Rhode Island Monthly - September 2008

September 2008

Features
	John Maeda Wants to Jump Start Your Brain John Maeda is an artistic computer nerd who designed Reebok sneakers and is constantly challenging people’s ideas. But as RISD’s new president, the person he tests most of all is himself. By Ged Carbone
	Aspire September: As its name suggests, Aspire has high hopes, but it’s unclear how the city’s newest venture will make its culinary mark. By Karen Deutsch
	Beginner's Luck? It may not be a chemical addiction, but nothing hooks compulsive gamblers like that first big win. By Denise Dowling
	Welcome to the Neighborhood Dog-owning nature lovers, culture-seeking urban aficionados, surfboard-toting lobstermen and suburban commuters with incomes in the stratosphere can all find the ideal ’hood in tiny, diverse... By Pippa Jack, Kristina Reardon, Jenna Pelletier, Lisa Harrison, Nicole Maranhas and Sydney Schuster

Departments
Out Takes	Archive »
September 2008: Groden Network’s Gala by the Sea benefit. The Fourth of July Ball in Bristol.
RI Scene	Archive »
September 2008: United Way Dedication. Westerly Adult Day Services Fundraiser. Citizens Bank Foundation Grant to Accessible Rhode Island.
At Home: Kids’ Play	Archive »
Gone are the country decals of long ago, the fussy wallpapers that screamed nursery. Today’s best children’s rooms are positively posh and ultimately livable.
Letters	Archive »
September 2008
Local Flavor: The Bugman Cometh	Archive »
Brace yourself. David Gracer wants you to eat bugs. And his logic has legs: Protein-rich insects one day may be the key to our survival. By Tracey Minkin
Reporter: A Mighty Wind	Archive »
Special interests want to do them in, but wind farms could save us big money. Let’s ponder that as gas approaches $4.50 a gallon. By Ellen Liberman

September 2008