te . it o i ron a uarter of . . o pita are fa ing ta ing ortage . e ationa uard a

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been dep o ed in i tate and o pita around t e ountr a e re erted to ri i tandard of are ” a o ing t e to ration ea t are to t o e o t e t ink an benefit o t. e o i ron parado i t at t e ariant t at been e e ere” for ou or e a de i ered o e of t e o t e ere on e uen e for u . ut t at t e t ing it a a a been about u . ndeed undred of t ou and of eri an a e o t t eir i e be au e e fai ed to earn to a t o e ti e in t e fa e of t i iru . ankfu t ere ti ti e to earn it. t not u t o i ron or an

of t e a t t o ear . i nt t e a t a enge t at i te t our o e ti e i . e ond t e pande i i ion of eri an go it out ea t are be au e e are t e on ig in o e ountr in t e or d t at fai to guarantee it to e er one. ur pub i oo ere in a a itou ape e en before t e pande i kno ked t e to t e ground. and t en t ere t e i ate ri i i t reaten to de tro our er p anet. Originally published Jan. 20 by The Incision. Get more at abdulelsayed. substack.com.

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Doughboyz

Detroit’s hottest street rap group plots a comeback

Cashout BY KAHN SANTORI DAVISON The amenities in Club Plays inside downtown’s newly renovated Town Residences feel like they came out of a Detroit rapper’s fever dream. There’s the stripper pole that greets you as soon as you walk in, a fully stocked bar boot a in at reen and a walk-out patio with clear views of t e it fro oor up. Inside, members of Detroit hip-hop group Doughboyz Cashout are lounging and laughing over red cups full of Añejo while taking shots of Don Julio. Payroll Giovanni, Big Quis, Chaz Bling, Clay, Scooch, Dre, and Freddy K are tipsy enough to share stories about their early years, shouting over each other as they click through their old YouTube videos, recalling forgotten stories and laughs while viewing their biggest hits. There was “Good Ass Day,” a Detroit summer anthem since its 2010 release. They joke about how young they looked in the video for “Grind 2 Shine,” and remember how seemingly everyone in the Strathmoor and Fenkell neighborhood came out for the video for “Mob Life.” Payroll teases Clay about having a full beard and goatee at age 14, and how he almost torched a whole house when e a ident kno ked o er a fire pit. “Man, you almost burned down ol’ girl’s birthday party,” he says. “You damn near et t e o e t ing on fire ” The energy feels like a family reunion. And as we all approach a third year of a pandemic, it feels good to just get together for a little bit and reconnect, remember, and reminisce. Member HBK isn’t present, dealing with a family issue. Neither is Bmo Maine, but their names come up anyway. Same with members Doughboy Roc

and Doughboy Josh, who have died. You get the feeling that the guys haven’t shared this kind of energy in this kind of way in a very long time. The members of Doughboyz Cashout are at a middle ground in their wellestablished careers — they’ve been in the game long enough to still be considered little brothers to acts like Rock Bottom and The Street Lord’z, but big brothers to newer acts like BabyTron and a a k an. efore oug bo a out o ia for ed t e ere t o di erent re of high school kids committed to getting money and looking out for one another. HBK, Payroll, and Chaz Bling called themselves the Cashoutboyz at Oak Park High School, while Roc, Crispy Quis, Clay, Bmo Maine, and Dre called themselves the Doughboyz at out fie d ig . In 2006, the two crews combined to create Doughboyz Cashout — as if the o tron ion or e erged it t e e i e ea o tron. “It was just a clique. Two sides, two groups of niggas that were just getting money at that period of time. Everyone was just shining,” Clay says. “We kind of had a high school beef, we had mutual enemies, and we just teamed up from that. It was never like, ‘Let’s team up and rap,’” Payroll adds. “It worked out in our favor,” Clay says. “We all somehow grew up together. Pay and Chaz went to school together and have known each other since kneehigh to a grasshopper. Dre and Josh are brothers, Quis and Scooch are cousins, and me and Roc, that’s my blood nephew. We just ended up bridging the gap.” They established their own sense of fashion, wore jewelry most kids had never seen up close, and drove nicer

cars than the teachers. There was a mystique as to how these kids were getting money and a magnetism to their personalities. As the saying goes, “The girls wanted them and the boys wanted to be them.” They didn’t need hip-hop to make them cool; they were going to make hip-hop cool. “Being a rapper was just something you didn’t want to be back then,” says Payroll. “You gotta see where we coming from,” says Quis. “We looked up to the hustlers.” “We wasn’t really thinking about rapping when we were young. We really didn’t start putting out music till 17,” Scooch adds. “But we was already stars though.”

From Street Lord’z to Doughboyz t oug a t ike u i age inem, and D12 had been the national face of Detroit hip-hop in the early 2000s, they only represented one side of the music. Tales from Detroit’s criminal underbelly — murder for hire, dope boy shoot-outs, and crack house heists — were being told by groups like the Eastside Chedda Boyz, Rock Bottom, and the Street Lord’z. “When we a o ing up it a di erent a far a the climate in the streets,” says veteran rapper Street Lord Juan in a separate interview. “The streets had a big impact on t e u i t e di erent t ing ou ere earing in t e u i a a re e tion of t e di erent bag .” Without radio play or big label support, those groups were able to build fanbases and alliances in places like Atlanta and on the West Coast. “You go to the Bay, it sounds like Seven Mile,” Street Lord Juan says. “Detroit dudes do

Doughboyz Cashout say they’re releasing new music in 2022 — for the first time since Doughboy Roc died.

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what they do. They go to other states, other people’s neighborhoods, get cool with the people, do their thing, make money, and it’s all love. In any city you go to ou re going to find a etroit dude there probably running shit.” By 2007, Detroit hip-hop was in tran ition and redefining it e f. e it was still mourning a number of deaths in its hip-hop community, including Blade Icewood, the de facto leader of the Street Lord’z, who was fatally shot in a drive-by in 2005 rumored to be part of a beef with the Eastside Chedda Boyz. The next year, D12’s Big Proof was shot dead during an altercation at a club on Eight Mile, and super producer J Dilla died following a battle with a rare blood disease. Doughboyz Cashout drew inspiration from Blade Icewood and released the We Run the City Vol. 1 mixtape. “When Blade got killed at the car wash on Seven Mile, I damn near wanted to walk to where he got killed at,” says Clay shaking his head. “Blade was the one that we really looked up to,” says Dre. “We really just started recording to see what would happen,” Payroll says. “We had this song called ‘Flood ’Em with Ice.’ We was talking about Cartier glasses. We just did that playing around. The streets gravitated to it, and next thing you know we’re performing the song at all the banging teen parties. nd it took o fro t ere e u t kept going.” We Run the City ati fied etroit thirst for street music. Although the 2007 Doughboyz Cashout were clearly raw and unpolished, they were unapologeti a a and aggre i e. e were loose and carefree in a way that created an unmatched authenticity, preferring melodic chords over heavy basslines, while their lyrics were trap but witty. “Icey as R, yeah I’m Roc and

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Republic / If you ain’t talking money homie change the subject / In the streets all day so my life ain’t promised / I gotta track record so these niggas pay homage / You ain’t rich nigga how yo’ team still winning / Nigga them ain’t diamonds how yo’ rims sill winning,” Doughboy Roc raps in “State Yo Name.” “See, a lot of people will make a song and then become famous. We was already the popular dudes in the city,” Quis adds. “We looked up and everybody was banging our music and we felt like that’s what they were supposed to be doing! We were signing autographs way before we made a song. It’s crazy.” Doughboyz Cashout was never the crew you would see huddled in a cypher in the high school lunchroom ipping fi e ab e ord nor ere they rapping for popularity. Hip-hop tarted o a i p an fun e ten ion of their brotherhood. “We damn near was making music just for us,” Scooch adds. “The shit spread like crazy. It’s like someone would hear a tape, steal the tape, burn a CD. Two or three months later, the whole city would be riding to our shit before anything was even out.” Doughboyz Cashout’s 2009 followup, We Run the City Vol. 2: Floodzone, continued to grow the momentum of the group. Even though they consider the project the “sleeper” of their catalog, it churned out trunk-rattling anthems and strip club favorites such as “Beast Mode’’ and “How It Started.” e pro erbia baton ad o ia been passed down. “They called them ‘baby Street Lord’z,’” says Street Lord Juan. “They brought their own personality to it too. I love all of them. I’ve supported it from t e fir t da e et. nd an bod ating on them are actually haters.”

Helluva and the rise of WorldStar Hip-Hop In early 2010, Detroit producer Helluva was looking for a new musical catalyst. He was four years removed from his biggest production hit, “It Takes Money to Make Money” by Stretch Money. He had spent the previous decade trying to make whatever sound he felt the music industry was promoting at the time en e fina de ided to top a ing what he thought people wanted to hear and create what he felt Detroit sounded like. He called it “basement music.” Helluva reached out to Doughboyz Cashout. “He called me and he was like, ‘Ya’ll the truth,’” Payroll says. “I had already been a fan of his. We knew once we got with Helluva it was over.” Helluva worked with Doughboyz Cashout for their third album, We Run the City Vol. 3: Chances Make Champions. a one of t e fir t peop e to tart

working with the Doughboyz,” Helluva told Metro Times in 2018. “Once they came out, a whole wave of more ounger u i tarted o ing. fter Doughboyz came, Detroit reached a point where we started being fans of ourselves … Detroit people started to ike etroit u i . t e ot er ti e we were making music, nobody really cared … Detroit was like, ‘This is hot, we listening to it, we don’t care about what everybody else is doing or what everybody else sounds like.’” Helluva’s sentiments toward local support had been a shared gripe throughout much of the Detroit hiphop community. Many artists felt like t e ou d be better o ooking for popularity and acceptance beyond Detroit fir t. t er fe t o a upport a only obtainable if you were emulating the sound of a nationally known artist. Whether trap or backpack, Detroit just didn’t seem interested in giving a heavy embrace to a “local” artist for longer than a summer. “What made our music di erent i t at e eren t tr ing to fit in,” says Clay. “We were just rapping about our lifestyle and what we were actually going through.” r ed it e u a ne ba ement sound, Chances Make Champions e tended oug bo a out run a the hottest hip-hop group in the city. But it was the 2011 Helluva-produced No Deal on Chill album that made Doughboyz Cashout a national underground hip-hop powerhouse. “Everything was just real polished on No Deal on Chill,” says Payroll. Doughboyz Cashout had also become a mainstay on World Star HipHop, a popular website and YouTube page. WSHH was an urban Dateline of sorts, a chronicle of mostly cellphone videos showing the good, bad, and ugly of urban culture. Viewers would get treated to ideo of bat roo e enanigan road rage fig t neig borhood shoot-outs, Kimbo Slice’s backyard beatdowns, and music from the hottest new street artists in the country. Doughboyz Cashout’s videos for “Good a ” o e i k ” and ob Life” garnered millions of views on the platform back when getting a million views by Detroit underground artists was unheard of. Doughboyz Cashout swear it all happened organically, and say they never reached out to WSHH. “We never had to reach out to anybody. They all came to us,” says Quis. ontent fro WHHS made its way to social media, Doughboyz Cashout’s e po ure a a p ified be au e it a e just as social media was becoming the preferred way music and performances were shared and critiqued. The group’s Detroit fanbase and national cult following had put them in the right digital

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space at the right time. However, just as things were elevating to a new level, Doughboy Roc, the self-proclaimed mayor of Doughboyz Cashout, turned himself in to authorities in 2011 to serve time for carrying a weapon with unlawful intent. “Before he turned himself in, he told me I had to step up,” says Quis. “I wasn’t rapping like that. He was like, ‘We can’t let this shit die. nd tepped it up for i too.”

Signed to CTE With Doughboy Roc in their hearts and minds, Doughboyz Cashout released the album Free Roc in 2012. The cover art featured photos of jail cells and “Free Roc” signs faded under Roc’s portrait. The project lit the city up so much that it’s widely regarded as their most complete project to date. “That was our most important album,” says Dre. Doughboyz Cashout doubled down even harder on their bossin’ and hustlin’ mantras. “In the 6th grade my pops had a dropped Vette / Couldn’t wait to hop in it, damn is it 3 yet? / I saw the love he got I wanted the same thang / He rocking platinum / Fuck gold, I want the same chain,” rapped Payroll in the street-charged single “My Idols.” In May of 2013, Doughboyz Cashout ade a uge po er o e en t anta rapper Young Jeezy signed them to his CTE World record label. Doughboyz Cashout had been on Jeezy’s radar, as they had already received verbal a kno edge ent fro t anta rapper . . and etroit born a k afia a ily leader Demetrius “Big Meech” Flenory, who had a strong friendship with Jeezy. “I saw Detroit, I saw some kids that did all the work,” Jeezy told WJLB 97.9 in 2013. “They did all the work and I just wanted to show the world what they were working on.” The signing sent major waves through the hip-hop scene. CTE was a o aboration ee ad it t anti Records, which meant Doughboyz a out a o ia on a a or abe . Roc was going to be released from prison soon, and there was a feeling that with that kind of big money marketing and backing, Doughboyz Cashout was headed to a platinum-plus status. “We did that for the city,” says Payroll. “We were already good independent. We had money, but that never happened before, where a street crew from Detroit got a record deal. We kicked the door down.” Even Pitchfork declared Doughboyz Cashout “the biggest street rappers in Detroit, and the best rap group in the Midwest.” But the transition from street underground artists to big-label signees wasn’t a smooth one. “We was fresh out the streets and just really didn’t know how shit went,” Payroll

told AllHipHop.com in 2020. “We was unpolished to the whole industry thing. We was still wilding and doing dumb shit and I think that scared a lot of the corporate people.” The 2015 Bo$$ Yo Life Up Gang i tape would be the only project the group released under the CTE imprint before they parted ways. “I ain’t gonna say that didn’t work out,” says Dre. “That was a power move. Because it never happened before.” With their relationship with Jeezy still intact, Doughboyz Cashout moved on from CTE, and independently released We Run The City Vol. 4 in 2017 and continued their reign.

Doughboy Roc, unity, and brotherhood On Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, 29-year-old Rodney Yeargin, aka Doughboy Roc, a gunned do n near e tfie d and Stoeepel on Detroit’s west side. His ki er ti a n t been identified. ording to report fro The Detroit News and The Detroit Free Press, Roc was under investigation by t e ont before i deat and had more than $55,500 in cash seized at etroit etropo itan irport on eb. 28 of that year. The feds said they believed the money was linked to a drug deal, but Roc said he earned it from his u i and a going to ri ona to bu a car. Roc was not charged with a crime, and his death has not been linked to the money. Roc’s lawyer maintained his client was not a drug dealer. Weeks before his death, Roc posted a photo on Instagram of the ankle tether he wore as part of probation. “This joint o ” e rote adding b e ed.” Roc’s death sparked a litany of condolences from fellow artists and fans alike. “He was our brother, he was a main piece of the group,” says Dre, who paid tribute to Roc in his 2019 single, “Never Be.” Doughboyz Cashout hasn’t released a record as a group since. That will soon change. The group says a full-length album is in the works, produced by Helluva and Payroll, set to be released this year. “Roc was the biggest reason we haven’t released an album,” says Clay. t u t di erent en ou a e a your brothers together and then one of them is gone. But we have to keep that legacy going.” Since Roc’s death, Doughboyz Cashout has held on even tighter to their brotherhood. “You not gonna see one of us on the internet going at each other in a dispute,” says Payroll. They also added closure to long time disputes t at ne er ou d a e e i ted in t e fir t p a e. a ro b a e oug bo Cashout’s feud with rappers Icewear Vezzo and Team Eastside on instigators,

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hearsay, and Detroit’s typical east side vs. west side rivalry, which started well before hip-hop ever existed, but has also been embraced by hip-hop. Many veteran hip-hop artists who witnessed the deadly Eastside Chedda Boyz vs. Street Lord’z beef were more than willing to bring unity to this current generation of Detroit hip-hop artists. “Payroll and [Team Eastside’s] Peezy, I fuck with both of t e a one of t e fir t nigga like, ‘Yo bro, let me put ya’ll together. Come in a secret room and talk,’” veteran emcee Al Nuke told One Top Studios in a 2021 interview. “I feel like the city really wanted that,” says Dre. “It just showed the maturity of Doughboyz Cashout as well as Team Eastside as a whole to put aside our differences to look at the bigger picture as far as blossoming and making money,” says Clay. “Vezzo and Peezy, I fuck with them. They good people, they show love. They some real ones.” “The city embraced it and they wanted to see it,” says Payroll. “It was a good look, the whole city was happy about it,” says Peezy in a separate interview. “We got a bunch of ne tu on t e a .”

Legacy and moving forward In many ways, Doughboyz Cashout are still the bunch of kids that leaped into hip-hop without a care in the world in 2007. But their professional growth and character evolution is obvious. Payroll has become just as good a producer as an emcee. He’s the level-headed leader that doesn’t scream, “I’m the leader of the group.” Clay and Quis are both passionate and boisterous but in a way that’s engaging and not obnoxious. Scooch and Dre are introspective, while Chaz and Freddy K walk with a huge presence and speak only when they have something to say. They’re all still recording, still rapping about e ing a ar artier sunglasses, and avoiding jail time. Big Quis released singles “Told Niggas,” “What Would Meech Do,” and “Fist Pumpin” in 2021. HBK released his album, Sweet Chin Muzik, and Freddy K dropped Rich Nigga Paradise 2. In December of 2017, Payroll and Minnesota-born producer Cardo signed with Def Jam to continue their Big Bossin mixtape series. The music was banging, but the relationship with Def a fi ed out. en ef a orked with Cardo and Payroll on the Big Bossin erie it kind of fe at be au e t e weren’t targeting the right audience, and t e ike t ing to be ore refined ” says Payroll’s manager Chelsea Donini. “You can even talk to Helluva about where they try to overly mix our sound.

“You’ll see better production and maturity,” says Scooch, right, of Doughboyz Cashout’s new music. Payroll Giovanni, left, is producing, along with previous collaborator Helluva. KAHN SANTORI DAVISON

That might be pleasing to the editors on Apple or Spotify, but in reality that’s not what the kids want. They want to hear the gritty recording from our home studios, because that’s what’s authentic to us and that’s what’s more relatable.” “Def Jam for me was a business move,” Payroll adds. “Me and Cardo was already coming out with Big Bossin Vol 2. Steve O reached out to us, and we decided to put it out on Def Jam so it would have a bigger stage, a bigger platform.” The issues with big labels understanding how to market and embrace the Detroit sound has been a common conversation of late. Icewear Vezzo has expressed similar views since he ended his relationship with Motown, and it’s one of the many reasons that many Detroit artists who have strong local followings remain unsigned. “Everyone is hyper-focused on the Detroit market in the Midwest, and the issue is that these major labels are headed by more corporate executives who are very far removed and out of touch from our world, our cultures, what moves and what works,” says Donini. Despite the outcomes, Doughboyz Cashout say they would still entertain the idea of signing with a major label again. “If them numbers are right we would talk to them,” says Dre. “We already own our publishing.” Doughboyz Cashout has stayed the

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hottest thing on Detroit streets since Dodge redesigned the Challenger, and they have no regret they never took over mainstream America. They know they set the stage for fellow Detroit artists like Babyface Ray, Tee Grizley, Baby Smoove, 42 Dugg, Sada Baby, and a host of others. “We still run this bitch!” screams Clay amidst a room of laughter. “It did get big, just not with us,” adds oo . e in uen e e ad on t e city is everywhere.” As Doughboyz Cashout continued to plan for future individual and group releases, they were once again set back by the passing of Doughboy Josh, aka Freshcobar, to cancer in 2021. Although Josh is much younger than the others, he was still considered a member to the fullest extent. “That situation, same thing as Roc. Him and Roc was best friends,” says a heavy-hearted Dre, who’s his older brother. “We went on a journey. Josh loved everybody. He was younger than everyone in this room.” “He embodied this Doughboy energy. et i in fir t grade. e a e er body’s little brother,” adds Freddy K. Despite adversity and challenges, Doughboyz Cashout has no plans to retire and promise they will continue to give their fans exactly what they want. “We’re just giving game at this point. We ain’t talking about dumb shit. We trying to tell y’all to live better,” says

Payroll. “I feel like our fans love us so much t e don t e pe t an t ing di erent. e been winning for so long,” adds Clay. “You’ll see better production and maturity,” says Scooch of Doughboyz Cashout’s new music, which does not yet have a release date. “We done lived onger e done a o p i ed di erent tu and it o in our u i .” Ultimately, Doughboyz Cashout’s ega i be defined b brot er ood and o a t not u t u and foreign cars. They maintain that the main reason their music thrived was because the band of brothers behind the mic genuinely believed in each other. They lyrically took the best and worst of Detroit’s urban culture, and owned it. “They embody something we can all relate to; getting together with our best friends and just experiencing life together,” says Donini. “We might be the only group that stayed together,” says Quis. “Name another group from the city that has done what we have done. A lot of people have done it individually, but not collectively.” Clay adds that the group’s mission is bigger than music. “I just wanna show kid t at en ou find a group of brothers, sisters, cousins, or whoever you choose to link up with, whatever it is y’all trying to accomplish,” he says, “you can accomplish it.”

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WHAT’S GOING ON Select events happening in metro Detroit this week. Submit your events to metrotimes.com/calendar. Be sure to check venue websites for COVID-19 policies.

THU 1/27 Babyface Ray

Along with 42 Dugg, Babyface Ray is right up there as quite possibly the hottest new rapper from Detroit. And now, Ray’s about to drop a new album, Face, that could push him over the top. Over the past six months, the “Unfuckwitable” rapper has released songs with Mozzy, Icewear Vezzo, Pusha T, Trippie Red, and Big Sean, and recently put out the single “Dancing with the Devil.” Detroiters will get a chance to preview the material at Saint Andrew’s on Thursday ahead of the new record’s Friday release date. —Kahn Santori Davison Show starts at 8 p.m.; Saint Andrew’s Hall; 431 E. Congress St., Detroit; 313-9618961; saintandrewsdetroit.com. Tickets start at $20.

FRI 1/28 & SAT 1/29 Umphrey’s McGee

The seemingly ever-touring, longrunning Midwest jam band known for virtuosic playing, massive catalog, and inventive cover mash-ups — like, for instance, Beck’s “Loser” into Radiohead’s “National Anthem” to Phil Collins’s “In the Air Tonight,” or “Electric Avenue to Hell” (a deliciously stupid fusion of Eddy Grant’s “Electric Avenue” and AC/ DC’s “Highway to Hell”) — is back in the Motor City with a pair of back-toba k perfor an e . n o ia afterparty with Chicago- and Nashville-based fusion quartet Kick the Cat will be held at Ferndale’s Otus Supply starting at 11:30 p.m. on Friday with live painting by Jody Bauman. —Lee DeVito Starts at 8 p.m.; The Fillmore; 2115 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313-961-5451; t e llmore etroit.com. ic ets start at $25.

SAT 1/29 The Old Miami Barfly Awards

Now this sounds like some good, clean fun at one of Detroit’s diviest bars. The Old Miami is hosting a comedy roast of some of its best customers — “the people that have kept us open 42 years!” the venue says, adding, “Guaranteed to be one of the most talked-about events

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of the year.” The event is hosted by Jimmy Doom, the writer, actor, former punk rocker, occasional Metro Times contributor, and man about town (of Detroit’s underbelly), so we know it’s going to be a night loaded with laughs. Dress attire is black tie-ish. Just try your best. That’s what the Old Miami has been doing since it opened in the Cass Corridor in 1980. —Lee DeVito Starts at 9 p.m.; 3930 Cass Ave., Detroit; 313-831-3830; facebook.com/theoldmiami. Tickets are $5.

SAT 1/29 Something Cold

Get ready to dance, or just sit around and mope like the goth kids do, through the excessive fog machine at Detroit’s minimal electronic and darkwave DJ night. “Detroit’s coldest social club” and resident DJ Justin Carver are serving up a night of “dark, gloomy, romantic sounds of touching pop, vague froide, zimna fala, etc.” If you know, you know. —Randiah Camille Green Doors open at 10 p.m. at the UFO Factory; 2110 Trumbull St., Detroit.

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Tickets are $5 at the door.

SAT 1/29 Wale

Wale is set to take the stage this weekend for the Detroit stop of his Under a Blue Moon tour. The “Poke It Out” rapper released his seventh studio album, Folarin II, last October, which was revered by hip-hop fans and critics alike as one of the best rap albums of 2021. The album served as the follow-up to his 2012 mixtape, Folarin, which featured the single “Bad” featuring Tiara Thomas (which was also featured on his 2013 album The Gifted and ad an o ia remix with Rihanna). The 30-city tour will stop in Detroit on Saturday. Guapdad 4000 and Cam Wallace are also on the bill. —Alex Washington Starts at 8 p.m.; the Majestic Theatre, 4140 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 31383309700; majesticdetroit.com. Tickets start at $29.99.

SUN 1/30 Bruce Dickinson

Run to the hilllsss, run for your

ii ee to t e i ore for an e ening of conversation with Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson. While he’s most known as the vivacious singer for the legendary heavy metal band, Dickinson holds many other titles of badassery including pilot, beer brewer, New York Times Top 10 best-selling author, motivational speaker, and international fencer. The evening is split into two parts. uring t e fir t a f of t e o Dickinson will regale audience members with stories of his worldly explorations. It’s basically like a cross between a standup comedy show, motivational speech, and satire performance peppered with anecdotes about his time on the road with Maiden. (He’s known to break out in Maiden songs acapella mid-sentence.) The second half is a Q&A session where attendees can get up close and personal with the singer. Well, not too close, because we’re still in a pandemic, but yeah. —Randiah Camille Green Doors at 6:30 p.m., show starts at 7 p.m. at the Fillmore Detroit; 2115 Woodward e etroit t e llmore etroit.com Tickets start at $35.

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MUSIC Vax on, vax off

With little guidance from the government, Detroit venues come up with their own COVID-19 policies By Lee DeVito

We’ve entered a strange period

of the pandemic. The governmentmandated business shutdowns are over, yet COVID-19 continues to spread. As a result, there are no consistent rules or guidance. Perhaps nowhere is this patchwork of policies more apparent than the live music industry, which is built on people gathering in large crowds. Like seemingly everything during these polarized times, any decision one a or t e ot er i ike to pi o a lot of people. That was apparently the case this past summer when Detroit’s Marble Bar nightclub became one of t e fir t to announ e a po i re uiring proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test for all guests. Indeed, a backlash did ensue, and the venue uiet a ked ba k it po i . Later that summer, some of the nation’s largest concert promoters announced similar policies. Live Nation, which operates the Fillmore and Saint Andrew’s Hall, and AEG Presents, which operates out of the Royal Oak Music Theatre and Detroit’s Masonic e p e bot aid t e ou d re uire proof of vaccination or a negative test from concertgoers starting in the fall. “We have come to the conclusion that, as a market leader, it was up to us to take a real stand on vaccination status,” Jay Marciano, chairman and CEO of AEG Presents, said in a press release. “We realize that some people might look at this as a dramatic step, but it’s the right one. We also are aware that there might be some initial pushback, but onfident and opefu t at at the end of the day, we will be on the right side of history and doing what’s best for artists, fans, and live event workers.” Detroit’s El Club followed suit, and e en o ered free on ert ti ket to fan who got vaccinated. et ot er ent in a di erent dire tion. Detroit’s Harpos, known for booking hard rock and hip-hop shows, a been o a about not re uiring a ination un e re ue ted b t e entertainment, promoters, or management,” the venue says on its website. “By entering the venue, attendees voluntarily assume all risks related to

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exposure to COVID-19,” a disclaimer on the website for the Majestic Theatre Complex warns. As a testament to how polarizing the issue is, Metro Times ou d ard find anyone willing to speak on the record about their venues’ vaccination policies. Marble Bar, El Club, and Harpos declined numerous responses for comment. “I’m so burned out on COVID tu at t i point ” one enue pro oter says. “Going to politely decline speaking on it since it’s already consuming so much of my mental space as is.” At the same time, a number of concerts have recently been canceled or postponed due to COVID-19, the latest being Rage Against the Machine’s show at Little Caesars Arena, originally scheduled for 2020, which has now been postponed a second time. The only venue owner who agreed to speak with us was Roula David, who runs Spot Lite, the electronic music club that opened on Detroit’s east side in May, just in time to help host a scaled-down version of the Movement electronic music festival. It also opened just as Michigan announced it would be ending its mask mandate for indoors. “Just from the beginning, we’re like, ‘Oh god, what do we do?’” David says.

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“Like, should we follow the science? Do e fo o t e o ia r do e fo o the court of public opinion? And so what we stuck with is that we are just going to follow what the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] and what the health department recommends for us, and that’s what we’ve kind of done throughout this entire process.” She adds, “For me to ask things of people that the government doesn’t even ask them, I just think that’s an unfair place to put a business owner, because it does make you polarizing.” e enue ui k be a e a fa orite known for drawing diverse crowds, thanks to booking beloved techno and house DJs and its casual atmosphere. David says Spot Lite’s audience led to er de i ion to not re uire a ination . She put up signs recommending guests get vaccinated, but does not check for proof of vaccination at the door. “What am I supposed to say? Like, actually, you can’t come in unless you’re vaccinated, which we know is very unpopular with Detroiters?” she says. “My place is a Detroit-oriented space.” Detroit has the lowest vaccination rate in the metropolitan area at 46%, according to Michigan’s COVID vaccination dashboard, compared to Wayne

County’s 72%, Oakland County’s 76%, and Macomb County’s 63%. a id doe re uire er ta to be vaccinated, however. “At the end of the day, for me, as a business owner, my responsibility is to protect my team,” David says. “When people come to work, they don’t have a choice — they have to work, they have to make a living — but you as a customer, and as a consumer, you have a choice to come in here. So it’s your choice to take the risk to go out, to make the decisions that you want, to make the best decision for your mental health and your physical health.” David says she understands why some venues decided on a proof of vaccination policy. “I think they’re all just scared of their business, scared of what was going to happen,” she says. “They felt that was the right decision for them. It wasn’t the right decision for Detroiters.” The venue, located in a former warehouse, has a number of features that David says help it weather the pandemic, including large garage doors that she kept open during the summer and fall. She says that they also installed a te a e a oor fans throughout the venue to keep air moving. There’s also an outdoor bar in an attached alley where people can go and get some fresh air. Given the rise of the omicron variant of the virus that causes COVID-19, which can cause breakthrough infections in the vaccinated, David encouraged er ta to get boo ter ot . David says she decided to use proceeds from Spot Lite’s New Year’s Eve event to gi e er ta t o eek of paid ti e o to get t e ot . e a e did it because it seemed like the safest way to move forward, and with the governent no onger o ering pa ro prote tion and pandemic unemployment for businesses to close, businesses need to find o e a to operate afe . “Everyone can make the decisions they need to make for their own businesses,” she says. “Because right now, the government and the CDC and the health department, they’re basically like, ‘You’re on your own. Figure it out.’”

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FOOD A place to gather By Jane Slaughter

Listen to congregants sing the praises of The Congregation: “It’s our de facto community center. It’s a good representation of the neighborhood. It’s nice inside without being precious.” The neighborhood in question is just south of Boston-Edison, across the street from a historical marker noting t e tou o of t e ebe ion. I don’t usually write about the race or class of a restaurant’s clientele but it’s something worth mentioning at The Congregation. You’ll see white-collar remote workers alongside blue-collar outdoor workers in their boots and vests. Young and old. Black and white. I ran into favorite candidate Denzel McCampbell picking up lunch like any other mortal. At a time when reading the newspaper sends you into a tailspin of anguish, it’s good to be reminded that yes, we can all get along. Co-owner and manager Betsy Murdoch bought the former New St. James AME Church four years ago with the aim of creating a community space. The owners all live within a couple of blocks. They’ve kept the stained glass and the remains of an organ and the origina ap e oor and added a arge deck and a ton of picnic tables in the king-sized yard. “Talking with neighbors, everyone was looking for the same thing,” Murdoch says. “[The neighborhood] originally was a robust shopping district with mom and pop shops and all the amenities within reach. We started rea ing out to t e a o iation ering neighbors’ houses. And we got unanimous feedback, everyone wanted this.” Murdoch adds, “We’re not trying to be the hippest or the coolest; we want to be the most comfortable, with something for every type of person.” The friendly vibe is encouraged by the largish tables, though there are smaller ones too, for introverts. You don’t assume someone sitting alone wants to be. The restaurant keeps up a running list of activities and opportunities for folks to do more than eat and drink a far er arket bonfire board game night, trivia night, a children’s play area, art openings, yoga, live music, a holiday artisan market. Local artists who’ve never had an indepen-

Chai tea latte and prosciutto and apple sandwich.

dent o are e ing t eir pie e o the walls. It seems natural that patrons would bus their own dishes and fetch their own water. fine and good but t e o ee food, and alcohol are great too; all those people wouldn’t keep coming back if they weren’t. e enu i tea and o ee bage pancakes, toast, salads, soups, sandwiches, and random snacks like mezze and baked Brie. There’s a short wine list and beers in bottles and on tap, plus o ktai and o ee o ktai . ub tantial food,” for sure. Take the chai tea latte, which approaches a meal in itself in a bowlsized cup: spicy, creamy, a little sweet. r a pi o a” o ee e pre o steamed milk and chocolate with cayenne and cinnamon. Super-popular is the lavender latte — “an upper and a downer,” explained my new-friend tablemate. I liked the three sandwiches I tried at The Congregation in particular because of their bread, which comes from Crispelli’s. This was despite some lacks: my big Brie LTT had the merest smear of Brie and no turkey, but the abundant bacon and the lightly toasted brioche made up for it. All sandwiches are toasted with everything on them

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but the greens. A turkey on sourdough is enhanced by melted mozzarella. Prosciutto-and-apple on a crisp baguette has lots going on with cheddar and arugula; the honey mustard stands out. My companion’s veggie sandwich sported avocado, and a good herb ee e on oat e ked bread. Soups are always changing; chicken pot pie was thick with vegetables and, unusually, ground chicken, with just enough spicy heat to make it interesting. The charcuterie board also changes its cheeses, meats, and crackers often enough to keep the regulars happy. egu arit i en ouraged b t e offee club: Pay $25 a month for unlimited drip o ee or di ount on t e fan ier brews. A similar beer club is due to restart early in the new year. Cocktails, less expensive than most, ro o t e tongue. eir na e nod to the building’s ecclesiastical beginnings: the (Cinn)er: vodka infused with rose and cardamom, housemade ginger syrup, fresh lemon juice and a cinnamon stick. It’s gingery and a little bitter. There’s also the Collection Thyme, the Pastor’s Swizzle, and the Forbidden Fruit. o ee o ktai o d or a ot toddy, are even more over the top, with ingredients ranging from lavender to

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The Congregation 9321 Rosa Parks Blvd., Detroit 313-307-5518 thecongregationdetroit.com Handicap accessible Coffee $2-$4.25, cocktails $8-$9, sandwiches $7-$12, breakfast $4-$11 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday (kitchen closes at 2 p.m.), 8 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday, 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Sunday

chocolate to housemade chai to maple syrup. Cakes, pies, and cookies come from Detroit bakeries: Good Cakes and Bakes, Terry’s Cakes, Good Cookies, and Halcyon Patisserie. I liked a Popart kno k o fro ip op ake in which the pastry itself actually had a ot of a or un ike t e brand na e and a chai sweet potato and toasted coconut pie from Halcyon. The Congregation owns the house next door and plans to turn it into a pizza restaurant, at which point the renaissance of one Detroit neighborhood will be complete, and we can all just move there and be happy.

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A modern take on a New York-style bodega is headed to Brush Park By Lee DeVito

A business that bills itself as a

sort of modern version of a New Yorkstyle bodega is heading to Detroit. According to a press release, the store, simply named Bodega, is slated to open in Detroit’s Brush Park neighborhood in March. The renderings look perhaps a bit more like an Apple Store than a New York-style corner store. According to the press release, the store will have high-tech options like online ordering for delivery and pickup. The business is the brainchild of local entrepreneurs who say they “saw an opportunity to reimagine the corner market that is more regularly found in larger cities,” according to the press release. “We’re excited to bring to the Brush Park neighborhood something it’s been missing; a true local, convenient market, that delivers quickly, has all of the essentials, sources locally, and makes the entire shopping experience a whole lot more fun,” Gino Roncelli aid in a tate ent. e tore i o er fresh, locally sourced produce and meat, along with beer, wine, liquor, and other items. The store will also sell breakfa t un and dinner and o er alcohol for consumption at a bar. e de ign and o ering are eant to re e t t e re ident of t e ru Park neighborhood; expect to be able to stop in to hear the music of local Detroit artists, grab a Blake’s hard cider, purchase produce and meat sourced from the Eastern Market, taste some of Two James Gin and take the bottle to-go, and much more from your favorite Detroit brands,” the release says. e fir t odega i be o ated at 2671 Brush St., Detroit. More information is available at bodegamkt.com.

Detroit Vegan Soul permanently closes its West Village location A popular vegan eatery has felt the

A rendering of Bodega looks more like an Apple Store than a New York-style corner store.

pains of the pandemic and shuttered the doors on its original location for good. Detroit Vegan Soul announced in a Facebook post that it would not be reopening its West Village location. In the post, Detroit Vegan Soul acknowledged that though they wanted to reopen the Agnes St. location, they couldn’t recover from the struggles of the pandemic. Kirsten Ussery, co-owner and general manager at Detroit Vegan Soul, told Crain’s Detroit Business it became costly to hold the space while they oug t to fi ta po ition . e e been tr ing to add ta for two years,” Ussery told Crain’s. “It bea e finan ia i po ib e to ontinue holding the space without it generating re enue and not a ing re iab e ta .” Detroit Vegan Soul will now use the 19614 Grand River Ave. location as the home base, though the store will remain closed through April. —Alex Washington

Vegan takeout spot coming to downtown Detroit

It hasn’t been a particularly fruitful season for Detroit’s vegan dining scene.

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etroit egan ou t e it fir t Black-owned plant-based restaurant, shuttered its original location in West Village last month after more than nine years in business. Following a tumultuous history of closing and relocating, Nosh Pit closed down permanently last year after only a few months of reopening shop in Royal Oak. Aratham Gourmet To Go, on the other hand, is having a bountiful harvest. The vegan take-out restaurant is opening a new location in downtown Detroit on Monday. This new outpost, located in the Chrysler House at 719 Griswold St., will be their third location, joining shops in Troy and Westland. Rather than being a sit-down restaurant rat a our et o er pre made plant-based and organic meals to go. Their rotating menu includes a diverse array of options including a ob ter” po bo tandoori au i o er sandwich, breakfast bowls, and vegan meatloaf that are all made in-house. Desserts, juices, and natural supplements are also available. “Our desire has always been to support and nurture the community by providing high-quality, delicious, and a orfu p ant ba ed food ite at af-

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fordable prices,” the restaurant owners said in a statement on social media. “We are so happy we have been able to achieve this goal in Troy & Westland and we are looking forward to providing Detroit and more communities with the same quality of food and service.” The grab-and-go format may give Aratham a better chance of staying in business. While restaurants around the city struggle with increasing risks of the COVID-19 omicron variant spreading a ong ta and patron and an peop e fee ing i about eating out in t e fir t p a e rat a doe n t rea have that problem. The company has a lean team of about ta bet een t e t ree o ations preparing food and working behind the counter. Aratham Gourmet was originally started as a healthy meal delivery service in 2019 by co-owners Gabriel and i anie era. abrie pre iou worked as the director of food and beverage and executive chef at MGM Grand. Hours at the downtown Detroit location will be Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. —Randiah Camille Green

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WEED multi-pronged approach, “especially for populations with limited inclination or a e to a ine ” t e rote. “As a bottom line, what this says is that CBD has the potential to prevent infe tion u a breakt roug infe tions, which might be one of the most u efu app i ation ” ead re ear er r. ar a o ner to d VICE. “The hope is that it would prevent more serious disease, but we don’t kno et ” o ner aid. nd e ou d need a ini a tria .” —Lee DeVito

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Blade Icewood’s son to release cannabis strain to honor the late rapper

Lucky Leaf Expo to bring cannabis conference to Detroit in March

By Alex Washington

If you ask almost any millennial Detroiter to “hit the Blade dance,” it’s almost guaranteed that they will enthusiastically bend both their arms, raise t o fi t and bring it ba k do n in one aking r t i otion. f ou peak etroit ou kno t e dan e and ou kno ade e ood. e reat ake u er a a treet rapper in the early 2000s whose life was cut short when he was gunned down in at t e age of . To understand the respect and legacy of Blade Icewood is to understand Detroit u ture. e or d a it i on and e a e our . tarting ne t eek e i be ab e to o ia ig t one up in onor of ade Icewood’s memory while supporting his fa i ega . On January 28, HYMAN Cannabis, in collaboration with the late rapper’s son, Lil’ Blade, will release a new strain — atinu o e. Lil’ Blade said the strain is a step in achieving his goal of building and e enting i fat er ega . “My father, Blade Icewood, is bigger t an ife. e a n t u t a rapper e a an icon for Detroit,” Lil’ Blade said in a pre re ea e. goa i to ontinue orking to ard bui ding t e brand e ood to onor fat er ega .” When it comes to the multibilliondollar cannabis industry, it’s no secret that people of color are often left out of t e narrati e. it t i re ea e ief arketing o er arrin Dabish, said he hopes that people use this campaign as a chance to undertand ore of etroit u ture. “We hope that people get a better understanding of how culture and cannabis collide with one another through t i a paign ” abi aid. e ork t at ade ad o p eted in i lifetime means something and we want ot er to under tand t at too.” atinu o e it tore e e an. .

Blade Icewood Platinum Rose.

CBD prevented COVID-19 infection in patients, according to new study

et anot er ientifi tud ugge t t at annabi ou d e p fig t . The latest found that CBD, the non-psychoactive compound found in cannabis touted for its possible health benefit a ab e to b o k rep i ation in u an e . at a cording to a paper published Thursday in the peer-reviewed Science Advances ourna . The study saw a team of 33 researchers at the University of Chicago and ni er it of oui i e ur e of . . patient taking pre ribed to e p anage ei ure . t found t at patient o took i igra per milliliter oral doses of CBD were less ike to get po iti e te t results compared to a control group t at did not take . to . re pe ti e . not er part of t e tud conducted in a lab with human lung cells, found CBD inhibited the spread of t e iru . “Our results suggest that CBD and its etabo ite an b o k o infe tion at ear and e en ater stages of infection,” the study’s authors

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rote. e tud o e u t one eek after anot er fro re ear er a iated with Oregon State University, that found that other compounds found in annabi pre ented o fro infecting human cells in a lab, by effe ti e gu ing up t e iru pike protein . The researchers warn that you can’t u t go to a o a di pen ar to treat our e f for . eit er tud has undergone clinical trials yet, and the Oregon State University study used compounds that are found in raw cannabis, not the CBD or THC that people on u e. “We strongly caution against the te ptation to take in pre ently available formulations including edibles, inhalants, or topicals as a preventative or treatment therapy at this time,” the University of Chicago and ni er it of oui i e aut or rote. pe ia it out t e kno edge of a rigorous randomized clinical trial with t i natura produ t.” The authors of that study say that iet e a ine re ain the best way to prevent serious illness or death, they hope a cannabis-derived product could be used as part of a

f ou re ooking to oin i igan budding ari uana indu tr or u t ant to net ork it ot er anna business experts, you may be into the u k eaf po. The expo will come to Detroit on ar and at obo... u ake t at untington a e. at at they’re calling it now, right? It’s hard to keep up it o an ti e t e ange t e na e of t at p a e. Before all the stoners out there get the wrong idea, this isn’t quite a ari uana o er on ention. t a t o day conference where entrepreneurs and industry insiders will share their kno edge of t e bu ine and ega side of the cannabis industry, although, t ere i be ore t an e ibitor ” e ing t eir produ t . ake t at o e er ou ant. Michigan has reportedly collected about i ion in ega adu t u e ari uana ta re enue in e it no ign of o ing do n. edu ed ta k in ude topi ike cultivation techniques, compliance, arketing t e endo annabinoid tem, cannabis genetics, and updates on i igan regu ator fra e ork . n infu ed ooking de on tration and pre-show cannabis crash course is a o p anned for ar . “Michigan is emerging as a pillar of the Midwest cannabis industry evident by the state’s explosive expansion over t e a t t o ear . u k eaf po i beyond excited to bring our conference to otor it ” aid arketing ire tor ark d ard . e kno t ere i a ot of intere t in t i arket o e are aking ure to o er progra ing and netorking opportunitie tai ored to uit an need. ro o a entrepreneur to internationa in e tor t e u k eaf po i a e o et ing for e er one.” ore infor ation in uding ti ket an be found at u k eafe po. o . —Randiah Camille Green

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CULTURE ‘Abortion Pills Forever’

With ‘Roe v. Wade’ imperiled, Detroit activists launch information campaign for mail-order abortion pills By Lee DeVito

Around the city, more than

100 posters have been wheatpasted onto walls with a bold message: “ABORTION PILLS FOREVER” along with a website address, “shareabortionpill. info,” where people can order abortion pills by mail. The guerilla information campaign is led by Jex Blackmore, an activist and artist whose work often grapples with sexual oppression and reproductive rights, in partnership with the national group Shout Your Abortion. It wrapped up on Saturday, the 49th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court case that protects a pregnant person’s right to choose to have an abortion. “We’re hoping to harness the anniversary because it might be the last time we have an anniversary for Roe v. Wade,” Blackmore tells Metro Times. On. Dec. 1, the Supreme Court heard opening arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Reproductive Health, a Mississippi case that challenges Roe v. Wade. With its conservative majority, the Supreme Court’s decision could lead to abortion being banned or heavily regulated in much of the country. In Michigan, a reversal of Roe v. Wade would automatically reinstate a 1931 law that criminalizes abortion as manslaughter — one of the most restrictive anti-abortion laws in the country. But the website shareabortionpill. info o er an intere ting ork around. On Dec. 15, the Food and Drug Administration lifted restrictions on abortion pill access, allowing them to be recieved by mail — part of a general trend toward telehealth amid the pandemic. For $150, anyone can order abortion pills from shareabortionpill. info to be mailed directly to them, with finan ia aid a ai ab e fro organi ations like the National Network of Abortion Funds. The pills, mifepristone and i opro to are afe and e e ti e and are the same as the ones abortion ini o er for edi a indu ed abortion t pi a o ered up to weeks of a pregancy. (After 11 weeks, clinics typically require a surgical abortion, though people have used the pills beyond that date. If abortion becomes illegal in Michigan, people would have

Posters in Detroit for shareabortionpill.info, a mail-order abortion website.

to go to another state where it’s legal, or another country like Canada.) Blackmore says the mail-order pills are an alternative to clinics, which are required by state law to provide anti-abortion propaganda, including re uiring to o er patient to ie t eir ultrasound. In Michigan, clinics also require a 24-hour period before getting an abortion. “So in this capacity, you can just skip all of that,” Blackmore says. “It’s very loaded, and can be a really traumatic experience — not just the abortion itself, but just having to kind of jump through the hoops that the state makes you jump through.” Blackmore says the poster’s stark black, white, and red design was chosen to make the message as clear as possible. A crew of about 20 volunteers helped paper the town with the posters while avoiding heavy tourist areas, to make sure people who live in Detroit see the information. The crews seemed to have done a pretty good job putting them up — one poster already has a corner torn

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but t e eatpa te e d up. “The response has been fantastic,” Blackmore says of the volunteers. “Folks just want to get involved, just working on the ground and staying safe. It’s been really fun because COVID has been a really challenging time for activism, because it involves organizing with groups of people. But this project has allowed us to engage in direct action in a relatively safe manner.” There is a chance that the right to abortion could be protected in Michigan. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has called on the state legislature to repeal the 1931 law, and State Senator Erika Geiss has introduced a bill in support. An organization called Michigan’s Reproductive Freedom for All has also launched a peition drive to “explicitly a r ” abortion rig t in i igan which would prohibit criminal punishment for abortion. But with Michigan’s Republican-controlled legislature, “these initiatives are fig ting an up i batt e ” a k ore a . “The majority of Michiganders sup-

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port abortion access,” Blackmore says. “But I think that also Republicans will go to nefarious ends to throw a wrench in that.” Blackmore says the campaign is part of an e ort to take t e fig t for abortion rights to the grassroots level. “I know that abortion organizers on the ground in many states have decided to change directions,” Blackmore says. “Before, there was a huge push to get Democrats elected, to have fundraising for Planned Parenthood and ACLU, and it seems like those methods haven’t worked very well. I think that it’s obvious that that strategy has failed.” Instead, Blackmore sees a shift in focus to smaller on-the-ground organizations that help fund abortions, or provide transportation and other needs. “The message that we’ve kind of been saying is like, ‘Fuck the Supreme Court’” Blackmore says. “We’re just doing this on our o n. e re gonna figure out our own ways to make this work so that we can protect our future and our bodily autonomy.”

CULTURE Denzel Washington steals the show By George Elkind

Denzel Washington in The Tragedy of Macbeth.

Boiling Shakespeare’s play down to its most elemental

parts, Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth is an exercise in lavish, purposeful minimalism executed from a place of experience and taste. it an air of e ien ending o e en e of opa it a i o on in an o aboration it i brot er t an o ab ent ere t e pro e t doe n t bear an ob iou arker of the personal, even as it stars his ife ran e or and apping o a refre ing good ear . ut it it t e e of fate ironi a eted retributi e u ti e pride and rabb ing dubiou a bition it re onate a ro i ared bod of ork and ore ide nonet e e . u of at oen about ere

ee to be an e er i e in ooking do n orking it ine atograp er runo e bonne Amélie, The French Dispatch and produ tion de igner tefan e ant to gi e Tragedy a oned inten e de iberate ook. entering i o po ition etri a a in i ignature ork it ean ierre eunet e bonne ub e t atter ere i far e eet pot ig ting bare furni ed a t e a and a ber oppo ite out and a k i ee to oat on ea of gra and fog. anne ing r on Welles’ scrappier, leaner, and, as a atter of bot i ion and ne e it ore ugge ti e b a k and ite adaptation, Coen’s aesthetic feels sharp, order and o pre ed ere a king an tra e of aggine and a oiding

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rhythmicized soliloquies, and manic, late-stage visions (or encounters?) provide a range of surfaces for him to break against as an actor. But Washington, mutable though he is here, is inevitably himself: sometimes distractingly but always beautifully so. Coen’s aesthetic work here on some level seems to merely make way for him, as the text feels more truly to belong (if not too loudly or as a matter of e ortfu for e to a ington o er anyone but Shakespeare himself. Washington’s ability to so easily take o er t e fi t oug peak nearly as much to his own skill and pre en e a to t e fi ero ion of obstacles or distractions that might fig t i for t e pot ig t. or Tragedy is relentlessly direct (though to be fair, the play — to me, at least — has always seemed like one of Shakespeare’s juiciest, plainest, and least adorned). Coen and Delbonnel frame dialogue scenes in stark shot-reverse shot sequences before well-shaded walls with high-angle architectural shots cut in. The latter work can feel a bit like seasoning for the former: a measured doling-out of some needed variety rather than personal expression through form. But if what Coen’s doing i app ing a fine roug t if slightly rote style as a means of get-

Prone to a kind of self-contented, low-boil vanity more than any roaring, outward-facing sort of ambition, Washington’s Macbeth acts out violence with an air of largely muted grievance at the goading of his Lady. ting out of the way, there are many worse ways to do so — and it stands to atter t e e e enta ua itie of t e te t a e a t e fi troupe of able performers. As a companion to Washington here, McDormand’s work strikes a contrast. Performing in modes both rangier and more overtly chewy, she operates in a more familiar theatrical mode. Delivering Shakespeare’s lines with a clearer sense of relish, er ui k o ing on onant fa with an air of crisp, informed decision, giving space to a rushing stream of emotional (and rhetorical) tones in her private moments of intimacy and oer ion. o t e fi a onscreen public, she seethes with a barely veiled readiness to strike,

o ering ordia ge ture of o pita ity with clipped, eager lines given out only to be countered from a restless, almost frantically busy face. Compared to Washington, her Lady is more straightforward beneath her air of insistent connivance. A being of exceptionally pure ambition, volatile discontent, and self-regard, her guilt by the story’s end (“Out, damn pot ” et . o e o on a p o ogical level as something of a surprise. Washington, on the other hand, seems a far less reliable instrument of her aims, rocking quietly between his o n on i ting doubt de ire and designs. u figure a i are at t e Coens’ work has long been made of. Their penchant for ill-fated acts of

violence, retributive and karmic logic, and bu ooni tri er a ertain have a home here. But while the events of Tragedy of course go awry, there aren’t too many traces here beyond Washington and Hunter’s performances of bemusement, of comic irony, or of subversion that make it to the screen. Such features are amply present, by contrast, in the Coens’ other recent work. Take Hail Caesar! or The Ballad of Buster Scruggs, which skewed more iterative of old modes and responsive to cultural and political history than they were on erned about o ering o et ing self-styled or forcedly “authored.” But these works were imprinted anyway with the Brothers’ stamp, being slyly reclamatory, and subversive in their trademark (and increasingly opaque to many) polyvalent fashion. I’ve little doubt there are forms of subversion and personalization I’m missing in Tragedy, but Joel Coen’s solo effort here feels more artisanally than artistically shaped anyway. The result, while distinctly pleasurable and often striking, can feel like something of an exercise, a brilliant director and his collaborators presenting a cut-andpolished version of a beloved gem of a text: something I’d register more as a description than as complaint.

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Savage Love

CULTURE

By Dan Savage

I’m a heterosexual cisgender male who loves prostate stimulation. I discovered it later in life, but it’s been a staple for the last fifteen years. I’m worried I’m pushing the envelope too much and need your advice. Lately, the last six months or so, I will have an orgasm that’s so intense I have pain just to the right of the base of my penis & balls immediately afterwards. If I push a finger in toward the center of my body, it’s tender. It goes away after a few minutes, but sometimes my right ball remains sensitive. I’ve even taken an ibuprofen to lessen the pain and I’ve had a prostate exam when it’s happening and I do self-exams of my testicles regularly, and I’ve noticed no changes. Usually my next orgasm is normal, and there’s no pain or sensitivity afterwards. As I said, though, it happens after intense sessions with a lot of prostate stimulation. While I’ve been practicing butt stuff for a long time, I feel as I’ve only perfected it in the last year or so. I should also state that my sessions last up to two hours, and I’m erect during most of that time. I obviously don’t want to hurt myself, and I don’t think I am, but it’s a concern. It’s very hard to stop something that feels so incredibly good. I’m a little uncomfortable talking with my urologist because he treats me like a long-lost uncle. At our first visit, I told him very directly that my father had prostate cancer and I really wanted him to take his time with the exam and to really make sure all is well with my prostate. I added that the last exam I got from my primary care physician didn’t last long enough to feel very accurate and encouraged my urologist to take as much time as he wanted up there. He did not. Hoping you can help me out. —Pain Around Balls Concerning

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There’s a long-running controversy among the Adult Baby/Diaper Lover (ABDL) community about the longterm impacts of continuously wearing and using diapers. Some argue that adult babies may or may not become a bedwetter and/or incontinent from continual diaper use. The ABDLs who claim to have been successfully “unpotty trained” are loudly decried as liars by other members of their community. Naturally, there aren’t a lot of medical studies on this (there aren’t any), and I’m not going to ask my family octor. a yo re t is o t —In Nappies Cancels Out Nocturia

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I’m a 74-year-old straight male. I don’t have a problem for you. Instead, I am writing to share an idea with you with potential benefit to society. But, unlike you, I don’t have the means to spread the news. Based on the success of your “It Gets Better” Project, you

seem like the perfect person to publicize it. My idea and my proposal to you is this: International Come-Outof-the-Closet Day. It would include coming out about your sexual orientation but not be limited to sexual orientation. It would include all longsuppressed “secrets,” including affairs, crushes, no longer being in love with your spouse, or anything else a person might have kept hidden. I even have a suggestion for when to celebrate International Come-Out-of-the-Closet Day: March 4. The slogan would be “March Forth on March Fourth!” What o yo t i —Movement About Really Changing Hearts

e a read a e a ationa o ing ut a en o eted ueer peop e e er ere are en ouraged if t e an do o afe to o e out to t eir fa i ie friend neig bor and o orker . i not a ne t ing it taken p a e on tober e er ear in e . nd ie appre iate t e pirit of our propo a et a get t o e ong uppre ed e ret o our e t not ure ou e t oroug t oug t t i one t roug . f one da a ear e b urt out our e ret a air and ru e and e ret e ond fa i ie in uded t e re u t ou d probab ook e ike ationa o ing ut a and ore ike e urge. nd in e o t peop e regard breaking up on an annua o ida a a need e and a oidab e rue t peop e o onfe to a air or no onger being in o e on nternationa o e ut of t e o et a i not be een a ourageou trut te er but a in on iderate a o e . t fine to du p o eone peop e fa out of o e peop e a e a air . ut no one t ink it to du p o eone or to are a e ret t at for e o eone to du p ou on ank gi ing or ri t a or a entine a . e au e t en t e per on o e eart ou to ped on ind up being re inded e er ear en t at o ida ine itab ro around. o for t e a e rea on it ou dn t be to b urt out terrib e e ret on t e o ida e a read a e it ou dn t be to b urt t e out on a da dedi ated to b urting out terrib e secrets. Ask: mail@savagelove.net. Follow Dan on Twitter @FakeDanSavage. Columns, podcasts, books, merch, and more at www.savage.love!

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Free Will Astrology

CULTURE ARIES: March 21 – April 19 Author Helen Hunt Jackson said that one component of happiness is “a little less time than you want.” Why? Because you always “have so many things you want to see, to have, and to do” and “no day is quite long enough for all you would like to get done before you go to bed.” I propose you experient it t i definition in t e o ing weeks. According to my astrological analysis, you will have even more interesting assignments and challenges than usual — as well as a brimming vitality that will make it possible for you to accomplish many but not all of them. Your happiness should be abundant! TAURUS: April 20 – May 20 Born under the sign of Taurus, Ethel Smyth (1858–1944) had considerable skills as a composer of music, an athlete, an author, a passionate lover, and an activist working for women’s rights. She was successful in all of them. I propose we make her one of your role models for the coming months. Why? First, because she did more than one thing really well, and you are now primed to enhance your versatility, e ibi it and adaptabi it . e ond

By Rob Brezsny

because she described a formula for high achievement that would suit you well. She said, “Night after night I went to sleep murmuring, ‹Tomorrow I will be easy, strong, quick, supple, accurate, dashing and self-controlled all at once!’” (P.S.: I suggest you make “supple” your word of power in 2022.)

the things left behind by those who hustle.” I think that’s far more useful advice for you in the coming weeks. I’d much rather see you hustle than wait. Here’s a third variant, which may be the best counsel of all. It’s by author Holly Woodward: “All good things come to those who bait.”

GEMINI: May 21 – June 20 According to author Olivia Dresher, “Feelings want to be free. Thoughts want to be right.” Well, then, what about intuitions? In a sense, they’re hybrids of feelings and thoughts. They’re a way of knowing that transcends both feelings and thoughts. When intuitions come from the clear-seeing part of your deep psyche rather than the fear-prone part of your conditioning, they are sweet and fun and accurate and humble and brisk and pure. They don’t “want” to be anything. I’m pleased to inform you, Gemini, that in the coming weeks, your intuitions will be working at peak e ien . t ou d be re ati e ea for you to distinguish between the clear-seeing and fear-prone modes of intuition.

CAPRICORN: Dec. 22 – Jan. 19 Author Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote, “To be really great in little things, to be truly noble and heroic in the insipid details of everyday life, is a virtue so rare as to be worthy of canonization.” I agree, which is why I authorize you to add “Saint” to the front of your name in the coming weeks. There’s an excellent an e ou i fit t e de ription to e articulated. You’ll be at the peak of your power to elevate the daily rhythm into a stream of subtle marvels. You’ll be quietly heroic. If you’re not fond of the designation “Saint,” you could use the Muslim equivalent term, “Wali,” the Jewish “Tzadik,” Buddhist “Arhat,” or Hindu “Swami.”

CANCER: June 21 – July 22 “If you are going to do something wrong, at least enjoy it,” wrote humori t eo o ten. o er i oun e to ou right now because I want you to have fun if you wander away from your usual upstanding behavior. But may I make a suggestion? As you depart from normal, boring niceness, please remain honorable and righteous. What I’m envisioning for you are experiments that are disruptive in healthy ways, and dares that stir up interesting problems, and rebellious explorations that inspire beauty and truth. They’ll be “wrong” only in the sense of being mutinies against static, even stagnant, situations that should indeed be prodded and pricked. Remember Bob Dylan’s idea: “To live outside the law, you must be honest.” LEO: July 23 – August 22 Leo actor Anna Kendrick bragged, “I’m so humble it’s crazy. I’m like the Kanye West of humility.” I’d like to see you adopt that extravagant approa to e pre ing our agnifi en e in the coming weeks. I hope you’ll add another perspective to your repertoire, too — this one from Leo actor Mae West. She exulted, “Too much of a good thing can be wonderful!” Here’s one further attitude I encourage you to incorporate, courtesy of Leo author Rachel Pollack: “To learn to play seriously is one of the great secrets of spiritual exploration.” VIRGO: August 23 – Sept. 22 Sammy Davis Jr. (1925–1990) was

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multi-talented: an actor, singer, comedian, and dancer. One critic described him as “the greatest entertainer ever to grace a stage.” He didn’t think highly of his own physical appearance, however. “I know I’m dreadfully ugly,” Davis said, “one of the ugliest men you could meet. But ugliness, like beauty, is something you must learn how to use.” That’s an interesting lesson to meditate on. I think it’s true that each of us has rough, awkward, irregular aspects — if not in our physical appearance, then in our psyches. And yet, as Davis suggested, we can learn to not just tolerate those qualities, but use them to our advantage. Now is a favorable time for you to do that. LIBRA: Sept. 23 – Oct. 22 “It is the nature of love to work in a t ou and di erent a ” rote t e mystic Saint Teresa of Avila. According to my analysis of the astrological omens, you’re due to discover new and di erent a to ie d our o e agi — in addition to the many you already know and use. For best results, you’ll have to be willing to depart from old reliable methods for expressing care and tenderness and nurturing. You must be willing to experiment with fresh approaches that may require you to stretch yourself. Sounds like fun to me! SCORPIO: Oct. 23 – Nov. 21 “If you are drilling for water, it’s better to drill one 60-foot well than 10 six-foot wells,” advised author and religious scholar Huston Smith. He was using well-drilling as a metaphor, of course — as a symbol for solving a problem, for example, or developing a spiritual practice, or formulating an approach to psychological healing. The metaphor might not be perfectly applicable for everyone in every situation. But I believe it is vividly apropos for you and your current situations. SAGITTARIUS: Nov. 22 – Dec. 21 A well-worn proverb tells us, “All good things come to those who wait.” There’s a variation, whose author is unknown (although it’s often misattributed to Abraham Lincoln): “Things may come to those who wait, but only

AQUARIUS: Jan. 20 – Feb. 18 Since the iconoclastic planet Uranus is a chief symbol for the Aquarian tribe, you people are more likely to be dissenters and mavericks and questioners than all the other signs. That doesn’t mean your departures from orthodoxy are always successful or popular. Sometimes you meet resistance fro t e tatu uo. a ing o ered that caveat, I’m happy to announce that in the coming weeks, your unique o ering are ore ike t an u ua to be e e ti e. or in piration read t e e observations by author Kristine Kathryn Rusch: “Rebels learn the rules better than the rule-makers do. Rebels learn where the holes are, where the rules can best be breached. Become an expert at the rules. Then break them with creativity and style.” PISCES: Feb.19 – March 20 Piscean author Juansen Dizon te u on t find our e f in p a e ere peop e a e it a figured out.” That’s always good advice, but it will be especially germane for you in the coming weeks and months. You need the catalytic stimulation that comes from associating with curious, openminded folks who are committed to the high art of not being know-it-alls. The in uen e ou urround our e f it i be ke in our e ort to earn ne information and master new skills. And that will be an essential assignment for you throughout 2022. This week’s homework: What is the feeling you want to have the most during 2022?

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