The RI International Film Festival (RIIFF) will hold its 43rd annual “Flickers” with screenings at six venues in Providence and one at the Misquamicut Drive-In, beginning with their traditional gala opening night at the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) on Aug 5. Information is available from film-festival. org and the detailed schedule (searchable by dates, […]
Whether it is a hot summer night or a freezing winter evening, you find yourself sitting under the stars. Fireflies flicker around or maybe frost clings to the windshield as your eyes lock on that one scene, maybe for the millionth time or the very first, and for a moment, nothing else matters. The scent […]
Unique among all the states, only Rhode Island continues to observe “Victory Day” remembering the end of hostilities during World War II. At one point it was called “V-J Day” to signify the end of the war against the Japanese forces (as opposed to “V-E” day in May 1945 commemorating the fall of Germany). The […]
After graduating from Brown University, Matthew Osubor worked as an overnight security guard to be able to raise the starting capital he needed to start his own media digitization company. While most of his friends moved to NYC and LA, he chose to stay in New England because of how affordable and accessible it was, […]
