RI Rambles – Pricey Porn, Free Books and Whole Food
The Value of Porn What’s your porn worth? It’s a question RI Senators Frank Ciccone (D-Providence) and Hanna Gallo (D-Cranston) have been asking themselves, on behalf of Rhode Islanders. The […]
Events:
The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
ALT Facts – But Seriously…
In the spirit of pending April Fools, we decided to go the opposite direction with our ALTernative Facts column and actually invented none of this information… He’ll Be Back In […]
Phillipe & Jorge’s Cool, Cool World: The Good News, the Bad News, the Local News
The Good News A few articles in the Friday, March 9, New York Times gave Phillipe & Jorge reason to believe that the patriarchal culture in a number of countries may be […]
Opinion: Guns — The Facts, the History, the Philosophy
I am an outlier in the debate about guns. I’m a Northeasterner, and most of my friends are very unfamiliar with guns. There are exceptions, but on social media the […]
Phillipe and Jorge’s Cool, Cool World: Kettle Goes Down, Squirrels and World Wars
A Fine Kettle of Fish It’s probably a good thing that Nicholas Kettle, the 27-year-old Republican state senator, has resigned from the RI Senate and the whole sordid mess he’s […]
AltFacts: Never Again Takes a Shot at Gun Control
Never Again is the name of the current populist movement to address school shootings. Their focus is on banning the sale of semi-automatic weapons to the public, although better ways […]
Phillipe & Jorge’s Cool, Cool World: Parades, Perplexity and Predictions
Sieg Heil! Phillipe and Jorge are absolutely physically exhausted this week despite the daily attention of our masseurs, Romeo and Julian. The cause of this distress is training for our […]
AltFacts: To the Moon!
Former top Trump aide Rob Porter has officially retired from politics to pursue a career in boxing. In related news, his former wives have formed a band, and will soon […]
God Is Not A Black Woman
On December 12, 2017, during the Alabama Senate elections, Roy Moore — who was close to losing — stated on video that “God is always in control,” as he refused […]
Everyone Is Not a Critic
My colleague Kevin Broccoli recently pronounced theater criticism dead: “You’re better off hiring 50 20-year-olds to talk about your show on social media than you are cozying up to a […]