Opinion: Mother of Christ(mas)
Santa should be a woman, or gender neutral — say headlines cluttering your newsfeed these days. The point behind these eyebrow-raising headlines is to undermine everything marginalized groups are […]
Events:
The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Opinion — Information Overlord: Is lack of privacy the new norm?
The most significant change affecting the ordinary person in the last few decades has been the volume and immediacy of information. Almost every one of us voluntarily carries a smart […]
Philippe & Jorge’s Cool, Cool World: No Hope: Private embarrassment made public
No Hope Point Tower It was a bit embarrassing – not to mention absurd – to see the Providence City Council roll over like trained circus dogs to override Mayor […]
From Our Crystal Balls: The BIG stories of 2019
January: The release of Back to the Future IV is announced to great acclaim … but then reality steps in and reminds us that Trump is still the president, there is […]
AltFacts: Trumpfoolery: The year is winding down, but Trump’s bad decisions continue to gain steam
In the most Trump-like piece of Trumpfoolery to date, the president said he would be “proud” to shut down the government if congress doesn’t provide the money he claims is […]
Cranston Calls in the Hounds: Kids Don’t Eat Free
Taking on the role of the proverbial school yard bully, the city of Cranston has made its stance known: They want your lunch money. Chief operating officer of Cranston Public […]
Advice from the Trenches: Hiding from UPS
Dear C and Dr. B; On Saturday at 3pm I received a frantic call from my 14-year-old daughter, who was home alone while we were out. There was someone at […]
Future World: House minority leader Blake Filippi discusses where the RI GOP is headed
After a poor local showing in the recent midterms, with Rhode Islanders largely rejecting much of the national GOP platform and rhetoric from President Trump, I sat down with House […]
Philippe & Jorge’s Cool, Cool World: Elbow-rubbing with Evil: Czars to the left of him, despots to the right
Mass Murderers, Inc. Way back in our childhoods, when dinosaurs ruled the Earth, P&J trusted our country to be moving forward evolutionary-wise. Not so much these days, with a racist, […]
AltFacts: Border Skirmishes: Lines drawn, walls built and minor gas launched at minors
EU Must Be Kidding As the United Kingdom continues its noble quest to defend the memory of Princess Diana from the ravages of the Evil Empire (EU), celebrated New York […]