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Speaking of public radio, NPR this morning relayed a story about Somali rapper K'Naan , who -- because he grew up amid the discharge of rocket-propelled grenades in a war-torn capital -- views the tough tales of American gangsta rappers as being pretty...
One of the more interesting things to arrive in the N4N mailbag of late was several issues of Tales of Rocky Point Park, Pawtucket-based artist Jason Mayoh's comic book about the dear departed amusement park. These make for a good read, for Rocky...
A few odds and ends . . . -- Ed Fitzpatrick and yours truly write about the push in RI for the National Popular Vote. During the Monday evening fundraiser, New Yorker writer Hendrik Hertzberg, a one-time speechwriter for Jimmy Carter, described the Electoral...
[Asher at Frog and Toad in Providence] With the economy in rough shape, it makes more sense than ever to support locally owned businesses this holiday season. I write about the topic -- and offer some suggestions -- in this week's Phoenix: While some...
I had the pleasure of attending a spirted party a few weeks back at the Pawtucket home of Laurel Casey , the chanteuse and provocateur. Sadly, Laurel's Wednesday night residency at the Sidebar is coming to an end. One can only hope that another local...
The New York Times has published a lengthy Big, Important news story on each of the last two Sundays, first looking at the media-military industrial complex constituted by Barry McCaffrey , and then yesterday examining how a putative fiscal watchdog like...
From the Foundry Artists : Do your holiday shopping early!!! Foundry Artists Holiday Show The Pawtucket Armory 172 Exchange Street Pawtucket, RI 02860 Opening Reception Thursday, December 4th, 5-9pm Show and Sale Friday, December 5th, 12-8pm Saturday...
In this week's Phoenix, Greg Cook writes about how the bad economy is affecting arts and culture in RI : In September and October, Trinity's The Dreams of Antigone played to 90 percent capacity, Columbus says, but that was driven by the sale of...
From City Hall: PROVIDENCE – Mayor David N. Cicilline today urged the Providence City Council take action on two proposed pension ordinances that have been pending before the Council for nearly two months. “Every week they remain stalled is an insult...
The latest incarnation of this cool Providence holiday tradition -- focused on a chance to buy works from local creative types -- returns with an opening from 5-9 pm this Friday. Craftland is an annual holiday sale in downtown Providence, RI that celebrates...
The just-past holiday has a big food component, so if you missed the Q+A with David Byrne in last week's Phoenix, check out the musician's answer to this all-important local query: I'VE SAVED THIS QUESTION FOR LAST, BUT I AM COMPELLED TO ASK...
This Brown University event sounds like a winner: As part of the opening celebrations for the student-curated exhibition Jews and American Comics: The New Generations, famed comic artist and director of the Center for Cartoon Studies, James Sturm, will...
You've heard about this underground . Now it's time for the real thing . In this week's Phoenix, Greg Cook writes about the unexpected world that Peter Goldberg found in Providence's combined overflow sewer project. The steely, gritty...
House Speaker William J. Murphy gets a cameo in the current (third) season of Showtime's Brotherhood . He calls it "a very small cameo appearance," and he would not disclose further details. However . . . WARNING -- SPOILER ALERT. If you...
Shaula Clark has the skinny on the Steel Yard's annual Iron Pour : Fiery infernos, white-hot metal, spooky devil music, and a "pumpkin-flinging trebuchet" -- surely, this is what Halloween was created for. Furnaces and spectators are officially...
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