Providence is a haven for weirdness and weirdos. This is what makes the town so great. Where else can your day start with a phone call from a Cheyenne “hobo,” checked in to the RI Hospital for a suicide attempt, and end with synth rock played in a downtown “gay” bar full of rockers, trannies, […]
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
Least hot look for a guy, ever. The New York Times reports that in a recent interview on MTV, Barack Obama (a man who knows a thing or two about style) dismissed ‘anti-baggy pants’ ordinances as a waste of time (agreed) but added, …brothers should pull up their pants… some people might not want to
I’m a day or two behind this AP article in which the Rev. Jay Scott Newman, a South Carolina Roman Catholic priest, has asked parishioners to refrain from receiving Holy Communion if they voted for Barack Hussein Obama because of the Democratic president-elect’s pro-choice stance. In fact, the good reverend declared that supporting Obama “constitutes material cooperation with
… your puppy made cissy on the carpet again. The Secret Service has announced its new code names for the Obamas (super-duper secret so don’t tell anybody). According to HuffPo, The new First Family has been issued code names by the Secret Service. Barack Obama’s is ‘Renegade’, Michelle Obama’s is ‘Renaissance’, Malia Obama’s is ‘Radiance’,
This evening Brown’s Department of Africana Studies continues its post-election week run of free public events with contemporary Black intellectuals and artists. Shola Lynch, a young filmmaker who in 2004 completed a documentary on the legendary Shirley Chisholm, will be joined by Ray Watson of the Mt. Hope Neighborhood Association and renowned professor of Africana
From Washington Monthly’s Steve Benen: “Joe Lieberman adopted the role of Republican attack dog early on, but as the election draws near, he’s hoping the political world has a very short memory. Lieberman, a self-proclaimed “independent Democrat” who was chosen by McCain to make the case against Obama at the Republican National Convention in early
From Jalopnik: “Seventeen years ago, Ken Imhoff watched Cannonball Run and became so enamored with the Lamborghini Countach in the film, he hand-built his own, in his basement. In what we imagine might be the most Jalopnik build ever undertaken, Ken designed and fabricated his own tig-welded frame, installed a thoroughly massaged 351 cubic inch
7pm in 115 Macmillan Hall (on Thayer, next to Science Library), 23 year-old Iraq vet Kris Goldsmith speaks about his experience fighting in Iraq: Kris enlisted in the Army at age 18 and was deployed to Iraq in January 2005. He soon found out that the American military presence was unwelcom by most Iraqis, and
The corporations that are jacking up health care costs, cutting benefits and coverage, all while making record profits, are coming to Providence. PVD is one of the 10 lucky cities in the country where America’s Health Insurance Plans, the trade group for the nation’s insurance industry, will be stopping as a part of their national “listening tour,” in
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Threshold issue: the President of the United States must believe that dinosaurs walked the earth millions of years ago. Sarah Palin could become our president and we absolutely have a right and a need to know if she believes in science. If this constitutes an attack on her faith, sobeit. After 8 years of faith-based
In May CNN correspondent Drew Griffin launched an investigation critical of the TSA’s bloated ‘Watch List’. Shortly thereafter, his name was on it, and traveling became considerably more difficult for Mr. Griffin. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) recently questioned the secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff (why does he still have a job?!!) about this
Tonight is Cruisin’ Night at the A&W Root Beer Stand on Route 44 in Greenville, Smithfield. Every Tuesday night from 5PM to 9PM proud car-owners park their Corvettes, Mustangs, Model Ts and ’57 Chevy’s for you to ogle and covet. But don’t touch the chrome or you will pull back a bloody stump. Well, don’t