I never get tired of bitching about the editorial board. From today’s ProJo, an op-ed on the Electoral College: “Before citizens jump on the bandwagon [of the dissolution of the Electoral College], they would be wise to consider what the Founders were trying to do in creating what has turned out to be the most […]
This is British comedian Russell Brand. In May he flew into New York City for an appearance on the ‘David Letterman Show’ to promote a movie. An arrest record (“youthful folly”) from his teens popped up and he was pulled aside, questioned and forced to return to London, missing the show. Everyone feel safer now?
Jeez. While Homeland Security is shutting out all the Brits, the least we could do is keep our own bands here. The staff over at the Phoenix managed to agree on a ‘Fifty States, Fifty Bands’ piece without firing a single shot. For each state they picked best all-time band, best solo artist, and best
Good morning, dosers! You gotta love a Guv whose idea of “reaching out” to his constituents is to appear on the Bill O’Reilly show. Governor Carcieri spent several minutes last night on national television during an appearance on The O’Reilly Factor criticizing Providence’s mayor and police chief for not endorsing his attempt to curb illegal
In particular, my favorite, the Marquis de Lafayette. In 1777, at the age of nineteen, the wealthy aristocrat offered his military services as an unpaid volunteer to the Continental Congress, and was given the rank of major-general. (Nineteen!) Clicking immediately with George Washington, he was instrumental in the Battle of Rhode Island and the defeat
Flaming balls… can you ever have enough? Rhode Island is one of only five states left with a complete ban on all consumer fireworks according to this refreshing piece in the ProJo by William A. Weimer, president of Phantom Fireworks. Sure he’s motivated by self-interest, but that doesn’t mean he’s wrong. According to Mr. Weimer,
Everybody knows that just before you get to New Haven proper on I95, there is this giant American flag. Its all tattered and brown, and it can’t always appear majestic because of its shear weight. RISD prof and local smartist Liz Collins will be bringing 8 knitters and thousands of queers together to reimagine the original pride
So, Dennis Kucinich brought 35 articles of impeachment against President Bush the other day, and shortly after his website mysteriously stopped working. (It’s back now.) It’s quite the interesting, if incredibly depressing, read. Meanwhile, the world is running out of water and Africa’s running out of everything. Oh, and the people who decide who goes
Am I alone here or do all you Obama supporters feel like a long-time, live-in girlfriend, who just got the wedding proposal you’ve been waiting for? I wept sweet, hopeful tears hearing him say, “Tonight, I can stand before you and say that I will be the Democratic nominee for president of the United States.” Sweeter words
Tonight at 9PM on HBO. The New York Times loved this thing The casting of “Recount” is inspired. Kevin Spacey plays Ron Klain, the senior adviser to Vice President Al Gore who ended up leading the Democrats’ Florida recount effort, and Tom Wilkinson is James A. Baker III, the silky-smooth Bush family consigliere who ran
I am doing a sexy little dance in my office chair right now, because: Same-sex couples have a constitutional right to marry, the California Supreme Court ruled [today]. According to the court, “In contrast to earlier times, our state now recognizes that an individual’s capacity to establish a loving and long-term committed relationship with another
Not fair… are Rhode Islanders expected to ‘sacrifice’ another excellent senator for the good of the country and the future of all mankind? Jeez, world, you ask too much. This is still pretty hypothetical, but according to M. Charles Bakst, the strong possibility exists that Senator Jack Reed would be offered the position of Secretary
My new hero is Army Specialist Jeremy Hall, a young man who had wanted to make the armed services his career, but has been forced instead to sue the army for repercussions suffered after refusing to join in prayer. CBS News Sunday Morning (as well as today’s ProJo) details his recent battles and the predicament
BREAKING: Country legend Willie Nelson has an absolutely crap Myspace page. This is particularly disappointing to me, as I was searching for it to possibly see if I could add “Songbird” from his awesome record of the same name that he put out last year-ish, to my own stupid Myspace page. His backing band on