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Sundlun’s desire to restore local ownership is on the money
Last week’s Phoenix carried an intriguing article, by ace news editor Ian Donnis, about how Bruce “Captain Blowhard” Sundlun, our esteemed former governor and all-around giant raving character, was looking to have a local group of investors buy the Providence Urinal.

By PHILLIPE & JORGE | December 13, 2006

If I Did It, Rhode Island-style

The URI Ram gets rough treatment at the Dunk
Phillipe & Jorge wonder if Bob Driscoll, Providence College’s athletic director, isn’t angling for big paychecks from Fox network mogul Rupert “The Dirty Digger” Murdoch.

By PHILLIPE & JORGE | December 07, 2006

Who’s the Nancy?

Dubya slouches to mere mincing minion among DC’s new political elite
The GOP’s many mistakes this election season included the massive one of attacking House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, the soon-to-be Speaker of the House.

By PHILLIPE & JORGE | November 15, 2006

Changing of the guard

Dubya gets a well-deserved comeuppance
We here in the Biggest Little tend to be self-deprecating to a fault.

By PHILLIPE & JORGE | November 08, 2006

Jaw-dropper

What prompted the BeloJo to do an about-face on the casino?
If there’s a real political shocker this year, it’s how the Urinal this week came out with an endorsement of Question 1, the controversial casino ballot question.

By PHILLIPE AND JORGE | October 25, 2006

Hail, hail CBGB

There’s a big SNAFU when OMFUG is all gone
Many moons ago, Phillipe lived one block away from the legendary CBGB nightclub on Bleeker Street in New York City’s Bowery.

By PHILLIPE & JORGE | October 18, 2006

Not so jockular

The ugly racial shakedown in Coventry diminishes all of us
The field of sports is normally one of the areas with the least racism in the US.

By PHILLIPE & JORGE | October 11, 2006

S.O.S. in the Biggest Little

The possible private takeover of Harrah’s is more bad news
What a joyful time in the Ocean State.

By PHILLIPE & JORGE | October 04, 2006

Randy

He opened the doors to the Living Room, with enthusiasm and encouragement
Randy Hien was a sun around which thousands of people orbited.

By PHILLIPE & JORGE | September 27, 2006

Tortured logic

The Bushies persist in trying to justify self-defeating behavior
Back in 1993, US Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan of New York wrote a famous essay, entitled “Defining Deviancy Down,” for the American Scholar .

By PHILLIPE & JORGE | September 20, 2006

Post-primary revelations

Your superior correspondents approve of this message
Pernod and grapefruit in hand, Phillipe & Jorge offer a little public policy overview while hanging out of our chauffeur-driven Bentley, screaming, “Mira, mira,”

By PHILLIPE & JORGE | September 13, 2006

Casa D. slate storms the primary

Chafee, Roberts, and de Ramel get the nod
While P&J do not see eye to eye with most of Bob “Cool Moose” Healey’s libertarian leanings, he is a truly thoughtful contributor to the body politic.

By PHILLIPE & JORGE | September 06, 2006

Bad moon rising on local papers

Journal Register heads for the hills
Anyone familiar with the plight of newspapers knows how we have entered an era in which fewer and fewer Americans read hard copy anymore (if they can actually read), and that the Web is the place to go.

By PHILLIPE & JORGE | August 30, 2006

Good night, Mr. White

A fond farewell to a local legend
Phillipe and Jorge were mightily saddened last week when we learned of the death of longtime friend, confidante, and jokester Doug White right after our deadline.

By PHILLIPE & JORGE | August 23, 2006

Campaign follies

Faster, GOP Senate candidates! Kill! kill!
You can always learn something from watching television commercials.

By PHILLIPE & JORGE | August 17, 2006

French fries strike back!

Self-satisfied faux patriots get their comeuppance
P&J consider it amazing that this story from the Washington Times (via MSNBC), forwarded by our friend Tommy from Queens, didn’t get wider national front-page coverage.

By PHILLIPE & JORGE | August 09, 2006

Getting oiled up

Gouging on gas prices should outrage our elected officials
Phillipe & Jorge rarely have reason to scream at our Congressional delegation.

By PHILLIPE & JORGE | August 02, 2006

The kids are alright

Sheeler campaign goes with a youth movement
The revelation that Carl Sheeler’s new commercial was produced by a 15-year-old is one of the most interesting stories to emerge from the Democratic Senate primary between Carl and Casa Diablo charter member Sheldon Whitebread.

By PHILLIPE & JORGE | July 26, 2006

Are you kidding us?

Russell Crowe, you’re no Buddy Cianci
Russell Crowe as the Bud-I?

By PHILLIPE & JORGE | July 19, 2006

Road hog

Sundlun seeks a sign of his lasting legacy near the airport
Well, seems like someone has a great deal of time on his hands, now that raccoon-hunting season is over.

By PHILLIPE & JORGE | July 12, 2006

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