Locale Profile: The Torchbearer — Professional Tattooing by True Artists
If you’re old like me, you remember a day when getting a tattoo was considered edgy, even deviant. Nowadays, tattoos are much more mainstream, and yet another means of self […]
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The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Got Beer? Revival’s Jenn’s Mocha Stout
Believe it or not, I’m a bit old fashioned. I prefer to pay with cash because it still works if the lights go out, I like cooking over a fire because […]
Got Beer? Big Doings at the Guild
The Isle Brewers Guild has hit the ground running in 2018, with the announcement of two new partners at their Pawtucket beer co-op. Night Shift Brewing, which has garnered […]
Curing Ill-Advised Piercing Combos
In many ways, the least qualified person to assess your appearance is … you. First of all, you can check yourself from front on – but that’s only one angle. […]
Visible Cloth, Invisible Bodies: Rhode Island Textiles and Southern Slavery in the 19th Century
As Black History Month is celebrated this February, the nation honors the history and contributions of African Americans. The University of Rhode Island Alan Shawn Feinstein College of Education and […]
Pin-up: Briana L Kearns
How many tattoos do you have? Three! What do you never leave home without? I just feel lost without my jewelry. What’s your favorite local recurring event? WaterFire, of course. […]
Epic Theatre Turns in a Satisfying Milk Like Sugar
There is nothing more satisfying than that first crackle as you tap your spoon into the rock hard top of a crème brulee. Five simple household ingredients – cream, vanilla, […]
Historic Lippitt House is the star in Strange Attractor’s latest piece, “Back to the Work”
No matter what subject they have set their sights on, Strange Attractor Theatre brings to it a thirst for knowledge and a quest to understand the human side of a […]
God Is Not A Black Woman
On December 12, 2017, during the Alabama Senate elections, Roy Moore — who was close to losing — stated on video that “God is always in control,” as he refused […]
Salve Regina French Film Festival 2018
The 13th annual Salve Regina French Film Festival take place from Sunday, Febrary 25, through Thursday, March 8. There are a total of six films, said French professor Dean de la […]