Month: December 2014

Art Seen: Spoken Word’s Christopher Johnson

If you follow poetry and know anything about spoken word and the art’s local action and inertia, you should know Christopher Johnson’s name. To say that Chris Johnson is a colorful and interesting guy is less than an understatement. He is energized, mysteriously humorous and a walking billboard for where the spoken word performance art thing has taken us. […]

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IMBIBE: Your Guide to the Bloody Mary

It’s that time of year, kids. You know, the time where you’ve shoved chocolate-covered, gin-soaked, cheese-smothered, ham-glazed, bourbon-nutball-smashed-whatever-the-hell-it’s-calleds into your quivering mouth for likely over a month. Happy Holidays. As first-world westerners living upon a New England foundation built from stoic puritanical immigrants, it’s important to flog ourselves once said indulgences are over. Many of […]

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401 Counterculture: Pawtucket’s Mode Merr

Rhode Island has fast become synonymous with creative small business. You can hardly find a street corner or loft office in the Providence or Warwick area not adorned with the humble and vibrant signs of local-owned businesses selling everything from artisan food to eclectic art and handmade furniture. One such office in Pawtucket holds the […]

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