Awesome hero of feminism Jessica Valenti is speaking at Brown tonight. I probably can’t go but you all totally should. Tell her I say hi and if she wants to meet me for a drink afterwards, I’ll be at Local 121 wearing a t-shirt with her face on it. Jessica Valenti is the founder and […]
Farm Fresh RI and Local 121 co-host a screening of the documentary Tablelands, tonight in the Speakeasy at Local 121. Tablelands is a culinary expedition in search of the people, place and taste of North American small scale, sustainable food production. Director Chris Noble argues for the re-location of North American food systems and a
The Brown Sustainable Food Initiative presents the second half of the Food and Climate Change Series: A Lecture by Anna Lappé. Lappé is a bestselling author known for her research and writing on food politics, globalization, and social change. Her first book, Hope’s Edge: The Next Diet for a Small Planet (2002), co-authored with her
All of the traditional dishes of Thanksgiving are there for a reason. Turkey, sweet potatoes, pumpkin pie – all of these veggies are in season right here in Rhode Island. Do your holiday food shopping and support local farmers at the last day of the Hope High Farmers’ Market. There will be butternut squash, pumpkins,
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I like Elizabeth Roberts. Some people think the only solution to our state’s current economic crisis is to rile up anti-immigrant sentiments and chat on talk radio about how much he would love to eliminate the state income tax. It’s nice to see someone up top paying attention to real solutions for building Rhode Island’s
Everyone’s been obsessing over the presidential election. It’s the easiest race to follow, but it’s common for even the most well-informed voter to enter the booth and not know what the hell all these other races and ballot questions mean. Question 2 – the Open Space and Recreation Development Bond – has gotten very little
First, hit up the RIPTA service cut hearings at 5:30, at the Elmwood Community Center in Providence, 155 Niagra St. I want to clarify that these cuts will make it impossible to get to and from the West Side, or the University of Rhode Island, or pretty much anywhere, after 7pm. Then, scurry over to
The world is a complicated place. I’m still trying to wrap my head around this Wall St. crash/ government bailout/ shift to socialism only when convenient for the wealthy situation. But I think we can all agree that Gov. Sarah “Wuz the Bush Doctrine?” Palin is NOT qualified to be VP. (I know that
To all the hetero ladies: I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – the anti-choice movement is coming after your birth control. Senator Hillary Clinton, proving that she is pretty rad when it comes to those monolithic “women’s issues,” has a great op-ed in the NYTimes today. LAST month, the Bush administration launched
All of us at the dose would like to formally endorse Representative David Segal for reelection in district 2… Oops word is he already won… Congrats Davey Dave!! Coming soon. Liveblogging the victory party right now at Nick-a-nees
Fucking rad. The rock duo Heart is the latest group to publicly veto a stump song, condemning the McCain-Palin ticket for using its ’70s hit “Barracuda” as the theme for Gov. Sarah Palin. Sarah Palin’s views and values in NO WAY represent us as American women,” Heart members Ann and Nancy Wilson told Entertainment Weekly
Opens today! Brown University Farmers’ Market Every Wednesday, 11am-2pm Wriston Quad, just off of Thayer and George St. Featuring fruits, veggies, cheese, bread, honey, cookies, pies, coffee, and more from RI growers and producers.
Gustav begins to rage over Louisiana just three years after Katrina. I checked out the doppler radar on CNN and this is what I got: Dude, Gustav looks like a total ass hole but WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT OTHER THING OFF THE COAST OF FLORIDA? Tropical storm Hanna, and she’s still just a tropical
It’s all about Sarah Haskin’s Target Women on Current TV. Here’s one of my faves: Between this and Kristen Schaal segments on the Daily Show, I’m all set. Check this next Target Women on Suffrage. And pay special attention about 2 minutes and 20 seconds in.
Hold on to your birth control, ladies! John McCain has chosen experience maven Sarah Palin as his running mate! The Alaska Governor, formerly a beauty queen and the mayor of a suburb of Anchorage, has been in office for a whopping two years. She likes Jesus, or at least the version of Jesus that doesn’t
Word that Scott Mackay is leaving the Providence Journal has brought a dark cloud over my sunny day. (Though reading his kick-ass statement made me feel a little better…) Newspapers are going down the tubes. Downsizing is necessary, they say, as there’s just not a profit in this biz anymore. And what is the Belo