See Ya, Pal Phillipe and Jorge lost a good friend when legendary reporter Jim Taricani passed away. It would now be totally redundant to praise his dedication to great journalism and his courage to take one for the journalistic team in refusing to reveal a source, which earned him four months of home confinement. (He […]
Opened Nick’s on Westminster: The original foodie haven is opening a second location! This time it’s migrating eastward towards downtown. (That’s Downcity for you out-of-state Brown Uni students.) 100 Westminster St, PVD (where Au Bon Pan used to be). Rhode Island Spirits: Our gin and vodka distilling neighbors had their grand opening on June 7. […]
While the cultural barometer swings toward Euro-Americanism around the Fourth of July, not everything in the nation is stained deeper shades of red, white and blue on Independence Day. For the Indigenous cultures of North America, the establishment of the United States of America on July 4, 1776, was just another grand gesture by a […]
On June 20, Iran shot down a United States spy drone over the Sea of Hormuz. Iran claims it violated their airspace, and the US claims it was in international airspace. President Donald J Trump tweeted that the Iranians made a big mistake and geared up for a retaliatory strike; however, he retracted the order […]
Aries: An air of change surrounds you; change is occurring within and without you. Your public and private life, the things you deem important and the folks you hang with for fun — everything is in flux. There is a spiritual awakening going on as well. Go where your instincts prompt you to go. Instinct is […]
On November 18, 2016, newly elected Vice President Mike Pence attended a performance of the global phenomenon Hamilton and experienced something very rare in the world of theater. An address from the cast of the show: “We are the diverse America who are alarmed and anxious that your new administration will not protect us, our […]
Okee dokee folks… “We are stardust, we are golden” and we are coming up on the 50th anniversary of Woodstock. To celebrate, my girlfriend and I took a trip to Bethel, NY, where it all happened. This was not my first time there. At the time of the 25th, my duo Fuzek-Rossoni had just played […]
Naomi Chomsky is a Rhode Island-based activist and performer who recently found themselves in the regional and national media spotlight at the center of what became a “controversial” Drag Queen Story Hour event booked in Fall River, Mass. Drag Queen Story Hour is exactly what it sounds like: queens in full garb reading children’s books […]
Lost in sea of testosterone-filled heroes, Shakespeare’s women often get short shrift. And while everyone can conjure up the Kates and Ophelias and Juliets, how often do we hear about Shakespeare’s largest female role? Queen Margaret is a larger part than some of Will’s famous men, but it’s split up among so many plays that […]
Divide and KKKonquer For liberals, anti-populists and anyone out there with a shred of compassion, there is only one objective in 2020; to oust the current administration and see what can be resurrected from the ashes. But if last week’s capricious Democrat debates are anything to go on, there is one objective in the leftist […]