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PROVIDENCE — A year ago this morning, I boarded an Acela train bound for New York City. I took a seat on the right so I could behold the Manhattan skyline when we crossed the Hell Gate Bridge over the East River. Morning papers in hand, I went to the café car for coffee. All was well as I traveled to a favorite destination on a favored mode of transportation. My purpose was attending Toy Fair 2020 to publicize my then-latest book, “Kid Number One: Alan Hassenfeld and Hasbro,” the sequel to my 1998 title, “Toy Wars.” The visit also would be a chance to reconnect with old friends an...

I've been reading the book, "The Year of Peril: America in 1942," released in May of 2020. Author Tracy Campbell asserts that newspaper articles and the statements by public officials in that year reveal a nation facing how to deal with divisions among the population in order to wage war. The world map looked bleak in 1942. Germany controlled much of Europe and Japan had quickly taken over strategic ports and nations in the days soon after striking at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on Dec. 7, 1941. Mr. Campbell notes that about 30% of the U.S. population wanted to make an agreement with Germany rathe...

  3. “The Privilege of Getting Together” at Regular Normal, New York The inaugural group show at Regular Normal is an impressive survey of 16 emerging artists, including Bony Ramirez, Joiri Minaya, Larissa de Jesus Negron, Bryan Fernandez, Melissa Joseph, and Max Sarmiento. Behind the new gallery is the co-founder of MECA Art Fair and ARTNOIR, Danny Baez, who believes a gallery should first and foremost serve as an open forum for its community. Location: Regular Normal, 76 Bowery, New York Price: Free Time: Wednesday and Thursday, 12–7 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 12–8 p.m.; Sunday...