Modern Watering Holes: The Herds at Open Mic Nights Part 1
Hello everyone, I’m David Attleborough and welcome to Modern Watering Holes. A show where, each week, we explore the culture, habits, and environments of the various herds of people that […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Accelerating at WaterFire Arts Center: Great art
The WaterFire Arts Center sponsors an annual cohort called “Accelerate” to develop innovative work in a collaborative framework. They’re encouraged to work together, and are all artists early in their […]
Yarrow Thorne Retires from The Avenue Concept
Yarrow Thorne, founder and executive director at The Avenue Concept, recently announced his retirement from the organization after 10 years. His accomplishments are worth celebrating, along with the amazing progress […]
On the Cover: Kiki Shu
Kiki Shu created Always & Forever, the warm, mustard-backed cover art for this issue. According to Shu, the artwork is “a digital illustration made with a limited, layered color palette; […]
In the Archive: Queer ephemera past, present, and future
Wanderground Lesbian Archive & Library A note from Wanderground Lesbian Archive & Library: “Wanderground collects and provides access to a broad selection of New England-based publications, artifacts, and personal memorabilia […]
On the Cover: Valerie Nelson
“When I learned that this was going to be the summer cover, I immediately got excited thinking about bright summery colors, animal characters in sunglasses, and summertime treats like ice […]
Ocean State of the Arts: Art communities past, present, and future in East Providence
On a gloomy Sunday in late May, lovers of art had not just one – but two – reasons to leave their cozy homes and head to East Providence. The […]
Glass Blowers & Weed Smokers
The art of forcibly exhaling through a metal tube stuck in a glob of molten glass to create vessels that can contain stuff, particularly liquid stuff, was invented by Syrian […]
Another Roadside Attraction
My list of favorite roadside attractions includes these gems: • Lucy the Margate Elephant (Margate City, New Jersey) • Enchanted Highway (Regent, North Dakota) • Cadillac Ranch (Amarillo, Texas) • […]
The Case of Taylor Swift and Rebekah Harkness: How wealth shapes an individual’s role and perception in society
Wealth has a profound impact on an individual’s role and perception within society, providing a platform for influence, control, and legacy building. This dynamic is demonstrated through the lives of […]