RI Rambles: Local Shenanigans
For this new, locally focused side to AltFacts, we find ourselves intrigued by the shenanigans of RI town councils. The Burrilville Town Council has been accused of lying and acting […]
Events:
The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
AltFacts: Bombs and Facebook Changes
Bombs Away. Far, Far Away. Fake news continues to play a prominent role in real news, creating a surreal media Orobourus [pic] that continues to shake the world. It reached […]
Phillipe and Jorge’s Cool, Cool World: Jock Talk, Budget Balancing and Advancing in the Arts
Jockular Spoiler alert: Although this item addresses sports, we promise it does not include one word about the S*per B*wl, which by now you are all gagging on because of the […]
Let’s Talk About Critics
Hedy Weiss, a theater critic from the Chicago Sun-Times, caused an uproar when, in a review for Steppenwolf Theatre’s production of Pass Over by Antoinette Nwandu, she wrote the following: […]
Analysis: Are Guns a Public Health Problem?
Whether to consider deaths and injuries from guns a public health problem, and therefore to bring to bear the statistical tools of epidemiology, has been a substantial controversy since at […]
Phillipe & Jorge’s Cool, Cool World: See Ya’ ’17, Environmental Concerns and Local Notables
2017 Perhaps only Phillipe and Jorge know how difficult keeping the Cool, Cool World going for over 38 years has been, but this past year has been especially challenging in […]
AltFacts: Only the Good Die Young
Average Lifespan Statistics In the spirit of our health issue, we wanted to look at a truly bizarre trend in the US. Statistically, people are living longer, and people are […]
AltFacts: The Great Trumpini
Like a good magician, Trump has the ability to get people to look down when the important stuff is happening above, or vice-versa. Instinctive, an accidental side-effect of his instability, or […]
Phillipe & Jorge’s Cool, Cool World: You Hip to UHIP, Net Neutrality and Sentimentality
Big News It is a bit surprising, but not at all incorrect, to see that the Pell Center, the local journalism overseer in the state, has named the United […]
AltFacts: Prove It!
Your friends at Motif are never sure whether this is a satire column, a humor column or a horror column. We do know we love being able to make up […]