Build Up to Beervana with Providence Beer Week
So, you may have heard of this thing called Beervana, the Nirvana for beer nerds. But such beer lovers — and food lovers and socialites and human beings alike — […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Pin-up: Daniela Dawson – October 2016
What do you never leave home without? Ray bans (at least one of three very special pairs) What’s your favorite book? House of Leaves by Mark Danielewski What’s your […]
Know Your Mom and Pop: MUSE
Gift-giving has seemingly become a thing of the past, with gift cards becoming the quick (though perhaps thoughtless) fix to guarantee a happy receiver. Even when an actual gift is […]
Massimo: An Insider’s Look
Twice my editor has saved me from falling into complete despair after leaving Greece. Last year, it was with an application for a writing fellowship (which I didn’t get, but […]
Film Review: SEED, the Untold Story
SEED, the Untold Story would be worth watching if only for the lush beauty of its visuals; the opening sequence is pure art, glowing and smoldering with fecund life. Jewel-like ovules […]
Film Review: Author: The JT LeRoy Story
In the late 1990s, JT LeRoy was a force of nature in the book world — the street-hustling son of a truck stop prostitute came out of unknown obscurity and […]
Pub Amble: Through the Murky Waters of the Ocean State
When I go out, I like the comfort of areas I know, like Thayer, Wickenden, Downtown or Olneyville. But on my latest excursion, I made my way south to a place shrouded […]
Lunar Notes
Aries: People, the good, the bad and the ugly, are in your face and you can’t escape them. There are those you don’t wish to escape from, while others you […]
Book Review: Mark Binder’s Transmit Joy!
Kids, usually regardless of their age, love being read to (some adults can appreciate this as well, which is why there is a market for audio books). There’s something […]
Film Review: Little Men
Jake and Tony are a pair of unlikely friends who become best friends when Jake’s grandfather passes away and his family moves into the grandfather’s Brooklyn apartment. As the two […]