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May 13, 2013 Subscribe · Forward How Convenient.. Phew. Not a moment too soon, RoboCop is on his way to Detroit. The 10-foot-tall cyborg enforcer (a statue, not the real deal) was born out of a 2011 crowdfunding campaign that went viral and raised over $60,000. Apparently, thousands of people wanted to see the lead of 1987 science fiction movie "RoboCop" resurrected and returned to the city he was built to save. In the film, RoboCop becomes the hero of the Detroit of the future, which is plagued with extreme crime and violence. The project has attracted its share of naysayers -- some thought it was a trivial, or disrespectful project, given Detroit's actual struggles with real financial and crime problems. Others became impatient when RoboCop didn't appear on the scene immediately. With the help of Across the Board Creations in Canada, a statue has been created out of foam, wax, clay, and steel: The statue is on its way to Detroit, where it will be cast and manufactured in bronze by Venus Bronze Works. He couldn't have come at a more fortuitous -- or depressing -- time.  Continue reading... Real Detroit Wedding: Bikes & Belle Isle NAACP Files Suit, Says EM Law Subverts Voting Rights Saudi Man Arrested With Pressure Cooker At DTW This Craigslist Ad Is Brutally Honest.. And It's Hilarious This Mother's Day Gift Is Far From Classy Verlander Certainly Had An Erratic Night This Craigslist Ad Is Brutally Honest.. And It's Hilarious LOOK: RoboCop Comes To Detroit As City's Cash Crisis Revealed This Craigslist Ad Is Brutally Honest.. And It's Hilarious WATCH: Northern Lights Captured In Incredible Timelapse Heidelberg Project Home Burns In Fire GAYLE TZEMACH LEMMON 'Who Do You Call When You Have an Emergency?' When people in the world of "haves" I now inhabit tell me that things are impossible or too hard to achieve, I think back immediately to the women I grew up with, single moms counted out by so many. And I am inspired by and grateful for their example. Continue reading... MICHELANGELO SIGNORILE The First AIDS Generation: Grappling With Why We're Alive and What It Means All of us who were in the trenches of the AIDS war are today dealing with the grief and the survivor guilt. Many are grappling with deeper scars and something akin to post-traumatic stress. But unlike for veterans of other wars, there isn't any built-in support system for us. Continue reading... CARLO RATTI The Digitalization of Cities: Sketching a Future Urban Scenario Digitization has a profound effect on cities. Information about urban conditions can be captured in real-time, processed, and fed back into cities, enabling new ways to monitor, understand, and impact them. These transformations are on their way to revolutionize urban life. Continue reading... PATRICK O'CONNOR Visiting a College Campus in Summer (or Fall, or... ) Campus visits are a key part of college planning, even in the summer. Here's a quick review of the college visit ground rules, with a few special summer tweaks. Continue reading... STACY PARKER LE MELLE Detroit Is for Lovers: Talking Home, Family and Basketball Dreams With Poet Matthew Olzmann Matthew Olzmann is one of a handful of poets I know that can win over those who think they hate poetry. He wins over the haters because he is funny, but also because the poems have doors that open and invite you inside. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here. Unsubscribe here. Huffington Post, 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003