Medium Fidelityhttp://blog.mlive.com/mediumfidelity/Breaking Wind on Popular Culture, Music and MoreenMovable Type Enterprise 4.29-advance http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/noBreaking Wind on Popular Culture, Music and Moremediumfidelityhttp://feedburner.google.comWhy you shouldn't 'friend' your new boyfriend/girlfriend on Facebookhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mediumfidelity/~3/qh5MkFLbRls/why_you_shouldnt_friend_your_n.html207959400690Troy Reimink | treimink@mlive.comFri, 25 Nov 2011 16:49:11 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/weddings/index.ssf//5173.7341403.20111125194911 ]]>Researchers noticed one in five divorcing couples cited Facebook as a factor.http://www.mlive.com/weddings/index.ssf/2011/11/why_you_shouldnt_friend_your_n.htmlMexico City proposes new marriage vow: 'Til permit expires do we part (column)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mediumfidelity/~3/lcRVxDGCjLg/mexico_city_proposes_new_marri.html400690Troy Reimink | treimink@mlive.comTue, 01 Nov 2011 07:43:15 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/weddings/index.ssf//5173.7185369.20111101104315 ]]>Mexico City's got this crazy (good?) idea: a short-term renewable marriage license.http://www.mlive.com/weddings/index.ssf/2011/11/mexico_city_proposes_new_marri.htmlRevisiting the McRib: Does the McDonald's sandwich live up to its hype?http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mediumfidelity/~3/cFej9qa36rc/revisiting_the_mcrib_does_the.html400690Troy Reimink | treimink@mlive.comMon, 24 Oct 2011 12:54:49 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/entertainment/index.ssf//3965.7175062 ]]>The sandwich has rematerialized for a limited time, appearing like a Halley's Comet of cholesterol and sodium before disappearing again into the cosmos.http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2011/10/revisiting_the_mcrib_does_the.htmlIn the year 2012: Predictions for next year's ArtPrizehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mediumfidelity/~3/KH7QaRBMxoE/in_the_year_2012_predictions_for_next_years_artprize.html511725400690Troy Reimink | treimink@mlive.comMon, 10 Oct 2011 15:48:59 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/artprize/index.ssf//8000085.7092633 ]]>A solution to the elites-versus-masses conflict, and other predictions for the fourth year of ArtPrize.http://www.mlive.com/artprize/index.ssf/2011/10/in_the_year_2012_predictions_for_next_years_artprize.htmlHow not to screw up the 'Arrested Development' reunionhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mediumfidelity/~3/xNEYh5oq6YQ/how_not_to_screw_up_the_arrest.html400690Troy Reimink | treimink@mlive.comThu, 06 Oct 2011 11:20:19 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/tv/index.ssf//5132.7080265 ]]>In the years since "Arrested Development" was canceled, the world has only gotten more absurd and Bluth-like.http://www.mlive.com/tv/index.ssf/2011/10/how_not_to_screw_up_the_arrest.htmlRIP, R.E.M.: Looking back on the career of a great American rock bandhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mediumfidelity/~3/tL37KpPJY34/rip_rem_looking_back_on_the_ca.html400690Troy Reimink | treimink@mlive.comThu, 22 Sep 2011 09:18:02 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3718.7008318 ]]>In case you somehow missed R.E.M. before they broke up, here's a crash course on their discography.http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2011/09/rip_rem_looking_back_on_the_ca.htmlPyramid Scheme welcomes Retro D'Luxe dance-party revivalhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mediumfidelity/~3/Mai-Dhs3dBY/pyramid_scheme_welcomes_retro.html400690Troy Reimink | treimink@mlive.comWed, 13 Jul 2011 15:21:39 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3718.6654751 ]]>DJ Jef Leppard packed the Drink Ultra Lounge on Thursday nights from 2004-2009 by spinning hip revivalist pop tunes. Thursday at the Pyramid Scheme, he gets a revival of his own.http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2011/07/pyramid_scheme_welcomes_retro.htmlFat Man's Fish Fry: where you can sample perch, catfish and, yes, alligator meathttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mediumfidelity/~3/lrMgLGTevKs/fat_mans_fish_fry_where_you_ca.html400690Troy Reimink | treimink@mlive.comThu, 07 Jul 2011 03:39:02 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3718.6615486.20110707063902 ]]>The longstanding S. Division Ave. eatery offers a large menu of fried seafood and veggies.http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2011/07/fat_mans_fish_fry_where_you_ca.html'The Wire' and other shows that deserve an encorehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mediumfidelity/~3/OEkzzlpKtX8/the_wire_and_other_shows_that.html400690Troy Reimink | treimink@mlive.comThu, 02 Jun 2011 14:11:46 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/tv/index.ssf//5132.6421822 ]]>Attorney General Eric Holder made a plea to creators of "The Wire" to bring series back.http://www.mlive.com/tv/index.ssf/2011/06/the_wire_and_other_shows_that.htmlNew music mix: No end-of-world songs, but plenty of Beastie Boys and Bon Iverhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mediumfidelity/~3/FZo1uiyrKt8/new_music_mix_no_end-of-world.html400690Troy Reimink | treimink@mlive.comFri, 20 May 2011 15:10:22 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3718.6344987 ]]>I'm also excluding the provocative (but not really MLive-appropriate) hip-hop collective Odd Future Something Something.http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2011/05/new_music_mix_no_end-of-world.htmlGrand Rapids native John Sellers will give reading from his new book, 'The Old Man and the Swamp'http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mediumfidelity/~3/W7NWLxTsWs0/grand_rapids_native_john_selle.html43690400690Troy Reimink | treimink@mlive.comWed, 20 Apr 2011 13:54:57 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3718.6144105 ]]>Sellers also is the author of the music-geek memoir "Perfect From Now On: How Indie Rock Saved My Life."http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2011/04/grand_rapids_native_john_selle.htmlDavid Foster Wallace's 'The Pale King' features character from Grand Rapidshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mediumfidelity/~3/O9zGBSKPi8k/david_foster_wallaces_the_pale.html43690400690Troy Reimink | treimink@mlive.comWed, 13 Apr 2011 14:23:27 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3718.6102873 ]]>Will I take any excuse to blog about David Foster Wallace? Why, yes, indeed I will.http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2011/04/david_foster_wallaces_the_pale.htmlNirvana singer Kurt Cobain remembered on 17th anniversary of his deathhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mediumfidelity/~3/IYm1C8Z9x78/nirvana_singer_kurt_cobain_rem.html400690Troy Reimink | treimink@mlive.comTue, 05 Apr 2011 19:27:17 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/entertainment/index.ssf//3965.6052733 ]]>Twenty years after the release of "Nevermind" (yes, it's been that long), the singer still casts a long shadow.http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2011/04/nirvana_singer_kurt_cobain_rem.htmlBless You Boys film 'Is Everybody Happy?' wins best documentary award at L.A. film festivalhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mediumfidelity/~3/QlXG0hbmswA/bless_you_boys_film_is_everybo.html400690Troy Reimink | treimink@mlive.comTue, 29 Mar 2011 08:01:21 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3718.6004274 ]]>The film, which documents the 2009 breakup of the popular Grand Rapids band, was directed by Central Michigan University alumnus Tim Marklevitz.http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2011/03/bless_you_boys_film_is_everybo.htmlDocumentary about Grand Rapids' Bless You Boys premieres at film festival in Los Angeleshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mediumfidelity/~3/YTnKirWGLAQ/documentary_about_grand_rapids.html400690Troy Reimink | treimink@mlive.comSat, 26 Mar 2011 10:32:50 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3718.5986709 ]]>"Is Everybody Happy?", which chronicles the last tour and breakup of the Bless You Boys, should be required viewing for any musician.http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2011/03/documentary_about_grand_rapids.htmlWJRW: Troy Reimink reviews Stella's, Sue Chef serves up a meal and John Serba talks movies http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mediumfidelity/~3/CViTp_Mi3sQ/wjrw_troy_reimink_talks_cheap.html644903265027400690John Gonzalez | gonzo@mlive.comThu, 24 Mar 2011 10:38:43 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3718.5978710 ]]>The Press will host two hours (2-4 p.m.) today on WJRW-AM (1340). Listen live.http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2011/03/wjrw_troy_reimink_talks_cheap.htmlWant to feel liberated? Lose your cell phonehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mediumfidelity/~3/izFXnXhs2RM/want_to_feel_liberated_lose_yo.html400690Troy Reimink | treimink@mlive.comWed, 23 Mar 2011 16:28:37 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3719.5972379 ]]>The cell-free life can be surprisingly liberating. Until you need to use a payphone.http://www.mlive.com/living/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2011/03/want_to_feel_liberated_lose_yo.htmlNew music mix: The Strokes, TV on the Radio, Kurt Vile lead the way toward springhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mediumfidelity/~3/6evuZnT1zTs/new_music_mix_the_strokes_tv_o.html400690Troy Reimink | treimink@mlive.comSat, 19 Mar 2011 08:41:35 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/entertainment/index.ssf//3965.5945864 ]]>Some hot songs to thaw your heart...or something.http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2011/03/new_music_mix_the_strokes_tv_o.htmlGilbert Gottfried's Japan jokes: When is it OK to make fun of tragedy?http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mediumfidelity/~3/4zqgxijW3h4/gilbert_gottfrieds_japan_jokes.html1075438400690Troy Reimink | treimink@mlive.comWed, 16 Mar 2011 09:31:06 PDTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3718.5930381 ]]>Gottfried's jokes might have been insensitive, but it's the job of a comedian to explore the line between what is and isn't socially acceptable.http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2011/03/gilbert_gottfrieds_japan_jokes.htmlShould Grand Rapids have an Al Green statue?http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/mediumfidelity/~3/VgsBfEhC4jk/should_grand_rapids_have_an_al.html400690Troy Reimink | treimink@mlive.comThu, 10 Mar 2011 16:31:51 PSTtag:www.mlive.com,2011:/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf//3718.5898246 ]]>Does the beloved soul singer, who grew up in Grand Rapids, deserve a statue? Is the sky blue?http://www.mlive.com/entertainment/grand-rapids/index.ssf/2011/03/should_grand_rapids_have_an_al.htmlnonadult