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JUSTINIAN STANISLAUS, RAHNE FELLWALKER, KITTY …
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Anyone who as been curious about media references to “Steampunk” can get a broader understanding of this recent form of manufactured nostalgia.
Nostalgia is typically defined as a longing …
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MEMORIES OF COAST GUARD DUTY: Rosetta Desrosiers …
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About seven years ago, when PBS was about to air “The War”; yet another series about the Second World War, we sat down with some women who served in that war and listened to a typical grievance …
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Don Rounds after his first feature win at the …
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When we last visited Don Rounds in 2001, old “101” was a memory – alive in old photographs, but in the flesh, or should we say steel, the car was long gone. Don told us of his adventures as a …
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Joe Kernan
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9/11/14
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317 views
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Most people see something unusual in an everyday setting, take note of it and then let it fade from their thoughts. Historians react differently, such as when Les Rolston, a full-time building …
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Joe Kernan
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12/11/14
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113 views
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We recently got a call from Fred Velletri of Johnston telling us he built a dollhouse to keep his World War II memorabilia in. That sounded like a rather unique way to store relics of the biggest …
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Joe Kernan
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11/12/14
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83 views
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After three newspapers, a lawsuit and 35 years of “superior behavior,” Rhode Island’s most famous fictional couples may just pack it in and head for Florida to retire surrounded by the …
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Joe Kernan
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10/16/14
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292 views
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MAKING A POINT: Cranston "home boy" Howard Fine …
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On Saturday and Monday, Hollywood acting teacher and Rhode Island College alumnus Howard Fine returned to campus “to lead a Master Class for a select group of RIC students, alumni and community …
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Joe Kernan
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12/23/14
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374 views
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By someone’s reckoning, August is Rhode Island’s official Rhythm & Blues Heritage Month and the Rhode Island Rhythm & Blues Preservation Society, who we suspect declared August R&B Month, held …
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Joe Kernan
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8/27/14
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143 views
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When Antiques Roadshow premiered on PBS almost 20 years ago, even its most ardent fans had no idea how popular the show would become. When it became apparent that there was a large and enthusiastic …
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Joe Kernan
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1/8/15
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453 views
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MIKE McKONE
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Most people would be very surprised to learn that legally blind people not only play golf, but are actually good at it.
Warwick resident Mike McKone, the chair for this year’s championship match …
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Joe Kernan
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7/30/14
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148 views
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