Sometimes The Rain, Sometimes The Sea is a whimsical fable about love between humans and non-humans. Brown University’s production, written by Julia Izumi and directed by Kate Bergstrom, was inspired by the classic Hans Christian Andersen story The Little Mermaid. Karishma Swarup had an appealing sweetness as the Rain Cloud, who falls in love […]
Our annual Cannabis Issue continues to be a controversial thrill ride. It is traditionally our fastest moving single issue, and yet it is also the one most likely to get us in trouble – with readers and advertisers. We’re glad that each year seems to bring a little less of the negative and a little […]
The commission created last year by the Rhode Island General Assembly to study legalizing recreational cannabis has missed its reporting deadline of March 1, 2018, and a possible extension remains mired in disagreement between the two legislative chambers. Proponents want to regulate and tax cannabis for recreational purposes similarly to alcohol. Although the study commission […]
Mike Messier is the founder of the Avalonia Festival, a short-film festival that recently started in Providence. After a successful first event last December, they’re following up with a second festival on April 20 at Rhodywood Studios, AKA The Brooklyn Coffee and Tea House. I had a chance to talk with Messier about the upcoming festival […]
If running with the bulls is on your bucket list, but your bucket isn’t full of enough funds to get you to Pamplona, PVD’s got you covered. On Sunday, April 29, Providence Roller Derby is teaming up with Amos House to put on an event that helps local men, women and children who are in crisis and […]
Most people know about the famous cannabinoids like delta-9-THC and CBD; however, there are many other cannabinoids present in the cannabis plants that people might not know about. And they, too, have therapeutic benefits. Delta-8-THC This lesser-known cousin to delta-9-THC has far weaker psychotropic properties but has amazing anti-nausea and appetite stimulation benefits. Delta-8-THC also connects […]
One of the arguments lawmakers have used to support legalization of cannabis is that taking cannabis away from the drug dealer supply chain will reduce the likelihood that those dealer’s customers will “upgrade” to harder drugs or opiates. Customers buying illegal weed, the argument goes, now have regular contact with a dealer, who is essentially […]
Every time marijuana legalization is brought up, there’s someone clutching their pearls and yelling, “But what of the children?” And it’s a valid concern, but the truth is, according to national surveys, use among people younger than 18 has gone down a bit since 2009 and has remained unchanged since 2013. But maybe that’s to […]
Aries: Expect power struggles with someone in authority or with someone who thinks they are the authority. They become controlling and dictatorial. You are having none of it. Your independent streak is strong and you’re flexing that muscle. A lucky break on the financial end of things helps a lot. A busy social life eases your […]
JARheads Phillipe and Jorge are a bit late to the party concerning the Sinclair Broadcasting/Channel 10 debacle over shilling for President Pussy Grabber, but we’ve never been averse to putting the boot in once a man is down. To be brief, Sinclair, which is owner of WJAR-Channel 10 and nearly 200 other local stations in the […]