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Phillipe & Jorge’s Cool, Cool World: Trump’s Bull Ish: Your superior correspondents aren’t being taken in and neither should you

Bullish Trump One of the most salient features of our culture is that there is so much bullshit. Everyone knows this. Each of us contributes his share. But we tend to take the situation for granted. Most people are rather confident of their ability to recognize bullshit and to avoid being taken in by it. […]

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News Analysis: RI to Legalize Recreational Cannabis

[See also “Opinion: Governor’s Proposal to Legalize Recreational Cannabis – A Self-Inflicted Wound”, Jan 16, 2019] Gov. Gina Raimondo will soon formally propose to legalize recreational use of cannabis, citing pressure from legalization already accomplished in Massachusetts, Maine and Vermont; and from legalization widely regarded as imminent in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey. Norman Birenbaum, of […]

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Sheldon Whitehouse Discusses the State of RI Public Education

Rhode Islanders should take a broad view when evaluating the status of the state’s public education system, United States Senator Sheldon Whitehouse suggested during a recent episode of The Bartholomewtown Podcast. While expressing concern about the poor performance of Rhode Island students on the RICAS standardized testing score results released late last year, which sounded […]

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Five Fun Things To Do: Jan 9 – 15

THU 10 Blue Oyster Cult: Dad hard rock. 8pm. Greenwich Odeum, 59 Main St, East Greenwich. greenwichodeum.com FRI 11 Viennagram/ Z-boys: You-have-to-see-it-to-believe-it post-punk. 7pm. Pump House, 1464 Kingstown Rd, South Kingstown. pumphousemusicworks.com SAT 12 Gastro’s Craft Meats at LineSider: Top of the line sausage at one of RI’s newest brew stations. LineSider Brewing Company, 1485 […]

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The Bartholomewtown Podcast Top 18 Episodes of 2018

18: Kat Kerwin (Providence City Councilor-elect) 17: Joe Trillo (independent gubernatorial candidate) 16: Dr. Luis-Daniel Munoz (independent gubernatorial candidate) 15: Parker Gavigan (NBC 10 I-Team) 14: Roz Raskin (singer, songwriter, musician) 13: Seth Magaziner (RI General Treasurer) 12: Blake Filippi (RI House Minority Leader) 11: Election Day In Rhode Island w/ Ben Decastro, Kobe Dennis, […]

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Five Fun Things To Do: Jan 2 – 8

WED 2 Greystone Rail: Bluegrass. 8:30pm. Nick-A-Nee’s, 75 South St, PVD.  fb.com/nickanees THU 3 WHEM – Horse-Eyed Men/ Morgan Johnston/ Slime Hammer: Long-running live music and comedy radio show. 8pm. Columbus Theatre, 270 Broadway, PVD. columbustheatre.com FRI 4 Three Stooges Festival: Their best from the ‘30s and ‘40s. 7pm. Stadium Theatre, 28 Monument Sq, Woonsocket. […]

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