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Ryan channels Rand; farewell, Johnny Pesky; Tom don’t know Jack

The race is on!
So, what to make of Mitt Romney's selection of Paul Ryan as his running mate?

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | August 15, 2012

The pols’ kids are all right; pack your bags, Bobby V.; vidal’s rich legacy

Teen frenzy
Phillipe and Jorge can tell you that we were angels as 'utes, never giving our parents the least bit of trouble amidst the exploding hormones.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | August 08, 2012

Olympic fever; Mittpicking; farewell, Johnny Connell

The Sporting Life
The 72-inch widescreen TV has been on 24/7 in the Boom Boom Room as Phillipe and Jorge — clad in togas, with laurel crowns on our heads, and faux medals made from the tops of yogurt containers around our necks — have paid rapt attention to the London Olympics, with occasional naps when the USA basketball team games are shown.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | August 01, 2012

Joe must go; winds of change; the king of fuh

Brown hall of shame
Brown University has already taken its disgraced alumnus Joe Paterno's name off an award doled out every year to the school's outstanding male freshman athlete. But there is still a question about whether Coach Paterno should be ejected from the Brown Athletic Hall of Fame.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | July 25, 2012

Leaking down Memory Lane; let the games begin; two fond farewells

State's Evidence
A state trooper who leaked a report to WPRO's Matt Allen about Caleb Chafee's drinking party in Exeter has created a bit of stir. But that pales in comparison to what the staties could conjure up in the good old days, under Col. Walter Stone.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | July 18, 2012

A fond farewell to Andy; a TV guide; the art of the matter

What it was, was death
Phillipe and Jorge were in their Wonder Years when they were introduced to Andy Griffith, who died last week.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | July 11, 2012

Supreme machinations; Fox plays dumb; more bad gamesmanship

Baa-baaa, orange sheep
Phillipe and Jorge don't know about you, but we would prefer to have our health care options dictated by a guy who dyes his skin orange and chain smokes.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | July 03, 2012

Hot air index; Mr. Alexander goes to Africa; old and in the way?

The interpreter
While the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, the world's big "environmental summit," produced enough hot air to accelerate global warming tenfold, there was at least one noteworthy moment.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | June 27, 2012

The Big Pink One as Ward Cleaver; game over for Fox; some good old days

Mad Man
Phillipe and Jorge have never understood what happened to Mark "The Big Pink One" Patinkin, whose embarrassing column for desperate housewives is still allowed to appear in The Urinal.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | June 20, 2012

Bruce to the rescue; naked truth; parade time; ye olde ink-stained wretches

We could be heroes
P&J were as intrigued as everyone with the on-the-spot photos of the Beavertail Light boat rescue on the front page of the BeloJo last week.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | June 13, 2012

More reverend than most reverends; an Abel challenger; hail, Olivia

Holy too too
Those unfamiliar with Phillipe and Jorge's childhoods are often surprised to learn that in our Wonder Years, your superior correspondents were quite the choirboys.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | June 05, 2012

Aquidneck Island = Wild Kingdom; Schilling plays the blame game

Coyote Ugly
As many of our readers know, Aquidneck Island has a huge problem with coyotes terrorizing pets and putting parents on edge. Recently, Middletown hired a hunter to blow away as many as he could find.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | June 01, 2012

Advice for Curt; unrest by the sea; Mr. Walton blows out the candles

Out-of-business plan
In case Curt Schilling is reading, here are a couple things you should never do as a businessman: 1) bounce a check to a state government; and 2) fail to meet payroll, especially when you have billed yourself as a jobs creator.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | May 23, 2012

Schilling strikes out; war on women; the kids are all right

Holding a 38 to our head
You may recall, a couple of years back, that then-Governor Donald "The Don" Carcieri was very gung ho about the state offering Curt Schilling's 38 Studios video game company a whopping $75 million in loan guarantees through the Rhode Island Economic Development Corporation.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | May 16, 2012

Night strife; bye-bye, Big East; sexual politics; Fruit of the boom

Economic development?
On weekends busloads of thugs from Massachusetts are making their way to the war zone of Richmond Street and the surrounding neighborhood we used to lovingly call "ProHo."

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | May 09, 2012

Freedom from Common Sense Foundation; dance fever; what’s in a name?

Defining offensive
The controversy over the Freedom From Religion Foundation's attack on a World War I and World War II memorial on city land in Woonsocket — it includes a cross — isn't worth a week's worth of talk radio time. But it does warrant a comment by P&J.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | May 02, 2012

We voted!; the old ball game; hear them roar

Poll dances
Like all good Vo Dilunduhs, Phillipe and Jorge used our unaffiliated voter status to become "Republicans for a day," cast our ballots in the GOP primary, and then switch back to being independents immediately afterward.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | April 25, 2012

Measuring up; the GOP isn’t making friends; get some soup

You must be this tall . . .
Phillipe and Jorge would suggest that anyone in Vo Dilun's First Congressional District with a stock of empty milk cartons to stand on or telephone books to sit on get in contact with the campaign offices of David "Little Chi-Chi" Cicilline and Antknee Gemma toot sweet.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | April 18, 2012

Farewell, Peter and June; see ya, Santorum; talking politics

Tombstone territory
Phillipe and Jorge have lost two wonderful friends and Little Rhody is also short a brace of its best with the recent passing of Peter Lord and June Gibbs.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | April 11, 2012

Or, East Bay DUI; ill literacy; RIP, Bruce Lang; hail Charlie!

CSI Barrington
No one was ever going to confuse the General Assembly with the Mensa Society, but even long-suffering Vo Dilunduhs would prefer that it not become a haven for penny ante thugs, if only for appearances sake. And yes, we are talking to you, Senators Ruggiero and Ciccone.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | April 04, 2012

Pauly D gets his closeup; taking it off in Pawtucket; the crisis is over!

Living in the Project
Oh, c'mon, you can't bullshit the bullshitters.

By: PHILLIPE AND JORGE | March 28, 2012

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