Articles by Benson Tucker
13 articles found.
Specters of Thatcher
Police State Magic
“The first task of the Magician in every ceremony is therefore to render his Circle absolutely impregnable.” – Aleister Crowley Former …
Knives Down
Like any city worthy of the title, Providence has a long and troubled history with knives. Precision instruments among humanity’s earliest …
Spring Break
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Providence Place
Place is all of the things that make somewhere have the same characteristics year after year. These maps illustrate some financial …
Providence Place
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Is it Spring Yet?
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Woonsocket Insurrection
Dave Fisher's 21st-Century Candidacy
Meet Dave Fisher, as I first saw him, in his campaign announcement video, titled "The Big Announcement." He looked like this: …
Woonsocket Insurrection
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Say No To Cops
Police Tensions Flare in the West End's Cambodian Community
As its name suggests, the main thing that holds the West End together is geography. South of Federal Hill and west …
You Can Find it in the Bathroom
A conversation with Mothers News founder Jacob Berendes
Mothers News is a free newspaper published monthly in Providence, Rhode Island. Though it has comics, and ads, and reports, and …
Quebec Student Strike
After a winter semester of massive student strikes and repressive government reaction, Quebec university life may finally be returning to normal. …
Can't Keep 'Em Down on the Farm Bill
This Tuesday, students from ten mostly elite colleges and universities throughout the Midwest and northeast held protests against the latest farm …
A Cultural Footnote
the Japanese disaster
Fifteen months ago, Haiti experienced an earthquake whose immediate and long-term human consequences are nearly unfathomable. Around three hundred thousand Haitians …