As it has every year for millennia, the sun rose this morning through our sacred trilithon . . . and in the west, which really sets Providence apart from the other henges. Also unusual is this synchronicity: Post-time at the Belmont Stakes is 5:42 p.m. EDT. The summer solstice? 5:44 p.m. EDT. Coincidence? I don’t …
(4.25) Aah, the mitigated joy of inheriting grandma’s Victorian hair jewelry. It can be quite beautiful, still . . . hair. On Wednesday jeweler/historian Karen Bachmann and artist Nafis White will lead a discussion of how the practice of hairwork speaks across centuries and cultures in “HairBrained: Hair as holder of memory/artistic medium.” Master jeweler/historian …
I’ve been trying to get this guy to Providence since the first episode of “Vikings” aired back in 2013, and now it looks like all that wishing and hoping is finally paying off: By the end of the month, actor Clive Standen will be taking part in “Vault,” the movie version* of the famous 1975 …
Long hair, crew cuts, braids, afros, fades, mohawks, dreads, facial hair, fake hair, weaves, perms, dyes, relaxers — shining, gleaming, streaming, flaxen, waxen. Learn all about the cultural history of hair at HairBrained, the new exhibition at the Providence Public Library downtown. From Rapunzel to Angela Davis: it’s all here. This is an extensive survey …
(11.5) The Daylight Saving debate rages on. Our New England neighbors have all been weighing the benefits of moving into the Atlantic Time Zone (effectively, daylight saving year-round). State Rep. Blake Filippi (R-Block Island) has been spearheading the movement here in Rhode Island. In Massachusetts, a legislative panel spent months examining the pros and cons …
“I was Rhode Island born and Rhode Island bred, and when I die I’ll be [clap, clap] Rhode Island dead!” You know the rest. Good luck to the URI Rams in their match against the Oregon Ducks today. The winner heads to Kansas City to play the Michigan Wolverines in the Sweet Sixteen. Okay, can …
Daylight Saving Time — Who started it? Who needs it? One Rhode Island legislator thinks it’s time to abandon the system. According to this WPRI report, State Rep. Blake Filippi has submitted a piece of legislation that would have Rhode Island join the Atlantic Time Zone if and when Massachusetts does the same. Filippi, R-Block …
Extra sleep. Daylight Saving Time ends Sunday, November 6, at 2am. The government says so. More importantly, the government says ‘saving.’ No ess on the end. From the DST FAQ page we learn this: Arizona does not observe DST, but the Navajo Indian territories do observe DST. Sticking it to the man! And ‘ess’ is …
(11.1) Get your bum cakes down to the Parlour Saturday for their 2nd birthday bash and the music of Spinal Tap courtesy of the ‘Mericans who have been practicing like crazy. Eardrums will bleed and that fake Marshall stack will make it look even louder. Openers include Teazer (hair metal tribute who will be spending …
Okay! . . . okay, okay, okay. We don’t write about sports often. And soccer? Never. But this is kind of an event; it certainly seems likely to disrupt the workday across the country for a few hours. Also, U.S. defender Geoff Cameron is a URI alum! Go Rams. (Bill Reynolds has more on his …
StyleWeek Northeast 2014 starts tonight with all events being held in one place this time around. Jenna Pelletier at the ProJo has this event covered complete with a schedule of events and list of designers with what to expect from each. StyleWeek Northeast is rolling out the runway once again. The latest installation of the …
Set clocks back one hour at 2am Sunday, or before you go to bed. Go here for the Official U.S. Time.
At this writing the odds on Pants on Fire are 20-1. Pants on Fire is the second foal out his dam, Cabo de Noche, who raced primarily at routes, and the Cape Town mare’s first foal recorded his only victory at two turns; Cabo de Noche is a half-sister to stakes winner Key Hunter, who …
What time is it? Go to the National Institute of Standards and Technology for the exact time. For more information regarding the history of time. . . the history of clocks. . . what’s inside your wristwatch. . . go to ‘Time Exhibits’. First conceived by Benjamin Franklin, there are now precise rules for Daylight …
ESPN ran a segment today on Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin and how he gets his players all charged up with what the team now calls his ‘Big Game Music’. For the last couple of years before all post-season games — including last night — Tomlin has gathered his team in a room and turned …
[youtube]W-eslNwGXrI[/youtube] Happy Christmas time from the Darkness.