“They look like my wife’s hair,” David Strenio said as he guided the cavatappi pasta cascading from the extruder in perfectly formed ringlets. His wife, Priscilla Moritz, a woman with, indeed, a head of curly hair, laughed and shouted, “On a good hair day!” while sweeping the floor of Prica Farina, the homemade pasta and cheese shop […]
There really isn’t anything better than Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Fortunate Son,” but everyone knows that. “Rock ‘n’ Roll Evacuation” — Electric Six “Career Opportunities” — The Clash “Rise” — Public Image Limited “Dreamworld” — Midnight Oil “1933” — Frank Turner
I recently heard Slash say new rock ‘n’ roll was dead till Greta Van Fleet came along. Fair enough, everyone has a right to their opinion. But most don’t have their own column to say that is bullshit. I do. I saw them last Columbus Day weekend and at first it was really amazing — […]
Tom West is a local pop artist behind the protest sign that graces our cover. He said of the sign, “When Trump got elected, I wanted to do political art, but I didn’t want to glorify his image. I think anyone who did anything with his face was buying into the whole cartoon of him […]
Cannabis legalization is not inevitable, and recent progress is in large part thanks to the hard work of drug policy activists and advocates for medical marijuana who for decades haven’t stopped fighting for the rights of cannabis users in the face of victories and defeats alike. I became involved in cannabis activism back in college when […]
Muggs Fogarty has become something of a PVD essential. Right up there with trolley busses and Brown University students crossing the street in dream-like trances, the city just wouldn’t be the same without them. A musician both in Lookers and on their own as Sweetpea Pumpkin, a bona-fide published poet, a multifaceted massage therapist and […]
“We must not look at goblin men, We must not buy their fruits: Who knows upon what soil they fed Their hungry thirsty roots?” “Come buy,” call the goblins Hobbling down the glen. – Goblin Market by Christina Rossetti Rebecca Maxfield’s Head Trick Theatre concludes its 2018-19 season with Goblin Market, the musical theater adaptation […]
Jim Taricani is a retired investigative reporter, well known for his work at WJAR NBC 10, where he founded the station’s I-Team. He was sentenced to six months of home confinement for refusing a court order to divulge a source related to his work on the federal investigation into then PVD mayor Buddy Cianci. Throughout his […]
Most people don’t think twice about the necessity of filing taxes, though it’s often considered an agonizing affair. Yet to 17-year-old Aleita Cook, knowing how to do her taxes, how to register to vote and how to serve on a jury aren’t skills she was exposed to because throughout her education in the Providence school system, […]
There is something inherently flawed about the notion that actions speak louder than words. The creation of words is an action, and in a world where matters so often get out of hand, a lot can be said for the idea that the pen is mightier than the sword. Armchair activism, as it is sometimes […]