In Depth

You Can’t Remove the Commandments

By Justin Katz | January 5, 2005 | Comments Off on You Can’t Remove the Commandments

Although I have more to say about this issue (and will hopefully do so in the near future), the Providence Journal editorial page’s position on the removal of the Ten Commandments from Roger Williams Park is worth a separate cheer: It would be as easy to expunge our Judeo-Christian heritage as it would be to…

Re x 3: And Never Shall They Meet

By Marc Comtois | January 5, 2005 |

Yikes, let’s clarify this misunderstanding, quick! Upon re-reading my hasty post, I see that I sacrificed clarity for brevity. I in no way intended to imply that Justin was “complaining.” I meant that by my posting on the subject, I didn’t want “the reader” to think we were going to dwell on this all day…

Re: Re: And Never Shall They Meet

By Justin Katz | January 5, 2005 | Comments Off on Re: Re: And Never Shall They Meet

I hope it was clear from my previous post, Marc, that my “complaints” are mostly tongue in cheek. With respect to Providence Monthly, I don’t know how much being mentioned therein would help — particularly given our differing audiences. I also enjoy the feeling of challenge to reach the point at which Rhode Island media…

Essence Magazine Makes a Stand

By Marc Comtois | January 5, 2005 |

On Monday Stanley Crouch broke the story that the popular Essence magazine was taking on the omnipresent oversexualized and slutty portrayal of black women in hip-hop music and videos. Through dialogue and discussion, they hope to raise awareness and, hopefully, “Take Back the Music.” When asked how the magazine decided to take a stand, the…

RE:And Never Shall They Meet

By Marc Comtois | January 5, 2005 | Comments Off on RE:And Never Shall They Meet

Complaining about lack of recognition too much would be unseemly. IMHO, in addition to being Counter Cultural in the Rhode Island sense, the other reasons that Providence Monthly neglected to mention my own Ocean State Blogger (low, low, traffic) and this very site (too new!) seem evident. However, there can be no other explanation than…

And Never Shall They Meet

By Justin Katz | January 4, 2005 |

I share Bil Herron’s consternation at not making the cut for the latest local-media dip into the blogosphere. Unfortunately, neither Anchor Rising nor Dust in the Light nor The Ocean State Blogger has Bil’s obvious reasons to blame. No, in our case, it’s not a lack of effort; it’s just us — the price of…

They Just Don’t Get It

By | January 4, 2005 |

This posting builds on a previous posting entitled “Unprincipled, Undemocratic Behavior” and a related posting by Marc Comtois. Both postings noted how House Speaker Murphy and Senate President Montalbano were going to maintain the legislative meddling in certain executive matters in spite of the 78% voter approval in November of the Separation of Powers constitutional…

Giving “Career Politician” a Whole New Meaning

By Justin Katz | January 3, 2005 | Comments Off on Giving “Career Politician” a Whole New Meaning

John Arcaro, an independent challenger for Pawtucket’s seat in the Rhode Island House of Representatives, directed my attention to an October piece about his race. I’m still naif enough to think this stunning: [Rep. Elaine A. Coderre] hasn’t had an opponent for her House seat since 1986, when Raymond G. Berger, a Republican who opposed…

The State of Literary Capitalism

By Justin Katz | January 2, 2005 |

On Friday, I went to Barnes & Noble in Middletown to see if the store had one or both of the magazines in which my work currently appears. I couldn’t find any copies of Newport Life, and the two copies of National Review on the rack were two-issues old. Well, I just called to ask…

Happy New Year!

By Justin Katz | January 1, 2005 | Comments Off on Happy New Year!

I’ve put my personal thoughts about the coming of the new year over on Dust in the Light. But I wanted to be sure to wish Anchor Rising readers a happy New Year’s Day, as well. We’ve got plans to make 2005 an interesting, successful year for Anchor Rising, and we hope you’ll be playing…