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The adult romance novel 50 Shades of Grey is following a trend in Hollywood and will in fact be made into a film that could be in theaters as soon as the summer of 2014. Adam Fogelson, chairman of Universal Pictures has confirmed that production is moving quickly, but methodically."I don't believe that [EL James] had any interest in going to a...

The civil rights movement of the 60's might be over half a century in our rear view, but how far have we really come? A nurse's case against a medical center in Flint, MI again reminds us that the society in which we live is hardly color blind. Tonya Battle has filed a lawsuit against Hurley Hospital for being barred from...

The blues is about feeling. It's about locale. A state of mind. But mostly, it's about digging in, expressing pain, celebrating the sensual, mapping out life in a 12-bar structure. Grant Lyle might be playing the blues, but there's a progressive spirit that elevates his latest album, “So There,” to much higher ground. While far from p...

Some people just dream of success, while others wake up and make it happen. Count Eric Hardy as the latter.As president and CEO of w3r, Hardy oversees a progressive information technology consulting and staffing firm that provides infrastructure, integration and analytical services and support to a wide-spectrum of national businesses and...

Blended families are no longer an anomoly in our culture. As such, it is becoming more and more necessary for families to learn to work together and get along to create a postive environement for the children. Jada Pinkett Smith is a pro at managing a blended family, and she had a few choice words to a "friend" who is acting out...

In his State of the City address last week, Detroit Mayor Dave Bing cited various challenges and achievements during his term in office.Emmett Moten, Jr. CEO of the Moten Group, who is a co-owner of the Doubletree Hotel downtown and a former development advisor in the Coleman Young adminstration, said he was pleased that for the first time in a...

Prince Jackson, the sixteen year old son of the late Michael Jackson, has a penchant for show biz. While not following exactly in his famous father's footsteps, young Prince has just scored his first major gig as a correspondent on "ET". His first interviews were with the stars of the new movie, "Oz, The Great and Powerful", James...

Officials in Lansing have determined that Detroit is in a state of 'financial emergency' with no solid plan for recovery. The decision was made by a team of six individuals appointed by Governor Rick Snyder in December to review the city's finances. The governor will use the findings to decide whether or not to appoint an...

Rihanna’s River Island collection debuted at Fashion Week in London, and received terrible reviews, with critics calling the runway show a “Horror Show”. The River Island show was not originally apart of Fashion Week, making the fact Rihanna was an hour late for a nine minute show simply appalling. And while her entrance was ba...

The Michigan Chronicle and its parent company, Real Times Media, are expanding operations and moving into a 18,000 sq. ft. building located at 1452 Randolph in Harmonie Park. The building will house the new world headquarters for Real Times Media, which currently has offices in six states. Vacated by Dell Pryor Gallery five years ago, the property...