This one hurts. A report in Providence Monthly confirms what many had feared — Acme Video has closed its doors forever. Tony Pacitti writes that “Acme was a piece of history itself.” It was a living artifact. It was the one place left in the city where everyone could go and engage with movies the …
Stefan Fatsis takes Hasbro to the woodshed in The New York Times, Sunday for its increasing neglect of the Scrabble community. Reporting on the recent demise of the National Scrabble Association — the original NSA, and the game’s organizing body for more than 25 years now — due to lack of financial support, he suggests …
(2.20) “Station Nation: A Reflection On the Station Nightclub Fire,” a commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the Station Nightclub Fire, will be held Wednesday night at the First Baptist Church on North Main Street. According to the Providence Phoenix, The program will feature dramatic texts, performances, dance sequences, and songs | 9:30 pm, speakers …
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We are deeply saddened by the passing of Demand Progress’s Aaron Swartz. Friends and family have issued a statement and created a memorial page, here. Aaron was a dear friend, and an ideological brother in arms. buy viagra from india As others have spoken to at great length, he was indeed a passionate advocate for …
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Aaron Swartz, Reddit co-founder and internet activist, took his own life Friday at his Brooklyn apartment. Swartz also co-founded Demand Progress with former Rhode Island state representative — and co-creator of the Providence Daily Dose — David Segal. Together they were instrumental in getting the Hollywood-backed SOPA bill tabled indefinitely. But Swartz’s activism had led …
So how was Curt Schilling managing expenses as he furnished his nascent 38 Studios? The Providence Journal reports that among the items for sale in yesterday’s depressing auction were “dozens of Aeron office chairs.” These trendy ergonomic chairs — which come in at just under $1,000 — have become one of those signifying must-haves for …
From those of us who “saddened” it by lamenting that its cartoon of Gordon Fox as a shoe-shine boy might have racist undertones. From the AP: PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Providence Journal says it’s “saddened” some readers have been offended by an editorial cartoon depicting a mixed-race Rhode Island lawmaker as a shoeshine boy…. The …