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NEWS FEATURES
Carcieri goes for his cuts:
The Governor on his cost-reduction plan, the casino threat, and more
Carcieri seems to find motivation in things like a handwritten note sent by an elderly telephone company retiree, exhorting him to cut state spending.
By:
IAN DONNIS
THIS JUST IN
When rushing the field was considered charming:
Fenway frenzy
Rushing the field to help your favorite team celebrate a pennant or championship used to be as de rigueur as the spraying of sideline reporters with Champagne.
By:
PETER VOSKAMP
THIS JUST IN
Ellen’s canine cry: A rare lapse for a self-possessed pioneer:
Woof!
Ellen DeGeneres’s dog story seemed a bit much last week.
By:
MARY ANN SORRENTINO
THIS JUST IN
New WLNE exec formerly consulted for WJAR:
Mediawatch
Doerr downplays the significance of his coming to Channel 6 after having worked for Channel 10.
By:
IAN DONNIS
RESTAURANT REVIEWS
Cattails City Grill:
Adding up to a fine time
It’s the little things that count in a restaurant experience, n’est pas?
By:
BILL RODRIGUEZ
THEATER
Intense states:
Logic meets emotional truth in Weightless
English-born, Australia-raised playwright Christine Evans appreciates any style of theater if it’s done well.
By:
BILL RODRIGUEZ
DANCE
Meaningful moves:
Lostwax’s Melt searches for beauty
What do you get when you combine three dancers, two six-foot sheets of melting ice, tiny video transmitters, and footage of Alaskan glaciers and ice caves?
By:
JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ
THEATER
Detective comics:
Brown’s playful City of Angels
Tough guys and loose women populate the lighthearted musical City of Angels like tykes playing dress-up.
By:
BILL RODRIGUEZ
NEW ENGLAND MUSIC NEWS
Brain power:
Chinese Stars push the limits of decency and reason
It’s a brittle, pulsating blast of synth rock all sneering and robotic, as if someone shined a strobe on the band and recorded them breakdancing.
By:
BOB GULLA
PHILLIPE AND JORGE
Our Sgt. Schultz society:
Know-nothing nation sleepwalks well into the future
“I know noz-ZINK!” That was the catchphrase of John Banner’s character, the Nazi prison guard Sergeant Schultz.
By:
PHILLIPE AND JORGE
NEWS FEATURES
Clash on the Providence waterfront:
High-stakes battle pits competing visions for key real estate
A specter is haunting the Providence waterfront — the prospect of change.
By:
IAN DONNIS
THIS JUST IN
Art retains its power to push our buttons:
Action speaks!
When a French artist submitted a signed urinal to the Society of Independent Artists, some might think that this was just another battlefront in the culture wars.
By:
IAN DONNIS
THIS JUST IN
A humble people show uncommon grace:
Letter from Peru
If there is such a thing as a national personality, the people of Peru have much to teach us about grace.
By:
MARY ANN SORRENTINO
THIS JUST IN
Get-together seeks answers on improved transit:
Local motion
Angeles drivers aren’t the only ones who can’t give up their dependence on cars.
By:
BILL RODRIGUEZ
RESTAURANT REVIEWS
Roberto’s:
An unusually good Italian
The tiny space is reminiscent of traditional wine bars in Italy — there’s even a small bar tucked between the two dining areas.
By:
JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ
MUSIC FEATURES
We're all the Hold Steady:
Fans’ notes on the band that’s sharing joy and changing lives, one gig at a time
When’s the last time you fell so hard for a band you drove 339 miles — alone — to see them?
By:
LOU PAPINEAU
NEW ENGLAND MUSIC NEWS
Corleone turns 10:
Celebrating a decade of underground excavation
Ten years of doing anything these days has to be considered an unmitigated success.
By:
BOB GULLA
THEATER
Tears and joy:
PBRC’s Two Can Play finds a moving balance
Yet soon, lo and behold, we find ourselves in a comedy, and the only battles are between the sexes.
By:
BILL RODRIGUEZ
THEATER
Good Stuff:
URI finds humor at the White House
News and exposés about the Iraq war have been draining us mosquito-style over the years.
By:
BILL RODRIGUEZ
THEATER
Charming:
Festival Ballet’s fresh take on Cinderella
Trust Festival Ballet Providence to put a new spin on Cinderella, Sergei Prokofiev’s classic ballet.
By:
JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ
PHILLIPE AND JORGE
History and truth:
Turkey needs to take responsibility for the Armenian genocide
It has been 92 years and there continues to be a reluctance (perhaps too gentle a word) to acknowledge that Turkey systematically killed a million and a half Armenians.
By:
PHILLIPE AND JORGE
MUSEUM AND GALLERY
Going underground:
The hidden quality of the Providence art scene is a big part of what sets it apart
The project in which Michael Townsend and seven collaborators created a secret apartment at Providence Place began as an adventure in which four friends tried to live in the mall for a week.
By:
GREG COOK
RESTAURANT REVIEWS
Pane e Vino:
A loaf of bread, a glass of wine
Yes, there seem to be more Italian restaurants on Federal Hill than pigeons in the Piazza San Marco.
By:
BILL RODRIGUEZ
BLOGS
NOT FOR NOTHING
Carcieri downplays strife with the ProJo
posted at 10:24 AM / 10.26.2007
Palast's explanation for the war
posted at 1:40 PM / 10.25.2007
Jaehnig returns to WJAR
posted at 1:24 PM / 10.25.2007
Cherry Arnold DVD release party tonight
posted at 11:18 AM / 10.25.2007
Sox vs. Rocks: Game 1 short takes
posted at 2:16 PM / 10.24.2007
World Series tickets = priceless
posted at 1:55 PM / 10.24.2007
Plouffe on Hillary's supposed inevitability
posted at 12:00 PM / 10.24.2007
Islamo-Facism Awareness Week: Ideological trick?
posted at 10:58 AM / 10.24.2007
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