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My buddy, the spy

I didn't know Misha was a Russian agent. I just knew he wanted my apartment.
Mikhail Semenko, one of the Russians recently accused of spying for his government, was a friend of mine.
By MARK GRUETER | July 25, 2010

Khazei, Like a Fox?

Insiders don’t think Alan Khazei has a chance in the US Senate race. But progressive activists could make him an underdog with bite.
If there is to be a candidate in the Massachusetts US Senate race who inspires the sort of grassroots, progressive following that propelled Governor Deval Patrick into office three years ago — an insurgent candidacy, if you will — it figures to be idealistic public-service advocate Alan Khazei, co-founder of City Year and founder of Be the Change, Inc.
By DAVID S. BERNSTEIN | October 16, 2009

OMG the DTR

Field Notes: Observations and stories about sex and dating in the 21st century
I'm obsessed with talking about sex and dating. You're obsessed with it too, whether you like to admit it or not.
By YOUR SECRET ADMIRER | March 04, 2009

Nice package

Poetry not prose
As the largest stimulus package in world history winds its way through Congress, the critics are already out in force.
By STEVEN STARK | January 29, 2009

Two many Americas

Could an Obama administration mean an end to the red-state/blue-state divide?
It's worth reminding ourselves that when the Republicans are out of power, they go apeshit.
By MIKE MILIARD | November 14, 2008

Bigger! Better!!

The 12th Annual Rhode Island International Film Festival
This year the festival will host 58 world premieres and 41 North American premieres.
By BILL RODRIGUEZ | July 30, 2008

Alma Obama

Understated understudy
My niece Rachael was graduated from Wesleyan this past Sunday, an accomplishment perhaps overshadowed for some by the highly publicized circumstances surrounding the commencement ceremony.
By PETER KEOUGH | May 28, 2008

Pop-powered

Neo Nouveau’s crafty Courtyard
Big chord changes and bigger melodies mark Neo Nouveau’s second stellar album, Courtyard , released a few weeks back.
By BOB GULLA | May 13, 2008

What’s wrong with being sexy?

One woman’s story of gaining empowerment as a sex educator
“Laughing is good,” she tells them, and her students laugh uncomfortably. And then the lesson begins.
By AMY LITTLEFIELD | February 13, 2008

Brain gloss

Two new Boston mags aimed at women beg the question, why not the perfect women's magazine?
The merger of thought and glossy spreads of girls in streaming, DIY couture.
By ELLEE DEAN | January 15, 2008

Good company

A wide-ranging collection at Hera
The show includes puppetry, cartoons, oils, watercolors, drawings, collage, photography, sculpture, installation, and even a political parable.
By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ | November 27, 2007

Geek power

Techies and digital innovators are injecting fresh life into the Rhode Island economy
Like a lot of people, Soren Ryherd and Vida Jakabhazy were drawn to Providence by their fondness for the city.
By IAN DONNIS | July 18, 2007

Pushing to replace Bush

Rhode Islanders are getting busy while supporting their favorite democrats
On an overcast night in early June, nearly 100 of US Senator Barack Obama’s local supporters crowded into the Peerless Lofts in downtown Providence.
By MATTHEW JERZYK | July 11, 2007

Chafee offers something rare: a memorable graduation address

Go waste
Is there a more unnerving task than being asked to be a graduation speaker?
By IAN DONNIS | May 23, 2007

Pelosi’s press secretary boasts a RI link

DC Connection
When Erica Sagrans took a job on the staff of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, her move to the nation’s capital was noted in the Providence Journal’s Political Scene column and elsewhere.
By IAN DONNIS | April 25, 2007

A better world

‘Waging Peace’ at Hera Gallery
There is not much dimensionality in waging war, apart from scale — killing one person at a time or many.
By BILL RODRIGUEZ | October 03, 2006

Dirty dancing with the Douchebags

Comedy duo gets its MST3K on
In high school, watching Dirty Dancing on UPN used to be my ultimate guilty pleasure.
By SHARON STEEL | August 23, 2006

Local heroes

Bill Shuey, Valerie Tutson, Greg Gerritt, and Scott Wolf
In this, the ninth annual edition of the Providence Phoenix’s “Best” issue, we highlight four people and organizations who are doing exceptionally good work.
By JOHNETTE RODRIGUEZ + IAN DONNIS | April 19, 2006

Planning ahead

Peace recruiters barred from schools
Military recruiters are still forced to fill their quotas — which means that despite plummeting interest, military enlistment must somehow remain as steady as the discouraging casualty rate.
By HOOTIE GIANGRECO | February 23, 2006