Tucked into the streets of Jamestown, Rhode Island lies the Village Hearth Bakery and Cafe, a restaurant that manages to maintain a cozy atmosphere despite its modern style. The restaurant’s exterior is shrouded by the plants and trees that line the property. A humble wooden sign welcomes visitors onto the property where they are met…
Every six months, Netflix sends me a notification that “Love Is Blind” has released a new season. Since 2020, the reality dating series has been matching couples up attempting to answer the age old question: Is love really blind? What began as a somewhat wholesome social experiment has quickly devolved into a masochistic mess and…
As we get closer to the Grammy Awards ceremony on Feb. 2, 2025, let’s look at the nominations that came out a few weeks ago. Starting out with the most coveted Grammy, Album of the Year: The ones I anticipated to win are “The Tortured Poets Department,” “Short n’ Sweet” and “The Rise and Fall…
On Thursday, Nov. 13, University of Rhode Island professor Michelago La Luna had an open discussion in Swan Hall with internationally acclaimed Italian author and activist Dacia Maraini to conclude URI’s 2024 Italian Heritage and Cultural Month. La Luna said that Maraini is a leader in Italy covering themes of World War II, gender, violence…
Students at the University of Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay Campus are not unfamiliar with the ocean, but on Friday they were offered another opportunity to deepen their appreciation through the Ocean State of Mind Film Fest in the Coastal Institute Auditorium. Eight short films from local and international authors were screened, involving themes of interpretive…
Up-and-coming indie-folk artist Alexander Morrissette released his first EP this summer after recording it from both his college dorm room and his childhood bedroom. The EP, “ghosts,” which was released in August, has five tracks and a soft sound commonly associated with folk albums. “My own sound, it’s been hard to find,” Morrissette said. “It’s…
Every year around this time we can expect a lot of fun and exciting things, like Thanksgiving dinner and beautiful fall colors. One more thing that’s always guaranteed at this time is a new “Call of Duty” game. Since 2003 we can always count on a new installment of the popular first-person shooter franchise. This…
Back in June, Haliey Welch became an overnight internet sensation for her infamous interview where she would spout her viral catch phrase: “hawk-tuah.” Within the first 24 hours of the video’s release everyone was talking about the “Hawk-Tuah girl.” It was inescapable. Everytime you would open any social media platform, there she was. Myself and…
The feeling of fall: crispy leaves, warm apple cider, scarves, boots, pumpkins, you name it. That feeling is undeniably one of the best things to experience. One thing that makes fall enjoyable for me is my go-to list of television shows that put me in the fall spirit. If you have yet to get into…
A few days ago, I looked on Threads and saw that “us.” by Gracie Abrams (feat Taylor Swift) was nominated for best pop duo/group performance – I almost choked on my cereal because it’s a song that should earn any Grammy. “us. (feat. Taylor Swift),” was performed in London on June 23 on Taylor Swift’s…