Math Behind Group Size Limits in the Pandemic
In RI, during the COVID-19 emergency Gov. Gina Raimondo has limited informal social gatherings to no more than 15 people and in-person school classrooms to stable groups of no more […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Antidepressant Anxiety: One reader wonders if medications are prescribed properly
Dear C and Dr. B, Twenty-five years ago my marriage crashed and burned, leaving me in a deep state of depression. A therapist put me in contact with a psychiatrist […]
A Local Focus: A Conversation with Steve Ahlquist of UpRiseRI
Steve Ahlquist is the founder of UpRiseRI.com. He’s a reporter and photographer who has become a force for shining a light on stories other local media in Rhode Island seem […]
In Providence: A Year in Providence
A year ago this week, I stepped onto the Pedestrian Bridge in Providence. I was going to write a column about Providence. It was going to be a fun column. […]
School will Look Different: A summary of the governor’s September 3 press conference
Governor Gina Raimondo, Dr. Jim McDonald, and RIDE Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green gave the COVID press briefing today at 1pm. State leadership announced today Rhode Island conducted almost 8,500 tests yesterday, […]
Enter the Flange Factory: Math the Band releases a multi-concept project
Troubled times call for audacious measures. Math the Band is back, this time with a whirlwind of multimedia the likes of which has never been attempted. Their latest project, Flange […]
Keep It To Yourself: P&J endorse drinking at home — and also Stycos
Professional Drinking in the Time of COVID-19 Phillipe and Jorge are glad to see Governor Gigi “Knock it Off” Raimondo continuing to take tough stances on people and businesses from […]
Lunar Notes
Aries: Your ruler, Mars, goes retrograde this month. Mars brings energy, while retrograde you might be rethinking about how, why and the ways you use your energy. A lot of […]
Chazan! Unfiltered: Art and medicine collide in this locally produced biographical graphic novel
Dr. Joseph Chazan, like the character Billy Pilgrim in the novel Slaughterhouse-Five, is unstuck in time. The phenomenon is localized in a new graphic novel Chazan! Unfiltered, which takes a […]