A fundamental but strange and counter-intuitive idea of quantum mechanics is that all possible states are in superposition together until resolved by observation. A quantum bit, or “qubit,” in a quantum computer is both 0 and 1 until observed, at which time it resolves to one state or the other. A cat inside a box […]
I watched my father turn from a marathon runner and 11-time elected public official into a shrunken, lost soul, as transparent as wax. At the assisted living home where he finally landed, he believed he was in a hotel and getting ready to move on to the next destination. His vacant eyes, and the total […]
Did you ever see the episode of “The Simpsons” where Lisa Simpson (the most intelligent member of the family) gets invited to join the Springfield chapter of Mensa? That’s how it felt to walk into Providence’s What Cheer Writers Club (WCWC). If that reference falls flat for you, Lisa (often treated like the black sheep, […]
WED 27 Tre Maison Dasan: A story of three boys growing up. 6:30pm. Casino Theatre, 9 Freebody St, Newport. newportfilm.com THU 28 Loudon Wainwright III: Singer songwriter. 8pm. Greenwich Odeum, 59 Main St, East Greenwich. greenwichodeum.com FRI 29 Churchburn/ Hazen/ Hellbent: Death, thrash and doom. If you dunno what kind of sub genres these are, […]
Okee dokee folks…On Thursday, March 28, Loudon Wainwright, Lucy Wainwright Roche and Suzzy Roche will bring their All In A Family show to the Greenwich Odeum in East Greenwich. It took me a while and a lot of e-mailing, but I finally secured an interview with the patriarch of the Wainwright clan, Loudon Wainwright, and […]
This is a golden age of immediate gratification, of binging on serial dramas and Ben & Jerry’s. We can fulfill our every need with ease. So why would we leave the comfort of our pajamas and couches for the theater? Go to Theatre 82 at the Artist Exchange this weekend and find out! Bob Colonna […]
The poster for RISE’s production of Saint Joan features the titular character’s face composed of four different images, posing the question: “Who do you say she is?” This graphic sets the stage for a telling of Joan of Arc’s story that explores the many faces of the simple farm-girl-turned-heroine of France. Often considered one of […]
To the Editor, On Sunday, March 24, The Boston Globe published an op-ed by Paul Krugman titled “Holy Voodoo Batman” in which he notes that the Trump tax cut boom has fizzled, and no one thinks that it had more than the most short-term effect on the American economy. Growth rates, for myriad reasons, are […]
The Whale Guitar is the brainchild of Jen Long, designed by local artist William Schaff and created by Rachel XXX. Long said of the guitar, “Our mission is to advocate for ocean health and whale protection far inland, beyond the site of the ocean, through the fans of the guitarists who play the Whale Guitar. If people […]
Our Town by Thorton Wilder is a deceptively simple play to perform, famously requiring neither set nor scenery and few props, and for this reason is popular as a staple of local theater groups – who often perform it badly. Wilder’s stated intent was to strip theater to its essence, meaning that the burden falls […]