Advice from the Trenches: Changes Are Afoot
Dear C and Dr. B; My wife nagged me enough that I went to my doctor about getting short of breath climbing stairs. My doctor looked at my history, asked […]
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The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
In Providence: A Reindeer on Blackstone Boulevard
“He knows it’s my reindeer. Let him say whatever he wants, but he knows damn well that reindeer is mine.” I got a tip that there was a custody battle […]
Advice with Spyce: Broken Johnson and the Friendzone
Dear Spyce, I met a guy a few months ago that I really like. Recently he shared with me his fantasy of having a girl be on top and take […]
Do You Hear What I Hear? A list of the best Christmas podcasts of all time
Everyone who celebrates Christmas can point to a movie, a TV special or a song that instantly makes them feel like Ebenezer Scrooge at the end of A Christmas Carol […]
AltHealth: Making Lifestyle Changes
As humans, we fear change. So, what happens when our doctor recommends it? As it turns out, people are resistant to the idea even when the alternative is debilitation or […]
How Many More Shopping Days? Your guide to last-minute shopping for loved ones
‘Tis the season … for an overwhelming sense of terror when it comes to gift-giving. What does my brother-in-law even like?! I guess I saw him play basketball one time […]
In Providence: The Academy Avenue Book Club
“There’s a system for the books. I don’t know what it is, but — I look at a book and I know where it belongs — on what shelf. It’s […]
Advice from the Trenches: Scratching
Dear C and Dr. B; My 16-year-old daughter, Carolyn, scratches herself. She isn’t tearing her skin open or leaving large raised welts, but even though she tries to hide it […]
ACLU Gives Voice
“Everything in the world is about sex except sex. Sex is about power.” – Oscar Wilde I’ve arrived early on a Saturday night for this evening’s event: an ACLU fundraiser. […]
In Providence: A Providence Thanksgiving
“This would have been her big Thanksgiving, because she was always saying how, you know, when she was gone, if we all could do the holidays and not ‘eff’ it […]