Part of the Big Nazo Rock Band, the larger than life, creatively costumed performers, will be performing at the newly renovated “New Grand Ballroom” at the Hotel Viking in Newport, RI. Their performance highlights the first ever Fantasy Snow Ball to be held at this year’s Winter Festival.

With just a month left of winter, it’s time to get outside! Temperatures are slowly starting to climb and Newport is holding the 16th annual Newport Winter Festival. The 10-day event concludes this weekend with activities for all.

Dr. Richard Millman is a Professor of Medicine at Brown Medical School and the Director of the Sleep Disorders Center of Lifespan Hospitals. Here Millman comments on the new German study on the relationship between sleep and creativity.

During the past couple of decades, students have been steadily taking longer to finish a bachelor’s degree. Now, 5 or even 6 years is becoming more common than the traditional 4.

We Americans thrive on our usage of the First Amendment – the freedom of speech. It’s a right we often take for granted, and one we don’t appreciate until it is taken away. We use our freedom of speech in so many mediums that sometimes it’s difficult to remember we even have that liberty – or worse yet, we abuse it.