My Body is a Toxic Wasteland
New Year’s resolution time is around the corner, and if you want to quit smoking, you’re not alone. I want to quit, too. And I have to admit, this isn’t […]
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The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
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The Hummel Report: Working for the People of Scituate
In a traditionally very blue state, the town of Scituate, Rhode Island, has been an outlier. In fact, the Republican Party has controlled the town council going back to 1913 and […]
Phillipe & Jorge’s Cool, Cool World
Fake News For many years Phillip & Jorge thought of ourselves as pioneers of fake news, but that was long before the current virulent strain of fake news arrived. It […]
Motif Event Picks for December 7 – December 13
THU 8 A Creepy Christmas Carol: With Jeff Belanger and Dustin Pari. Bringing you the legends and lore that put the fear into the Yuletide season. From the monsters who […]
Phillipe & Jorge’s Cool, Cool World: Thanksgiving Celebrations and Cabinet Picks
The Southern White House (Shudder) As Jorge recuperated at home at Casa Diablo, Phillipe was off to Palm Beach to celebrate Thanksgiving with the Trump family at McMansion-a-Lago (“Home of […]
The Hummel Report: Paying for Wickford Sewers
Wickford is one of the prettiest villages in Rhode Island, in part because it’s on the water. Because of that proximity, virtually everyone agrees the village needs sewers in a […]
Phillipe & Jorge’s Cool, Cool World: The Reign Comes and the World Burns
When the Reign Comes In the era of faux reality shows ruling the universe, Phillipe and Jorge’s Cool, Cool World became very surreal on November 9. The reign of The […]
Hip-Hop: DIASPORA Records
Music can be considered one of the best ways for an artist to express emotions and mood. It can also be used as a tool to motivate people, and I […]
Rhode Island Spotlight: Thanking the Veterans
One by one they all heard their names called. Some answered that call in a wheelchair. Others carrying a cane. And many of the rest ran through the inflatable Patriot […]