Despite its small size, RI has a surprising number of emblematic foods. Many seem random, like the New York System weiner or the Awful-Awful. But others make sense. I’m talking about the seafood. With over 400 miles of coastline, the bounty of Narragansett Bay and the Atlantic Ocean are always close at hand. Summer beach […]
Love is in the air and your legs will be too after a few of these! Aphrodisiacs are foods, drinks or herbs that increase one’s desire for sex. Not all of these work in the same way – some increase testosterone, some may lower cortisol making you more relaxed. Chocolate and strawberries, canonically associated with […]
If there were candy conversation hearts for beer lovers, what would they say? I came up with a few: BEER ME, WYSO, WANNA PINT, HOPPY 4 U, LUKR LOVE, and WILL U BEER MINE? I might be onto something. Conversations via candy might be a more effective way to communicate. From my single-life experience, I […]
Yacht Club Soda, The Official Soda of Rhode Island, and “Sour Grapes” a nationally syndicated comic strip created by Rhode Island resident Tim Jones (that actually has a place in this here magazine, one of the originals to carry the strip, starting back in 2015), have launched an exciting new beverage together: Sour Grapes Soda. […]
Okee dokee folks… I am seriously worried about funding for the arts and for that matter, most other programs that rely on government resources. The Mango Moron has been putting his swishy, Sharpie signature on so many unconstitutional executive orders that it’s hard to keep track. Can Canada please annex New England? At least there […]
In a city bursting at the seams with culinary standouts, it’s difficult not to fixate on the tried and true institutions, the cliches and must-trys of PVD’s restaurant scene. We all know who they are; they’ve been written about extensively, both within these pages and in other local publications. They occupy prime real estate in […]
Everyone in Providence knows about Piazza di Amore, the small Italian restaurant tucked away on a side street off Federal Hill. It’s not one of the big places with valet parking and red neon signs promising “authentic” pasta. It doesn’t even have a sign outside — just a single old-fashioned style lantern, twinkling above a […]
Stereotypically viewed as the final resort to saving a failed relationship, the idea of couples therapy tends to send your average happy couple running for their (love) lives. Similarly, when people fantasize about their ideal Valentine’s Day – filled with giant stuffed teddy bears, intimate dinner dates, and a trail of rose petals, they rarely […]
Ahh, the Love Holiday — marked every year by celebrations both romantic and nonconformist alike. Creativity abounds in non-romantic festivities the likes of Galentine’s, Palentine’s, Palpatine’s, AntiValentine’s, and Single’s Awareness Day (and, for what it’s worth in matters of the heart, World Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Day). Upon the day’s observance, there is a sentiment […]
AI is everywhere; it is becoming an integral part of people’s everyday lives, whether they realize it or not. It simplifies some aspects, confuses others, and can also be a major source of entertainment. I sincerely enjoy having conversations with Alexa, though they’re not much more than question-and-answer. With Valentine’s Day coming up, I decided […]