On the Cover
We spoke with cover artist Zoe Anderson about her concept for our year-end cover. You can see more of her work on her website (zanderso.wixsite.com/zoe-anderson) or on Instagram @zoescatmind What […]
Events:
The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Rhodes at Work: Excavating the Future in PVD
Everyone can be a prophet. On a midwinter’s day, walk down South Water Street and face west. You’ll see a pedestrian bridge, half built and under construction. To your right […]
Got Beer? Hope Revived: The beer that launched a thousand ships
I finally did it! I’ve found a cooler-weather seasonal that remembers what it’s supposed to be! After my IPA rant in the last column, I decided to go out of […]
Look Who’s Talking!: Dr. Wendy Schiller says the future of politics hinges on communication skills
What will drive local and national politics in the future? Candidates’ communication abilities, according to Dr. Wendy Schiller, chair of Brown University’s political science department. She expressed this opinion during a wide-ranging […]
Front Bits
Hey! Are you judging us? We see you staring. Stupid looky-loo Judgy McJudgerson with your cover-ogling judging. Don’t you know your idioms? Don’t judge a book by its cover! Yeah, […]
All Our Sisters and Daughters: 2019 is the year of the Indigenous woman politician
The 2018 mid-term election cycle was defined by the mobilization of groups often confined to the margins, and the wind of change that swept in from Indian Country was not […]
Philippe & Jorge’s Cool, Cool World: No Hope: Private embarrassment made public
No Hope Point Tower It was a bit embarrassing – not to mention absurd – to see the Providence City Council roll over like trained circus dogs to override Mayor […]
All You Ever Do Is Give, Give, Give!
People in the arts are often long on passion, but short on cash, and rely on their community to support their efforts. Motif‘s mission is to support the arts because […]
Sustainable, Mindful, Globally Inspired: The Future of Food in RI
I recently found a writing contest that posed the question, “Should we be grateful?” It seems like this question is on many minds. And while I can’t predict the future […]
Bad Time to Quit Carbs
This month, members of the Johnson & Wales University club Operation: Peace, Love & Bread, which is devoted to sharing baked goods with food banks, shelters and other PVD missions, […]