The Economy, One Year Post-Election
One year after Trump’s election finds the economy in many ways stronger than before the election. How much of that can be attributed to the current administration? Probably very little. […]
Events:
Big Head Todd and The Monsters
40th Anniversary tour for the rock band with blues tendencies.
February 14 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmOscar Shorts – Live Action
Since 2006, ShortsTV has proudly brought the Oscar-nominated short films to audiences across the globe.
February 15 @ 3:00 pm - 6:00 pmFat City Band
Paul Redmond’s got the moves to keep the crowd groovin’.
February 15 @ 8:00 pm - 10:30 pmDr. Westchesterson
Musician, producer, songwriter, yacht rocker.
February 15 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pmTom White Trio
Jazz music.
February 17 @ 7:00 pm - 10:00 pmSugar Ray And The Bluetones
Award-winning rockin’ traditional blues band.
February 21 @ 8:00 pm - 10:00 pmGreg Abate Quartet
A high-energy jazz quartet, although the music is melodic and meaningful with a mixture of original songs and jazz standards.
February 21 @ 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
The Arts, One Year Post-Election
A year after the 2016 election, the same questions persist that have poked at the arts community for decades prior. The open debate about the roles of race, gender and […]
One Year Out: Trump’s Foreign Policy and the end of Pax Americana
“The proudest empire in Europe is but a bubble compared to what America will be, must be, in the course of two centuries – perhaps of one,” wrote Gouverneur Morris […]
Social Media and the 2016 Election
On November 9, 2016, my 5-year-old daughter asked me what was wrong. “Donald Trump was elected president,” I replied. Cue the wailing and rending of garments. Audrey was upset, too. […]
Mass Shootings Fuel Fear of Crowds
Crowd stress is nothing new. Back in the ’90s, I was an on-air therapist for a reality-cam house full of 20-somethings in Boston. Without exception, the number one fear they all […]
One Year Later: Rhode Island’s Local Movements for Climate Action Fill the Federal Void
I stood within a sea of black umbrellas outside the Louvre. We held them at arm’s length toward the cameras – black circles emblazoned with white letters spelling […]
Animating a Resistance to Trump: Some Thoughts on Star Wars Rebels
The Star Wars series is one of the biggest cash cows in human history. The absurdity of its storylines is only matched by the lunacy of its fan subculture. In […]
News Analysis: Will Puerto Rico Define Trump’s Historical Legacy?
The increasing likelihood of cascading failures is the most important thing the press has missed about the humanitarian crisis in Puerto Rico, devastated by Hurricane Maria. By knocking out the […]
Phillipe & Jorge’s Cool, Cool World: #MeToo, the Race for Guv’nor and Our Delicate Sensibilities
Welcome to the Funhouse The ongoing second-rate carnival that is Rhode Island politics continues to dazzle, amaze and confuse, even with the freak sideshow that is the General Assembly […]
Phillipe and Jorge’s Cool, Cool World
RIP, Yelberton Abraham For New England football fans of a certain age, the passing of Y.A. Tittle brought back a ton of good memories. Tittle was the famed quarterback of […]