Category : Art & Life

WOONSOCKET, R.I. – Valley Talks, a series of biweekly historical lectures presented by the Museum of Work & Culture, a division of the Rhode Island Historical Society, continues Sunday, Feb. 20, at 1 p.m., on Zoom.   Researcher Kathryn Sos-Hayda and Woonsocket Historical Society President Irene Blais will present this discussion of the history discovered […]Read More

NEW YORK —Jane Campion’s gothic western “The Power of the Dog” led nominations to the 94th Academy Awards, where streaming services more than ever before swept over Hollywood’s top honors. In nominations announced Tuesday, Campion’s film landed a leading 12 nominations, including nods for best picture, best director and all of its top actors: Benedict […]Read More

Lord Julian Fellowes’ new HBO drama The Gilded Age filmed in Newport and Warwick, premiered on Jan. 24, 2022 The Rhode Island Film & TV Office is pleased to announce that Lord Julian Fellowes’ new HBO television drama series, The Gilded Age, which filmed in Newport and Warwick in early 2021, will have its world premiere […]Read More

Ken Bredemeier WASHINGTON — The U.S. central bank signaled Wednesday that it planned to start raising its benchmark interest rate as soon as March and curb its direct financial support for the pandemic-hit American economy. The Federal Reserve has kept its key interest rate near 0% since the coronavirus swept into the United States in March […]Read More