By Demetrius Carrington

When the UniverSoul Circus comes to Detroit it brings much more than acrobats, music and entertainment. It brings an experience that feels connected to the people and culture of the city.

This fall that connection continues as the UniverSoul Circus once again partners with the Horatio Williams Foundation to give Detroit families an opportunity to experience one of the most unique circuses in America.

The UniverSoul Circus returns to Detroit beginning October 14 with performances scheduled through October 25 across from The Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre at 2600 East Atwater Street.

For more than three decades UniverSoul Circus has created its own version of the traditional ...

By Beautiful Machine Magazine

Detroit knows how to make an entrance, and on Friday, October 2, the city did exactly that. Beautiful Machine Media Group, along with SERIOUS Magazine, introduced the publication at ORA Detroit with an elegant evening hosted by the legendary Chuck Bennett.

The room brought together familiar faces and some of Metro Detroit’s most recognizable names from business, law, media, philanthropy and entertainment.

Dr. Robert DiPilla and his wife, Annabelle DiPilla, were among those in attendance. DiPilla is a family and cosmetic dentist and a member of the Detroit Pistons medical team. Attorneys Jeffrey Lance Abood of Abood Law Firm and Ven Johnson, a personal injury ...

Hoops and Culture Returns to Detroit for Its Second Annual Celebration of Sports, Education and HBCU Excellence

By Demetrius Carrington

Basketball may bring people through the doors, but the second annual Hoops and Culture Weekend is designed to deliver much more.

Hosted by the Horatio Williams Foundation in partnership with Wayne State University Athletics, the October 23 and 24 event will combine college basketball with HBCU education, financial empowerment and important conversations about health and wellness.

“Basketball creates excitement, but education is at the heart of everything we do,” said Horatio Williams, founder of the Horatio Williams Foundation. “We want people ...

WHAT DOES JEALOUS OR JUSTIFIED MEAN?

In this feature, jealous does not always mean jealousy in the usual sense. It can simply mean that you disagree with the reader’s feelings or point of view. Justified means that you believe the reader has a good reason to feel the way they do. Read the letter and decide for yourself. Is the reader jealous or justified?

I Am Falling in Love With a Man Who Cannot Read

Each month, a reader shares a personal situation and asks Beautiful Machine readers to offer their opinions. Names and certain details may be changed for privacy.

Dear Beautiful Machine,

I am a successful businesswoman with an advanced college degree. I have worked hard to build my career, my...

There comes a point when men have to stop looking around the room for somebody else to blame. Men, it’s our fault. Not every crime, injustice or terrible thing that has ever happened, and certainly not every individual man. But if we are willing to accept the privileges that have historically come with men holding most of the power in governments, corporations, religious institutions, universities, militaries and families, then we also have to look at what men have done with that power and what we have allowed to happen around us.

The Allegations We Cannot Ignore

The allegations surrounding seven former or current Cornell University students should make us take tha...

By Beautiful Machine Magazine

For Dan Austin, making an impact in Detroit is about more than choosing one path. His work moves between education, art, culture and community, but each part of his journey is connected by the same purpose: creating opportunities for people and bringing them together.

Born and raised in Detroit, Austin has built a career around helping others move forward. As a higher education professional, he has spent years working with high school students and adult learners who want to earn college degrees. Much of that work involves helping people overcome the obstacles that can make higher education seem complicated or out of reach.

From understanding financial aid and navig...

There is a simple truth about life that we sometimes fail to consider. Long after a conversation ends, a meeting is over, or we leave a room, something of us remains. People may forget exactly what we said. They may forget where we were or what we were doing. But they often remember how we made them feel. They remember the encouragement, the kindness, and who showed up when they needed help. They also remember the moments when someone could have made a difference and chose not to.

That is the life lesson at the heart of Cecil “Dice” Clark’s new book, The Energy You Leave Behind. For Clark, the idea is bigger than simply having a positive attitude. It is about recognizing tha...

Every October, pink ribbons return and so does the question millions of families want answered. How close are we to curing breast cancer?

The honest answer is complicated. There is no single cure because breast cancer is not one disease. It is a group of cancers driven by different hormones, proteins and genetic mutations. A therapy that works remarkably well for one patient may do little for another.

What is undeniable is how far medicine has come. According to the American Cancer Society, the breast cancer death rate in the United States fell 44 percent between 1989 and 2023. Earlier detection and improved care have saved hundreds of thousands of lives. When the disease is discovered before ...

By Demetrius Carrington

A good day does not happen by accident. It begins with intention.

I wake up extremely early because I enjoy having a two to three hour head start before the rest of the world gets moving. Those early hours are peaceful. The phone is not ringing and nobody is asking me for anything. That time belongs to me.

I begin with a quiet moment of meditation. I think about what I need to accomplish and how I want to feel while doing it. Then I turn on music that motivates me. Sometimes it is jazz. Sometimes it is techno or ambient music. The style changes, but it always has to make me feel something. Music helps me create the energy I want to carry into my day.

I also reach out to m...