(10.2) Dear Mr. Colbert, remember your old show? Remember virtues? Eight years ago you interviewed Rhode Island Senator Sheldon Whitehouse* about his new book, “On Virtues.” Unfortunately, Rhode Island has since lost its way. This Saturday you will be appearing at the University of Rhode Island for “a conversation” as part of URI Alumni Weekend. …
While supplies last! To celebrate the 5th anniversary of Stephen Colbert’s AmeriCone Dream ice cream, participating Ben & Jerry’s shops will have a free single scoop give-away from 5pm to 8pm, on Tuesday, Valentine’s Day. And the Meeting Street shop is participating! I know cuz I checked. A new AmeriCone Dream SuperPAC Pack 2012 Collectable …
Roger Williams has a new biography, Roger Williams and the Creation of the American Soul: Church, State, and the Birth of Liberty by John M. Barry. The new book was reviewed last Sunday for the New York Times Book Review by historian Joyce E. Chaplin. She opens with this astonishing statement, Should you find yourself …
October 30th is a Saturday. From Stewart, “We’re looking for the people who think shouting is annoying”. Warns Colbert, “There are dark, optimistic forces trying to take away our Fear”. And somewhere Glenn Beck fumes that the smart kids are probably making fun of him again.
With a little help from my friend.
First in a series: I call this ‘Stephen and Chris install a new lamppost in Wayland Square’.
. . . then independent candidate for governor, Lincoln Chafee, could stop fundraising and start campaigning. Extrapolating from the 2006 guber campaigns, Chafee estimates that $2,000,000 will be needed to mount a successful run. He’s only got $112,000 so far, well behind Attorney General Lynch and State Treasurer Caprio. Columnist Edward Fitzpatrick interviewed Chafee (at …
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Tonight is the premiere of A Colbert Christmas:The Greatest Gift of All! — obviously a spoof of the genre. The gold standard in this category is, of course, Pee Wee’s Christmas Special. Judging from the mixed review in The New York Times, this new entry will not knock Pee Wee out of first place. Alessandra …
Are you one of those pointy-headed intellectuals who can name a newspaper? Then who better to spend the evening with than Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert who will start broadcasting live at 10pm on Comedy Central with Indecision 2008.
No Bears! A young black bear (Ursa figawi) has been spotted roaming the western part of the state apparently headed south to the beaches and maybe some clam cakes at George’s. Last seen in Narragansett. Authorities last night said that a clutch of bear gawkers made it too difficult to shoot the bear with a …
Last Friday Scottish-born late-night talk show host Craig Ferguson became an American citizen, thereby removing the final impediment to our happy future together. But alas, he announced last night on his show that he has been tapped for that insidious enemy of American democracy, the White House Correspondents’ Dinner!!! The last of this species should …