When Providence Perfume Company owner Charna Ethier offered to let me sample an all-natural perfume whose ingredients list included some obscure thing called “ambergris,” I was initially a bit skeptical. I remembered hearing once that they put skunk urine in some perfumes (is that true?). But I was also overwhelmingly optimistic. This was over a […]
It was supposed to be an ordinary film shoot. Ordinary, that is, if you’re filming the third installment of a horror movie franchise. The corridors were already prepped with squibs and blood bags. The climactic chase through the Rhode Island State House’s rotunda was choreographed. The cast and crew were just waiting for the director […]
Few cartoons and actions figures are as iconic, popular and recognizable as Transformers. Whether you grew up with the ’80s TV series, the original 1988 film or even the current blockbuster franchise, you most likely know the difference between an Autobot and a Decepticon. The original voices behind the eternal foes Optimus Prime and Megatron, […]
Every campus develops a unique, symbiotic relationship with its surrounding community (depending on who you’re talking to, some might call it a parasitic one). Some establishments thrive, but only because of the steady business from students. The school year just marks the busy season at the end of a slower summer. So where do the collegiates at […]
Do you like “Curb Your Enthusiasm”? Best In Show? Sketch comedy shows like “Key and Peele” and “Saturday Night Live”? Then you are a fan of improv. What’s that you say? You’re not familiar with the genre? You’ve never been to an improv show? Odds are you have been a fan for years without even […]
Providence Honk Festival (Pronk!) celebrates music, but probably not the way you’re used to seeing it celebrated. On October 12, Wickenden Street in Providence will become unusually brassy. Local favorites, like The Extraordinary Rendition Band and What Cheer? Brigade, as well as guests flying in from other locales, will fill the autumn air with a mix […]
Fall usually brings to mind change — the leaves turn, people head back to school, new friends are made. And a perfect way to bring a new group of friends closer is to play a board game. Now, I’m not talking about Scrabble, LIFE, Sorry!, and the notorious Monopoly. All of these are timeless classics […]
The sun sank behind the silhouetted structures of downtown Providence, and I was about to embark on the trail of one of the 20th century’s most prolific writers of horror and suspense. Little did I know that it would almost lead me down a path of absolute emotional and physical agony. NecronomiCon is about to […]
Prepare your taste buds as Rhode Island kicks off its 17th annual Pawtucket Arts Festival with the Blackstone River Party, or “The Taste of the Valley,” which is an event that’s just as exciting as it sounds. The month-long celebration of Rhode Island’s art and culture scene begins at 6pm at Slater Memorial Park, in […]
East Providence Arts Council is launching their inaugural arts and music festival, “The Looff,” on August 22 from 10am – 8pm in Riverside. You might be asking right about now: What’s a Looff? Like, the thing you use in the shower? No, not even close. “We wanted a real brand for our festival, like Bonnaroo or Burning Man,” […]