(4.25) Aah, the mitigated joy of inheriting grandma’s Victorian hair jewelry. It can be quite beautiful, still . . . hair. On Wednesday jeweler/historian Karen Bachmann and artist Nafis White will lead a discussion of how the practice of hairwork speaks across centuries and cultures in “HairBrained: Hair as holder of memory/artistic medium.” Master jeweler/historian …
Long hair, crew cuts, braids, afros, fades, mohawks, dreads, facial hair, fake hair, weaves, perms, dyes, relaxers — shining, gleaming, streaming, flaxen, waxen. Learn all about the cultural history of hair at HairBrained, the new exhibition at the Providence Public Library downtown. From Rapunzel to Angela Davis: it’s all here. This is an extensive survey …
“I was Rhode Island born and Rhode Island bred, and when I die I’ll be [clap, clap] Rhode Island dead!” You know the rest. Good luck to the URI Rams in their match against the Oregon Ducks today. The winner heads to Kansas City to play the Michigan Wolverines in the Sweet Sixteen. Okay, can …
StyleWeek Northeast 2014 starts tonight with all events being held in one place this time around. Jenna Pelletier at the ProJo has this event covered complete with a schedule of events and list of designers with what to expect from each. StyleWeek Northeast is rolling out the runway once again. The latest installation of the …
According to a recent piece in New York Magazine Tom Brady — at the urging of wife Gisele — was recently seen “visiting a hair-transplant specialist in Cranston, Rhode Island.” That would be our very own Dr. Leonard of course. The New York Times has also picked up the story which started with the National …
Just eleven days to go until IndieArts Festival downtown. For the second year in a row, I’ll be judging the General Burnside Facial Hair Contest. We’ll be filling you in with details as we get closer to the event, unless we forget to like with SoundSession, but this is just a heads-up in case you …
… say something! Consider this either a suggestion or a warning — the Whole Foods at University Heights is hosting its first singles night tonight from 6pm to 8pm, with Kim Zandy from 92 PRO FM. There will be games, prizes and food sampling. Look, we’re all just looking for love in this crazy world, …
Maybe I’m the last one to find out about this. It would appear that Ricky Gervais (of Extras glory — one of the best shows ever) had honestly hoped this would never surface. I still can’t believe my eyes. The 80’s just will not stay dead. (It’s Seona Dancing, btw). [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6G9uGPQsVNk&feature=related]
Ambrose Burnside wasn’t a very good general. Sure, he seemed like a nice guy, but he wasn’t so good at the whole commanding of armies thing. In fact, his Wikipedia entry describes him as “obstinate, unimaginative, and unsuited both intellectually and emotionally for high command.” Plus he was the first-ever president of the NRA. Yikes!! …
Big plans are afoot to generate more activity in and around Kennedy Plaza this summer, including poor little Burnside Park. There are some regular weekly events planned, like a Friday Farmers’ Market, as well as some big events such as the Heineken Latino Celebration July 6th (please tell me they’re planning a Dos Equis Oktoberfest) …
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Big News for Wild Colonial dames — New Mirror in the Ladies’ Room!Of course, this should benefit both men and women one way or another, but a big thanks to Mo nonetheless. Tonight is Pub Quiz, a trivia contest with cool prizes. Form your own team, maximum four people. Just show up — rules are …
I have never really been told what my responsibilities are supposed to be around here, but I know I’m the go-to gal for all things ‘Andrew W.K.’ and here’s the latest. It seems the talented boys over at Lucid T.V. have executed a couple of Andrew-themed comic strips, one of which has elaborated a new …
… we would do lame stories like this. Tonight TLC will be broadcasting Miss America Live starting at 8:00 PM. This is the culmination of an utterly inexcusable reality series documenting the pageant’s effort to drag the gals into the 21st century… confronting hair spray addictions, and… okay, it was mostly about hair. But here’s …