The Impossibility of Satire: Trump-world is an inherent self-parody
On the “Weekend Update” satirical news segment on Saturday Night Live. anchor Colin Jost displayed a snapshot of an unhinged rant laced with profanity in the form of a Donald […]
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The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Civil War Re-Enactors Commemorate, Well…: We’re not exactly sure what
Local Civil War re-enactor Bill Sherman was having trouble recruiting young people into the hobby, so he hit on a novel idea that is perfectly suited to Gen Z. He […]
Historic origins of A. Fool’s Day
April Fool’s Day originated among the French a few years into the Revolutionary War. Thomas Jefferson and Ben Franklin had been pleading with them for any sort of assistance. The […]
American Caesar Salad: Venezuela edition
News broke of an audacious operation on Jan 3 where US forces flew into Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, captured dictator Nicolás Maduro and his wife, and flew them out […]
What’s Next for RI: Your crystal ball is ringing
“We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives!” –Plan 9 from Outer Space, 1957 What […]
How to Gift Your Conservative Relatives A New Perspective This Holiday Season: Satire
How did we get to wearing blue overalls while attempting Taylor Swift’s dance in “The Fate of Ophelia” music video, trying to be as (‘cool?’ Is that the right word? […]
Whaddya Mean, You’re Haunted?!: Famous RI ghosts speak out
Rhode Island has a history of paranormal activity throughout its history. Weekend nights can see crowds of people in Providence and Newport participating in guided ghost tours. Some historical cemeteries […]
AMERICAN CAESAR SALAD
Saved by our rhodes US Attorney General Pam Bondi has sent a letter of official chastisement to Governor McKee, saying that Rhode Island’s status as a sanctuary state “ends now.” […]
American Caesar Salad
Funeral for RI environmental bills A variety of local ecological leaders embraced satire this past week by holding a funeral for 19 bills that tried to pass through the RI […]