By the Numbers: What does it mean to be black in RI?
To be black is to live in a state of math. It is a life of ratios, fractions and decimals. Blackness in RI is a story of numbers, a story […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
It’s Only a Game: Sports dominate the news while the government circles the drain
Stoopid Bowl Through her wonderful generosity, our lovely and talented editor, Emily Olson, allowed P&J to get as close to Super Bowl coverage as possible. This was achieved by the […]
Cupid’s Arrow: Left and right should join forces in disruption
As we enter the so-called season of love, politics in Rhode Island are producing a love story between unlikely partners, and they may not even realize that Cupid’s arrow hath […]
Privilege: Examining white people’s role in promoting social justice
It is hard to look at my country and hear people in my community claim that racism does not exist. We all see the same videos, hear the same victims. […]
Coronavirus Spread: Is this a disease of our own making?
The first case was reported back in December, in Hubei province. Since then, the Coronavirus has done a bit of traveling. Not only has it spread to nearly every administrative […]
Tune Your Televisions To: Your superior correspondents announce a new broadcast extravaganza
Required Viewing Phillipe and Jorge are extremely excited about the offer by as yet-to-be-revealed local TV station to host a mid-morning talk and variety show, “The Cool, Cool World.” This […]
State of the State: How will RI reach Raimondo’s renewable energy goal?
In last week’s State of the State address, Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo announced a goal to power the entire state with renewable energy by 2030. Having spent much of […]
A Brief (Or Lengthy?) History of Phillipe and Jorge: Your superior correspondents celebrate 40 years in print
It seems amazing, especially to your superior correspondents, that the Cool, Cool World entered its 41st consecutive year of publication with the advent of 2020. This is a record for a […]
The Left Versus the Left: Progressive media is filling the void
It is commonly understood that there is a bias in the television news media with Fox News on the right and MSNBC and their ilk on the left, but the […]
New Year, New PVD!: New spots, new bans, but we still don’t know where we are
Predictions for Rhody’s New Year Newport will announce that it’s opening a Newport Wankers’ Club. Job Lot will change its slogan to “It Fell Off a Truck, but I […]