News Analysis: What Happens if Roe v. Wade is Overturned?
Currently, the right to abortion is protected under landmark US Supreme Court decisions, Roe v. Wade (and its lesser-known companion Doe v. Bolton decided on the same day) in 1973 […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Mise-en-scène: The Providence French Film Festival’s 21st annual event is prepared for the big screen
In its 21st year, the 2019 Providence French Film Festival, Feb 21–Mar 1, for the first time will screen all of its events on the Brown University campus at the Granoff Center […]
Mom’s Gift at Attleboro Community Theatre: Hey. Boo!
Phil Olson is not a well-known playwright, and most of his output has involved rewriting classics into the rather hyperlocal Bunyan Bay, Minnesota, where the main activities are being really […]
Love Styles: Why romance goes wrong
It’s not surprising that academic researchers have tried to define and even quantify love, but it is somewhat surprising that they only have been doing so since tentative explorations in […]
PVD Children’s Film Festival: Parents and Children Together Watch the Big Screen
In its 10th consecutive year, the Providence Children’s Film Festival, February 15-24, offers 27 different feature films and short film packages at a number of venues throughout the city, including […]
News Analysis: Is Cancer a Disease of Economics?
Still the second leading cause of death in the United States, cancer is evolving to become a disease of socio-economic status, according to a major report published Jan 8 by […]
This Is Our Youth at Burbage: Burn-Out Bromance
There is an old joke that there are three kinds of people: Those who make things happen, those who let things happen, and those who ask, “What happened?” This is […]
Night Watch at Gamm: How I Won the War
Keeping calm while carrying on – quite a lot of carrying on, really – is the theme of The Night Watch, the Gamm Theatre’s US premiere of Hattie Naylor’s adaptation […]
Thom Pain (based on nothing) at Burbage: Ex Nihilo Nihil Fit
It is difficult to summarize or even explain what Thom Pain (based on nothing) is about: a one-man monologue with surreal references to everything from Shakespeare (repeatedly) to the Song of Songs. Much of […]
Mental Health Parity: Local organizations help patients bear the burden of enforcing the law
Since 2008, federal law has required “parity” for most health insurance coverage of mental illness (including substance abuse) on the same terms as physical illness, and many states including Rhode […]