Rough and Rowdy Ways: After 60 years, Bob Dylan has started to open up
It’s comforting to know that at 79 years old, Bob Dylan is pissed. A true American soldier, a wordsmith smitten with pugilism. An old, wealthy man who seems to be […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
En Plein Air: Picnicking like semi-pros
Imagine the scene: two people are together-ish in a park, underneath the shade of a white elm tree, each wearing masks, standing on their own separate blankets, hovering cell phones […]
Navigation and Innovation: A conversation with Francis Parra
Those of us in the performing arts are finding ourselves facing a new reality. As a member of the theater community, I’m lucky enough to be able to speak with […]
Dear Rhode Island: Want a pen pal? What Cheer will help you find one.
With quarantine slowing down most of our lives, Jessica David and the What Cheer Writers Club are teaming up to bring back a favorite old pasttime: writing letters. That’s right, […]
All Lives Matter
All Livesdon’t get foundhungon four different occasionsfrom treesin 2020 Americaand ruled a suicide All Livesdon’t utter the wordsI can’t breatheover their last breathwhile in police custody All Livesare not handcuffedby […]
RI Confirms its First Case of Multi-system Inflammatory Syndrome: A summary of the governor’s June 26 press conference
Governor Gina Raimondo, DOH director Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott, and DOA director Brett Smiley gave the COVID press briefing today at 1pm, from The Vets. Rhode Island COVID cases continue their […]
Living the Dream: Alexus Lee made her childhood music aspirations a reality
Since there is no live music happening around RI, it seems like the right time to talk to some local jazz musicians who not only provide live soundtracks for our […]
Creating a Climate Stable Future: Environmental stewards continue to shape the future
Environmental education in Rhode Island schools is proving to be an effective way of inspiring stewardship in young people, as seen through the efforts of schoolyard green spaces and gardens, […]
Raimondo Cautions Residents to View Other States’ Surges as a Warning: A summary of the governor’s June 24 press conference
Governor Gina Raimondo and DOH director Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott gave the COVID-19 press briefing today at 1pm. Today’s data is as follows. DOH reports 73 new COVID cases today; 104 […]
The Fox’s Rabbit Hole: An open letter to right-wing conspiracy enthusiasts
I had an interesting and somewhat disheartening conversation with an old friend yesterday who has recently gone over the deep end of Fox News conspiracy mongering (and worse). As the […]