His Pen Is Smitier Than the Sword
Mr. Fish is the nom de plume of Dwayne Booth, an artist whose clever, biting, often funny, sometimes gut-punchingly painful work is the subject of the documentary Mr. Fish: Cartooning from […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
And Now, for Your Feature Presentation
Shawn Quirk is the program director for the Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF), and this is his eighth year working at the festival. In 2011, Quirk had friends with films in […]
Pin-up: Jenny Currier
You’re a food writer and a food tour guide. Where does your passion for food come from? Traveling. It wasn’t until I moved to New England for grad school (and started […]
AltFacts: Red as a Wall of Meat
Heaven and Hell-sinki It always struck me as bizarre that the Republican party chose to be represented by the color red. On the one hand, there have been generations of […]
An Interview with Seth Magaziner
The office of the general treasurer of Rhode Island is currently occupied by 35-year-old Bristol native Seth Magaziner, an investment professional who was elected in a 2014 landslide victory based on his platform […]
Advice from the Trenches: Two Takes on Online Sharing
Dear C; I have a busy life and am a busy person, but I love to write, so I keep a blog. I also post often on Facebook, both about […]
Five Fun Things To Do: July 18 – 24
FRI 20 Sun Tequila Tasting: Sample tequilas and margaritas and pair your favorites with complementary Mexican fare. Savor the flavors and the memories at our photo booth, dance to the […]
AltFacts: Begging Your Pardon
The Same Old Cavalry Let me present you with two scenarios concerning land rights, and then you can let us know which you decide has more merit. In the first, […]
Independent Man: An Interview with Gubernatorial Candidate Luis-Daniel Munoz
It was just after 2pm on a sweltering and downright gorgeous summer day in Providence’s India Point Park. The 43rd annual Cape Verdean Independence Festival had just opened its gates […]