Increasingly, New England’s churches aren’t defined by white steeples on village greens, but by evangelical megachurches changing the religious landscape.
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When “Maudlin” Was “In”
Welcome to the November 2008 edition of “Jud’s New England Journal,” the rather curious monthly musings of Judson Hale, editor-in-chief of Yankee Magazine, published since 1935 in Dublin, New Hampshire. When “Maudlin” Was “In” Years ago in New England, people viewed death and dying quite differently …Get Our FREE Yankee Best New England Vacations Guide! […]
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Rhode Island: Boys’ Reformatory
Rhode Island Paranormal Research Team, Scituate, Rhode Island The group collected some very eerie EVPs (electronic voice phenomena) at Saconawa Prison, which used to be a boys’ reformatory. “We had a recording of Ray and Barbara setting up the equipment, but in the background, you can hear someone saying, ‘Get out!’ in a very ominous […]
Gretchen Dow Simpson’s home in Providence, Rhode Island, is all about what she loves: art and architecture. Her striking paintings hang on every wall of her circa-1935 Dutch Colonial. Arresting black-and-white photos by Aaron Suskind, Harry Callahan, and Salvatore Mancini make the living room feel like a gallery. The artist is perhaps best known for […]
The North Pole is melting. Whether you embrace the scientific consensus that global warming is a man-made phenomenon or want to believe that it’s just a natural phenomenon, the Arctic ice cap is demonstrably melting away, leaving polar bears stranded miles from the seals they hunt to live. The melting ice will eventually lead to […]
My darling cousin Kim got married a few weeks ago. Early in the wedding planning, she asked a few family members if they would make cakes for her reception — she didn’t want anything fancy. I was one of the “asked” and couldn’t have been happier. But of course, I couldn’t make “just a cake.” […]
2008 Nutcracker Performances Don’t miss it! Scroll through these state-by-state listings of local performances of the beloved ballet, The Nutcracker. View Yankee‘s backstage photos of Boston Nutcracker ballet dancers and read Annie Graves’ memories of “One Enchanted Evening” atThe Nutcracker. CONNECTICUT Nutcracker Performances Brass City Ballet Westover School Middlebury, CT December 6, 7, 2008 203-598-0186 […]
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Chihuly at RISD
On September 27, Rhode Island School of Design celebrates the grand opening of its new $34 million Chace Center with a day of performances, music, and special exhibitions. The Chace Center, named in honor of Happy and Malcolm Chace by RISD trustee Jane Chace Carroll and her siblings, Malcom G. Chace and Eliot Chace, is […]
1. This posh 16×16-inch Morris pillow ($140) features a wool-felt stripe motif appliqued on organic cotton flannel (cheery Pod pillow, $164). Made by Balanced Design of Providence, Rhode Island. 401-486-3589; balanced-design.com 2. Stimulating and playful, this Color Blox hand-hooked wool-felt rug (seven sizes, $80-$1,925) pops against a neutral color palette. Made by Dash & Albert […]
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Brown University: Van Wickle Gates
A massive set of iron gates guards the western flank of the College Green at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. The Van Wickle Gates, ornately decorated with the university seal and gilded lions, anchored by stone and brick pillars, remain closed for virtually the entire year. Each fall, though, by tradition, the center gates […]
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Rhode Island: Best Ocean Swmming in Fall
The beach was almost empty, so we didn’t have to look hard to find the perfect spot — far enough back that the sand was soft, yet close enough that we could feel the breeze. A couple was playing Frisbee, and a teenager was skim-boarding near the ocean’s edge. My daughter shucked her clothes and […]
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Dear Yankee
Readers respond to the articles in the July/August 2008 issue of Yankee magazine.