The French tall ship Hermione-Lafayette has been making her way up the East Coast from Yorktown, PA towards Lunenburg, Nova Scotia—she will be stopping at Fort Adams in Newport, R.I. during July 8-9. The Hermione-Lafayette—an exact replica of the Marquis de Lafayette’s vessel in 1780—is the most authentically built tall ship in the past 150 […]
Read MoreWhen choosing what do and where to go this summer, it’s hard to pass up a good party—especially if it’s for a good cause. Here’s a quick round-up of some of the most fun and fashionable summer benefits to check out in Newport: Au Courant: The Golden Age of Hollywood Friday, June 26, 2015 Hosted […]
Read MoreMichael Kors recently settled a lawsuit for $4.8 million for misleading its outlet customers by labeling its outlet merchandise as “discounted,” when in fact, the outlet goods are made specifically for the outlet. If you ever pay attention to the clothing tags from a brand’s regular retail store at the mall vs. its outlet store, […]
Read MoreIt’s time to write down my strategic plan for summer reading. I still have several books sitting on the shelf that need to be read—Eiffel’s Tower, Teri Agins’ Hijacking the Runway and my newest signed book, Inside the O’Briens—but I also want to try to make time to read a few other books… Several peers […]
Read MoreI am not going to even try to offer any intellectual input on this film. This is for two reasons—it’s a Thomas Hardy novel and I’m not going to infer anything from a Thomas Hardy novel based off of a movie interpretation that can only capture so much of the original text. To offer any […]
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