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Culinary news; carping ’bout Kimye; Republicans’ Feet lodged in mouth

Corporate Elvis merger
When meat packer (no jokes, please) Hormel recently acquired Skippy peanut butter, Phillipe and Jorge could only think of one person: Elvis!

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | January 09, 2013

RIP, Richard Walton; speaking truth to power; folks we love

An irreplaceable man
Flags have been at half-mast at Casa Diablo all week as your superior correspondents mourn the passing of a great man.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | January 02, 2013

West on the new political landscape

Q&A
Darrell West, former political science professor at Brown University, moved to the Brookings Institution think tank in Washington a few years back. But he never quite left Rhode Island behind.

By: DAVID SCHARFENBERG | January 02, 2013

Last tango in Pawtucket

Dance Dept.
"This is an end of an era for Providence Tango," Robin Pfahning says.

By: PHILIP EIL | January 07, 2013

A crowded field is gearing up to unseat Chafee

The race is (already) on
There will be plenty on the political calendar this coming year to titillate Rhode Island's chattering classes.

By: DAVID SCHARFENBERG | December 27, 2012

At the Arcade, micro-living

Real Estate
Once upon a time, Providence's Westminster Arcade represented a novel idea: an indoor shopping mall where customers could find a variety of merchants under one roof.

By: PHILIP EIL | December 26, 2012

Our favorite dead celebs; one more nod for Thom and Tom; huzzah to J.R. and Teny

Honor roll
The end of the year always brings a list of deceased celebrities, whatever that has come to mean when every plastic surgery-deformed slag on a Real Housewives of (insert city here, but "Human Zoo Hell on Earth" will easily substitute) claims to be a star.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | December 26, 2012

This year’s follies highlight the biggest problem in Rhode Island politics: amateurism

State House blunders
About halfway through Democrat Anthony Gemma's ridiculous Congressional campaign, I began to wonder if it was all an elaborate piece of performance art.

By: DAVID SCHARFENBERG | December 19, 2012

Donuts from the sky

Baked Goods
Just after 6:30 on Tuesday evening, a metal bucket tied to a white rope descends from a third floor window at AS220's 115 Empire Street artist residences.

By: PHILIP EIL | December 19, 2012

Rough times for Raimondo; bottom-feeding in Newtown; remembering Ravi

Un-treasured memories
A tough couple of weeks for corporate darling and General Treasurer Gina Raimondo.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | December 19, 2012

The Woman’s Christian Temperance Union keeps up the fight

Social Studies
"We believe in total abstinence," says Carol Mitola, treasurer of the Rhode Island branch of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU).

By: TIM LEHNERT | December 19, 2012

Newtown and The Media's Delusional Narrative on Caucasian Mayhem

It wasn't too long into fall semester before white kids from cozy towns resumed brutally slaughtering innocent school children.

By: CHRIS FARAONE | December 19, 2012

A pollster critiques Nate Silver

Survey Says
Professional pundits, conservative blowhards, and the math-challenged — sometimes one-in-the-same — went after New York Times blogger Nate Silver hard during the presidential race.

By: DAVID SCHARFENBERG | December 12, 2012

Holiday hysteria; vote for Kelsey; the Fiscal Cliff Clavins

That time of year
What is it about this time of year? First there was the "holiday tree" controversy at the State House. Then there was the case of nut job Peter Zendran, who allegedly attempted to destroy a menorah on display at Providence City Hall.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | December 12, 2012

'I'd rather fight like hell': Naomi Klein's fierce new resolve to fight for climate justice

Naomi Klein, black-clad and sharp-tongued mistress of the global anti-corporate left, friend to Occupiers and scourge of oil barons, stood outside a dressing room backstage at Boston's Orpheum Theatre one night last month, a clear-eyed baby boy on her hip.

By: WEN STEPHENSON | December 14, 2012

GZA explores the universe

Sounds of Science
In the mid-1970s, Gary Grice and his cousin Robert — ages 11 and 8, respectively — traveled for hours by ferry, train, and bus from Staten Island to the Bronx.

By: PHILIP EIL | December 05, 2012

Brown's Patterson on 'The Eve of Destruction'

James Patterson, professor emeritus of history at Brown University, has emerged as a premier chronicler of the momentous and explosive politics of the '60s.

By: DAVID SCHARFENBERG | December 06, 2012

A missed opportunity; Call of maturity; a peek inside the Santa suit

A teachable moment
The recent murder-suicide involving Kansas City Chiefs player Jovan Belcher and his girlfriend should serve as a teachable moment for the media and boneheaded sports fans. And I'm not talking about a rehash of the "Guns don't kill people; people kill people" debate.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | December 05, 2012