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Detroit's Sixto "Sugar Man" Rodriguez on 60 Minutes

Sixto Rodriguez performs at TCFF by Gary HoweThis summer I had the great good fortune to see the documentary Searching for Sugar Man at the Traverse City Film Festival. If you haven't seen it, seek it out as it's a wonderful film. Watch the…
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A Song to Cinema from the Traverse City Film Festival

Michael Moore & Wim Wenders by John Russell Earlier this month at the 2012 Traverse City Film Festival, Absolute Michigan had the good fortune to work with The Treefort Collective on an amazing project that explored how filmmakers fell…
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Michigan Northern Lights from July 15th by Xavist Zhao

Wow... by Xavist on the colorful wayEarly Sunday morning the aurora borealis graced Michigan with an appearance that was seen as far south as Mecosta County. Xavist Zhao got some stunning shots of the northern lights on the Keweenaw Peninsula…
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Michigan animator Winsor McCay and the Mosquito

Winsor McCay was a pioneering animator and comic strip artist who was a native of Spring Lake, Michigan. In 1880, the Goodrich steamship Alpena, en route from nearby Grand Haven to Chicago, was wrecked in a terrible storm and sank to the…
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The Daily Michigan: Photographic print by Mark S Carlson ... and Drummond Island Puddingstone

Today on The Daily Michigan we're giving away a custom giclee printed image of your choice from photographer Mark S. Carlson. You can choose from any on his website or his artist Facebook page. The 12 X 18" image will be archivally printed…
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April 2012 Northern Lights light up the night

nlightsframed copy by CreateWithKim Late Sunday night and early Monday morning, the aurora borealis exploded over Michigan. They were seen from the UP as shown in the photo to the right from Marquette all the way down to the Indiana/Michigan…
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The Daily Michigan: Print from Neil Weaver Photography

Today on The Daily Michigan we have a 12x18 inch fine art print from Neil Weaver Photography. printed on professional luster paper, mounted with an arctic white mat, hand-signed and put in a protective clear plastic sleeve The winner may…
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Happy World Water Day

"September Gale" by Michigan Nut (our most popular "water" photo)World Water Day is today, a day to celebrate fresh water and consider the many issues we are confronting around water and its use. From our rivers, lakes and streams…
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The Daily Michigan: A giclee print from Mark S. Carson

Today on The Daily Michigan we're giving away a custom giclee printed image of your choice from photographer Mark S. Carlson. Mark is one of our featured partners in The Daily Michigan, and if you're the winner you can choose from any…
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March Michigan Event Calendar

Our monthly calendar contains a selection of what's cool to do in Michigan. If you have an event to share, please POST IT IN THE COMMENTS. We read them all and might add yours, but if you email us, we simply can't add the event! If your event…
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The $15 million impact of ArtPrize ... and ArtPrize 2012

nebula: a growing installation by yodraws ArtPrize is the radically open competition in Grand Rapids that any artist in the world who can find space can vote in, anyone in Grand Rapids who wants to create a venue, and open to a vote from…
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The Daily Michigan: Giclee print from photographer Mark S. Carlson

Today on The Daily Michigan we're giving away a custom giclee printed image of your choice from photographer Mark S. Carlson. You can choose from any on his website or his artist Facebook page. The 12 X 18" image will be archivally…