Rhode Island is holding its first black film festival this month, as April marks 50 years since the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Scott MacKay Commentary: Time For Mattiello To Make PawSox Stadium Decision
Baseball is back in New England this week, as both the Boston Red Sox and the Pawtucket Red Sox begin their home seasons. RIPR political analyst Scott…
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Artscape: Talking With Oscar-Winner James Ivory
The American director James Ivory has been a filmmaking success story for more than 30 years, mostly with his company Merchant/Ivory Productions. Now 89…
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How Our Brains React When Something Catches Our Attention: Yale Scientists Take A Look
Scientists at Yale have given us the most detailed look yet at what happens to our brains during the crucial split-second moment we decide to pay…
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The ‘Black Panther Challenge’ Comes To Newport
The film “Black Panther” is breaking records at the box office, thanks in part to fans excited to see a black superhero take center stage. And there’s a…
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One Square Mile: Opioids In New Bedford’s Fishing Industry Pt. 2
(This the second part of a two-part story.) Andrew Dillon has had a front row seat to the opioid epidemic in New Bedford. His diner…
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Justice Ginsburg Wows Crowd at Temple Beth-El
As the nation’s political elite was filing into the U.S. Capitol for President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, Supreme Court Justice Ruth…
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TGIF: 22 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Chapel Grille is the place to be, right? The Cranston restaurant has emerged as a hot spot for political parlays, with uncertain fallout moving forward….
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This I Believe New England: Appreciating Time
Many of us have known friends and loved ones whose minds and mental faculties have slipped away as some form of dementia has tightened its unrelenting…
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Art Prof, A Website, Wants To Do More Than Teach Art — It Wants To Help You Find Mental Flow
In a makeshift studio that used to be her children’s playroom, Clara Lieu tries to explain how to make a sculpture from chipboard. Lights, cameras, lots…
