It was a weird world in 2016, and 2017 is showing to be weirder still. It’s a time where outright lies are called alternative facts, and your local friendly paper is owned by a major international media conglomerate. They all push a view, but who’s standing up for you and not someone’s profit margin? There has […]
The Three Stooges Phillipe and Jorge recently had a chat with a nationally acclaimed author who happens to be a Brown graduate and now lives in Washington, DC. One of the first questions out of his mouth was, “Does Rhode Island still have all those sleazy politics in government?” Our response was, “How does three […]
On January 4, Rhode Island Public Radio (RIPR) announced it put up $1.5 million to purchase the FM signal of 89.3 WUMD, UMass Dartmouth’s college radio station, so that RIPR could expand its range beyond its three other FM signals: 88.1, 91.5 and 102.7. This move will hurt local bands from Southern New England by […]
With the changing of the guard in America’s political arena, the future of our health care is in limbo. Trump’s election has thrown us a wild card. It remains to be seen how that card will be played, but let’s take a look at the game. Trump has declared war on the Affordable Care Act. […]
To the Editor: Ever since the Invenergy Clear River power plant was proposed for Burrillville, the overwhelming majority of people in Rhode Island have been united in opposition, while many of the most powerful people in Rhode Island supported the plant. Governor Raimondo asked the people to trust the process, so the people did everything […]
Two nights ago I was on Facebook and Meryl Streep was breaking the internet. I don’t own a television so I was unaware of what the hype was about. Someone pointed out that Meryl gave a heartfelt clap back to the Pres-Elect. Someone else pointed out she allied herself with masses, and one last accolade […]
Donald’s Duck Dynasty Phillipe and Jorge are giddy with excitement as we welcome the dysfunctional new First Family into our lives, a writhing snake pit of preening, self-absorbed poseurs who will take the reality show art of bringing a cringe-worthy dumpster load of rotten-brained inbreds to the national stage to new depths. Unfortunately, the president’s […]
The day before the election, I was walking with my daughter on our way to dinner and she asked me if I thought she would live to see 20. My daughter is 13. Why would a 13-year-old, healthy American girl ask such a question? As a father, can you imagine? I stayed silent too long, […]
Fake News For many years Phillip & Jorge thought of ourselves as pioneers of fake news, but that was long before the current virulent strain of fake news arrived. It is all quite sad and we take no responsibility for this recent crop of hate-inspired crap. Best Intentions The story of Dan Doyle, the founder […]
The Southern White House (Shudder) As Jorge recuperated at home at Casa Diablo, Phillipe was off to Palm Beach to celebrate Thanksgiving with the Trump family at McMansion-a-Lago (“Home of the Lepers,” in Spanish), The Donald’s hideous tribute to excess in the land of the very, very rich and very, very reprehensible. Put simply, it’s […]