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Interview: John Hodgman

One man's operating system
Long before John Hodgman became universally recognized as the systems-challenged PC in Apple’s ads, he was writing fake trivia for such publications as McSweeney’s and the New York Times Magazine.
By CLEA SIMON | November 21, 2008

We're number 48!

Mass drivers really do suck
Massholes have no business being behind the wheel.
By MIKE MILIARD | June 18, 2008

Behind the immigration debate

Stella Carrera helps newcomers navigate a rigid bureaucracy
Over the desk in Stella Carrera’s cubicle are a few ceramic angels, a colorful bundle of rosary beads, and a cartoon of a fat, lazy American watching a televised protest for immigrants’ rights.
By AMY LITTLEFIELD | April 02, 2008

New Times editor, Ben Dover

Kristol’s op-ed addition marks a sellout to the neocon cabal
This is the disgraceful hiring of a political operative, not a journalist.
By PHILLIPE AND JORGE | January 16, 2008

Editors' picks: Food

Best eats in Quahog County, best Thursday night two-fer, best destination dinner, and more
Spark, Bliss, Pam's Pizza, Duffy's and more.
By PROVIDENCE PHOENIX STAFF | April 17, 2007

Elixir of youth

Fountains of Wayne push their expiration date
After 11 seesaw years in the pop music marketplace, Fountains of Wayne return on a fourth studio album as an unparalleled American pop-rock phenomenon.
By FRANKLIN SOULTS | March 27, 2007

Post-primary revelations

Your superior correspondents approve of this message
Pernod and grapefruit in hand, Phillipe & Jorge offer a little public policy overview while hanging out of our chauffeur-driven Bentley, screaming, “Mira, mira,”
By PHILLIPE & JORGE | September 13, 2006

Road hog

Sundlun seeks a sign of his lasting legacy near the airport
Well, seems like someone has a great deal of time on his hands, now that raccoon-hunting season is over.
By PHILLIPE & JORGE | July 12, 2006

Critics target fight against real ID

Uncivil liberties
Even before the May 1 march that mobilized thousands to march in support of immigrant rights, a spectrum of Rhode Islanders have been strategizing about how to respond to a piece of federal legislation that passed last year without Congressional debate or public hearings.
By VANESSA HUANG | May 24, 2006

Fogarty storms into the gubernatorial fray

Talking Politics
The formal unveiling of Charles Fogarty’s Democratic gubernatorial campaign on Monday should put to rest questions about whether the two-term lieutenant governor has the personality to mount a competitive challenge to GOP governor Donald L. Carcieri.
By IAN DONNIS | March 08, 2006

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