The queer community exists in our purest, most joyful form during Pride Month. If you’ve ever been to a pride celebration, or interacted with any queer person ever, then you know what I mean. But, as always, we also exist as consumers. Corporate ‘pride’ has become an overwhelming presence in the last decade. Pride —…
Olivia Rodrigo, you’ve created a masterpiece. There are simply not enough ways I can describe how much I absolutely love this album. I find myself screaming the lyrics to every single track — not a single skip to be found. “SOUR” has brought back all of my teen angst in the best possible way. The…
As a chair of marine affairs at URI, Tracey Dalton possesses much knowledge on Rhode Island’s aquaculture. Photo by James Singer. With over 400 miles of shoreline, it makes sense that the official nickname of Rhode Island is “the Ocean State.” The beaches draw thousands of visitors each year. Tourists and residents alike frequent seafood…
To rework a famous quote “The more the real world changes, the more things stay the same in ‘The Sims 4.’” Photo from amazon.com. You know how everyone picked up bread making or knitting or some other useful hobby during quarantine? Yeah, that wasn’t me. I picked up “The Sims 4.” It’s now one of…
Parlange “thrilled” to join the Rhody community President David Dooley’s successor has been named: meet Marc Parlange. Photo from uri.edu. The University of Rhode Island has named Marc Parlange as its 12th president. On April 1, the Board of Trustees presidential search committee voted unanimously to recommend Parlange as the top candidate. The Board of…
“Picture director David Lynch, Stephen King, Luis Fonsi, Justin Timberlake, The Monkees, The Blue Meanies, Lord Voldemort and Emperor Palpatine, all drugged, and kept prisoner in an airline’s executive lounge,” that’s how Grammy-nominated artist Eric Alexandrakis would describe his new EP “GMT.” Yeah, that fits – and I mean that as a compliment. “GMT” is…
Finalists answer questions, discuss platforms With Dooley retiring, the hunt for the next President of the University of Rhode Island is on. Photo from dreamstime.org. The University of Rhode Island held two open forums this week with the two final candidates to replace President David Dooley when he steps down in June. The two finalists…
Concern expressed over ‘transphobic’ language A University of Rhode Island professor is facing backlash after writing an article that many community members have described as transphobic. The article in question,“Fantasy Worlds on the Right and Left: QAnon and Trans-Sex Fantasy,” was written by professor Donna Hughes of the gender & women’s studies (GWS) department. It…
What do “Pulp Fiction,” “Legally Blonde” and “The Amityville Horror” have in common? Nothing, right? Wrong. They all pass the Bechdel Test, a measurement of “whether or not a film or other work of fiction portrays women in a way that is sexist or characterized by gender stereotyping.” Named for its creator, Alison Bechdel, the…
URI film student Lionel Jeffries recently had his movie “Living Swamp” feature on Rhode Island PBS. Photo by James Singer. Hidden in the woods off South County Trail, just over four miles away from the University of Rhode Island Kingston campus, lies the Great Swamp Battle Monument. The stone monolith is a memorial to the…