As The ProJo Turns
Twenty-two Providence Journal employees, 12 in news and 10 in advertising, have taken the company up on its latest buyout.
By IAN DONNIS | August 27, 2008

Crossword: ''Flippin' Sweet''

That's how it's gonna be.

By MATT JONES | August 27, 2008

Dept. of gallows humor
Earlier this month, syndicated cartoonist Matt Bors found a new fan in none other than Salim Hamdan, the man tried and convicted for once having been Osama Bin Laden’s driver.
By CLIF GARBODEN | August 20, 2008

Lucky, beautiful, and, now, holy

Rev Run runs straight
He was the king of rock, there was no higher . The sucker MCs, they should call him sire .
By JIM SULLIVAN | August 20, 2008

Should Americans Send Books to Iraq?

Foreign relations
Sending books to Iraq to promote civic culture in Iraq might help you to sleep more soundly. But do small-scale efforts make more than a symbolic impact?
By A.J. PACITTI | August 20, 2008

The ProJo opposes plastic bag use — but it uses plastic bags

Environment
In April, the Providence Journal strongly endorsed reducing use of plastic bags, but the newspaper continues to use more than 100,000 plastic bags a day.
By STEVEN STYCOS | August 20, 2008

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

A stiffly-animated, money-grabbing afterthought
It is Star Wars , but it's also an ad for an upcoming video game and an animated TV series debuting in October.
By BRETT MICHEL | August 20, 2008

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

Lovely, anime charm with a jarring third act
The novel written by Yasutaka Tsutsui in 1965 had been adapted some eight times before this, but never quite so adorably .
By JASON O'BRYAN | August 20, 2008

Blues juniors

Back Door Slam rejuvenate a British tradition
A guitar howls through the streets of downtown Chattanooga just as the sun begins to set, pealing out an elaborately improvised solo pasted onto the end of “Red House.”
By TED DROZDOWSKI | August 19, 2008

Cry babies

Teen talent wails on High School Musical: Get in the Picture
The top brass at Disney knew full well what they were about to unleash when the original High School Musical premiered on the Disney Channel two years ago.
By SHARON STEEL | August 19, 2008

Fans cheer; earth weeps

Radiohead at Comcast Center, August 13, 2008
It’s a bummer that the four-plus hours I spent in my car feeling guilty about barfing loads of carbon into the air is most salient in my mind, because, as always, Radiohead delivered an awe-inspiring show.
By WILL SPITZ | August 19, 2008

Photos: Radiohead in Boston

August 14, 2008 at the Comcast Center, Mansfield, MA

By CARINA MASTROCOLA | August 16, 2008

Mound wisdom

Cartoons of pitchers and catchers talking are a New Yorker staple. What is so funny about rubbers?
The first pitcher/catcher cartoon in the New Yorker was also the simplest.
By MIKE MILIARD | August 19, 2008

Funny fundraiser

Hip cash for Kansas rep
The term “Internet famous” brings a few things to mind.
By JONATHAN SEITZ | August 13, 2008

Crowded stage

Ballet showcase grows and grows
Portland Ballet Company will present its annual Portland Dances! New Works Showcase, a sampler of original jazz, modern, point, and experimental choreography.
By EMILY PARKHURST | August 27, 2008

Not by George

Robot Chicken: Star Wars
A long time ago, on a bricks-and-mortar soundstage far, far away, the last great Star Wars movie was made.
By MIKE MILIARD | August 11, 2008

Hummel splits from ABC6; Planned Parenthood CEO resigns

Politics + media
When Jim Hummel decided to depart last week because of the approach being pursued by new management, it seemed to encapsulate the take-this-paycheck-and-shove-it fantasy of many people.
By IAN DONNIS | August 06, 2008

Over and out for Opie

Newsman takes a walk rather than embrace tabloid lexicon
Jim "Opie" Hummel has been among the handful of local wild and crazy reporters who consistently come up with solid, aggressively pursued, and flashy stories.
By PHILIPPE + JORGE | August 06, 2008

Newsflash!

August 28, 2008 7:31 PM

Stadium half full now

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