For this new, locally focused side to AltFacts, we find ourselves intrigued by the shenanigans of RI town councils. The Burrilville Town Council has been accused of lying and acting in bad faith by lawyers representing Invenergy, the unpronounceable company that wants to build a new power plant in that town. AltFacts writers remember a […]
Bombs Away. Far, Far Away. Fake news continues to play a prominent role in real news, creating a surreal media Orobourus [pic] that continues to shake the world. It reached new heights (so to speak) recently over Hawaii, when Skynet launched an automated tweet announcing incoming missiles. For about half an hour, many organizations were […]
Jockular Spoiler alert: Although this item addresses sports, we promise it does not include one word about the S*per B*wl, which by now you are all gagging on because of the overstuffed, nacho-flavored, melted-Velveeta-drenched media non-news monster it has become for media folks who need to fill print space and air time until kickoff. You’re welcome. […]
We asked our music writers (and a few others) how they like to get down when they get down. Here’s what they told us: Matthew Curtis: “Get You (feat. Kali Uchis)” – Daniel Caesar “All The Way Down” – Kelela “Special Affair” – The Internet “Wait a Minute!” – Willow “All the Stars (with SZA)” […]
It’s time for Motif’s annual tattoo contest. We’d love to have you participate. Please vote! For best results, zoom in on your browser to see the work in its full glory! Voting will end on Feb 7 – please, one vote per person. Winners will be announced in our annual, collectible tattoo issue, which hits the streets […]
MON, WED, FRI, SAT Ice Bumper Cars: What’s more exciting than bumper cars? How about bumper cars on ice? Slide and bump around the Ice Rink in brightly colored, round cars. Mon / Fri, 10am-6pm; Wed / Sat, 10pm-midnight. Providence City Center, 2 Kennedy Plaza, PVD. theprovidencerink.com/bumper-cars WED 10 Glow Volleyball & After Party (Adult Co-ed Social Sports): Show your skills […]
Opened: Heng Thai Rotisserie. From the owners of TONG-D in Barrington and South Kingston, this new spot in PVD serves classic style Thai street food. 165 Angell St, PVD. hengpvd.com Wow Barbecue Providence. Behind Tealuxe on Thayer is a Chinese barbeque opening their third location (first in RI). See if it makes you say, “Wow!” 183 Angell […]
A hospital stay for a Rhode Island resident meant she was not able to use her physician-directed medical marijuana, which she said resulted in negative physical effects, only cured when she began using it again without hospital staff’s knowledge. RI legalized medical marijuana in 2006, and since then, roughly 19,000 people statewide have received certifications […]
Whether to consider deaths and injuries from guns a public health problem, and therefore to bring to bear the statistical tools of epidemiology, has been a substantial controversy since at least the 1990s. Gun rights attorney Don Kates was the lead author with four professors of biology and medicine of a seminal and influential 1994 […]
2017 Perhaps only Phillipe and Jorge know how difficult keeping the Cool, Cool World going for over 38 years has been, but this past year has been especially challenging in a world seemingly gone mad. As Jorge’s brilliant friend the Sun Queen recently put it, “Just a bunch of creators and destroyers, wandering around earth […]