Spring Guide Asparagus Trivia
Answers: 1. Yes! But only 25% of people have the gene needed to detect the scent. Go smell someone’s pee to test your genetic makeup! We’ll wait. 2. It’s high in an amino acid that acts as a diuretic. 3. They took it to the Alps to freeze. Pretty old school. 4. California, Michigan and Washington. […]
Top 5 Fun Things To Do: February 28 – March 6
THU 1 M*A*S*H at the Warwick Public Library: Throwback Thursday to 1970 ‘Nam and check out this classic film! 7pm, Warwick Public Library, 600 Sandy Lane, Warwick. warwicklibrary.org Wealth and Wellness Girls Night Out: Learn about strategies for self-defense, financial stability, essential oils, makeup tips and more. All proceeds go to the RI Coalition Against […]
Interview with Cover Artist Jason Robert LeClair
Green: it’s the color of budding spring, the color of St. Patrick’s Day, and the color of eco-consciousness, which is rarely as top-of-mind as when the baby plants start busting out. So in this issue, we’ve covered all those bases, in our mix of articles and in our think-globally-but-keep-your-feet-on-the ground cover art by RI illustrator, […]
Brain Week Brain Teasers
Science and creativity are two things Rhode Island is really good at, and Brain Week RI (Mar 10 – 18) aims to showcase both in a week full of fun and educational events designed to promote research into mental illness. We spoke with co-founders Hakon Heimer and Victoria Heimer-McGinn about the upcoming events. “This year […]
St. Patrick’s Day Parade Routes
UPDATE: The Newport route drawing is incorrect. The parade does kick off from Newport City Hall, but then runs through Washington Square, down Thames Street and ends at St. Augustine’s Church. Grab your green and stake out a spot along one of RI’s St. Paddy’s Day Parade routes. If you don’t get a prime spot, don’t […]
Opinion: Guns — The Facts, the History, the Philosophy
I am an outlier in the debate about guns. I’m a Northeasterner, and most of my friends are very unfamiliar with guns. There are exceptions, but on social media the most common view I see expressed is to wonder why anyone would want a gun, to wonder why they are legal for civilians to own […]
How I Became the Motif Weatherman
Weather is an endlessly fascinating topic: It affects everybody and can literally be a matter of life and death. Forecasting seems to many some kind of black art, but the basic principles are fairly simple: Collect a lot of observations, plug them into a set of theoretical models, and turn the crank repeatedly to advance […]