The first winner of The Pulice Report’s “Arresting Site of the Month” has now been announced. We made a brief mention back in November, but it’s good to see the continued efforts of Michigan Innovators taking home the inaugural award.
A spotlight of newsmakers and issues that impact Michigan, The Pulice Report wants to help exceptional online destinations generate publicity and increase traffic. If there’s a great Michigan site that you’d like to nominate, submissions via email are welcomed for the next month. For more information, visit this post or read the official press release.
If an exciting night means paper football and a Designing Women marathon, social media is here to help.
Whether you’re looking to hit the town or need some new ideas for an evening at home, expand your entertainment horizon with a few of these useful tools. [ Read more ]
As you may remember, the University of Michigan has joined Google in its quest to scan the world’s every book. A daunting task, for sure. But this Salon article (via the AP) details the “dimly lit back room on the second level of the University of Michigan library’s book-shelving department” where the most fragile of books are being processed.
600 pages are scanned manually, then added to Google’s Book Search portal. The site will eventually house, the company hopes, each of the estimated 50 to 100 million books in the world. [ Read more ]
Clint Eastwood’s next film may choose Michigan as its home. The Detroit Free Press is reporting of “signs that the 78-year-old actor-director will bring the highest-profile movie production to the state” following the tax incentive program signed by the governor earlier this month.
Eastwood will both direct and star in “Gran Torino,” set for release in December. A Minnesota TV station announced the preference for Michigan due to its 42% tax credit. An Eastwood cameraman has also mentioned a July trip to begin shooting. [ Read more ]
With half of all items a product of Michigan, The Cherry Blossom Boutique will open in Port Huron on June 21.
The store will sell “specialty and gift items such as books, handbags, jewelry, baby items, hand-painted stemware and handmade greeting cards.” About 90% of all items will be handmade, with 50% finding their roots locally and a large selection eco-friendly. [ Read more ]
Ann Arbor electronic music label Ghostly International has teamed up with Cartoon Network’s late night Adult Swim “for a compilation of music, sights and sounds.”
“Ghostly Swim” features 19 songs from the “Ghostly International galaxy,” with artists Matthew Dear, Dabrye, The Chap and others. And, as part of the arrangement, mascots BoyCatBird make their animated debut in a video featuring music from the compilation.
Download the entire album for free and watch the video online. Plus, check out this great feature on Cool Hunting.
Caught a story over on TreeHugger about a pair of Ann Arbor Girl Scouts concerned with “plantations cut from the rainforest home of orangutans.”
A side effect of “transfat free!” Madison Vorva and Rhiannon Tomtishen have started an education drive, petition and website to help preserve the animals’ environment. [ Read more ]
MLive has a superb round-up of summer art festivals across the state.
From the Grand Rapids Festival of the Arts to the Suttons Bay Art Festival to four fairs in Ann Arbor, thousands will take pleasure in Michigan’s thriving art community. “While they differ in size and scope,” explains MLive, “each one offers the chance to connect with a creative vibe.” [ Read more ]
The University of Michigan has teamed up with Apple to offer “a heavy dose of educational content such as classroom lectures, debates and study material” through the popular iTunes service.
40 other colleges and universities are already participating in what is known as iTunes U. Michigan Tech has been a participant since last summer, posting a selection of engineering lectures. [ Read more ]
In honor of Earth Day Week, Handmade Detroit brings the eco-friendly to the world of crafting. Learn how to craft a green world, find an eco-friendly artist and crossover into worlds of healthy eating and conscious commuting.
Sew Green is a great place to start with an extensive list of other Earth-loving resources.
Darryl Hannah has an eco-video blog? That Darryl Hannah?
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