Letter to the Editor: End of Year Observations
It would be very easy to be depressed about the state of the world as we move from 2018 to 2019, with racism, authoritarianism, growing inequality, an increase in refugees […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Artists’ Exchange’s Carol Delivers a Bit of Magic
Artists’ Exchange celebrated its 15th annual production of A Christmas Carol: The Musical Reclamation of Ebenezer Scrooge this holiday season. The production, adapted and directed by Rhiannon Lynn Annin, […]
RI Theater: 2019 and Beyond
It’s difficult to predict what the future of theater will be — or if there will be a future for anything, really — and trying to predict what theater will […]
Five Fun Things To Do: Dec 26 – Jan 1
SAT 29 Industry New Year’s Eve: A classic rock show for comrades in hospitality industries. Celebrate now if you’ll have to work the holiday..9:30pm. Lang’s Bowlarama, 225 Niantic Ave, Cranston. […]
Advice from the Trenches: Holiday Conundrum
Dear C and Dr. B; It’s the holidays and at our house, it’s a bit of a bipolar affair. My dad is Jewish and my mom Catholic, which makes us […]
Letter to the Editor: Debt Solution
The editorial in the December 19 Providence Journal “Money pours in, but the debt grows” was rather misguided. It is entirely possible to provide good healthcare to every American without […]
A Doublewide, Texas, Christmas at Newport Playhouse: This Ain’t No Chekhov, Dammit
Newport Playhouse deploys an obviously talented cast in their production of A Doublewide, Texas, Christmas who struggle valiantly to elevate a script from the writing team billing themselves as “Jones, Hope, Wooten” […]
Opinion: Mother of Christ(mas)
Santa should be a woman, or gender neutral — say headlines cluttering your newsfeed these days. The point behind these eyebrow-raising headlines is to undermine everything marginalized groups are […]
Polar Plunges
Newport Polar Bear Plunge:Newport Polar Bear Plunge: Every year, people come and take the plunge in the frosty ocean to raise money for A Wish Come True, an organization that grants […]
Newport Polar Bear Plunge:Newport Polar Bear Plunge: Every year, people come and take the plunge in the frosty ocean to raise money for A Wish Come True, an organization that […]