Aries: Trying to figure out how you want to use and direct your resources requires some serious thinking. The picture gets clearer after the 20th when Mercury goes direct. You’ll also get a boost of energy from Mars, especially in the area of shared resources. As December rolls around, you receive some favorable reviews. Taurus: You find yourself […]
It perches, raptor-like, atop a kiosk lined with brochures and guides. This MeconoMorph “Seed” landed in the Providence Convention Center on Jan 23, 2019. Since then, hundreds of visitors have lingered and moved slowly around the installation. “A lot of people who come through here stop for this one,” said Richard Muserlian, a visitors center […]
This year, for the very first time, PVD will experience Vegan Restaurant Week — a weeklong celebration of the best vegan cuisine in the area. With tons of participating restaurants and eateries, PVD Vegan Restaurant Week is being kicked off with a bang. I caught up with the creator and organizer of PVD Vegan Restaurant […]
At a RISD art sale some 30 years ago, there was one student selling t-shirts who stood out from the crowd. “He had single-sheet copies of a manifesto called ‘Phenomonology’ that came with the shirt,” says Ethan Maytum, the former Brown visual arts / semiotics concentrator who remembers being one of the artist’s very first […]
In 1988, RISD student Al Read bonded with a fellow skateboard fan and new student who went on to make a giant impression on the art world. As the years passed, Al moved from pizza chef at Fellini’s to owner of the highly regarded Nice Slice Pizza, which embraced Brown and RISD students for years […]
Note: Read our additional coverage on Shepard Fairey and his visit to PVD here: Talent Spotting: The artist’s first sale Slice of Wall with Your Slice of Pizza?: Shepard Fairey’s art at Nice Slice A Head of Her Time: An interview with mural subject Anjel Newmann Accessing All AS220 has to Offer: An update on […]
Aries: Retrograde Mercury cautions against impulsive spending and taking out loans, and advises you to scrutinize all paperwork related to finances. Keep your eye on the ball. The world continues to unfold before you with new insights, broader outlook and far-reaching ideas. Someone tries to be nice, but you see through it. Taurus: You are working out […]
On September 4 Avenue N American Kitchen’s chef and owner, Nick Rabar, debuted as the host of “Heated,” a new television series produced by Rhode Island PBS. Not only did I want to call Nick immediately and ask to be part of the show — I mean, congratulate him — I also realized it has […]
Even if you’re not a fan of horror, you’ve heard of Stephen King. It’s hard not to, as he has written more books than most any other three authors put together, and currently sits atop his own publishing house, scribbling away on napkins that somehow morph into bestsellers every few months. But this is about […]