Will they cash in on treasure...
or cash out on trash?
The Professor John Bruno
- Home Base: New Hampshire
- Day Job: Antiques Dealer & Appraiser
John Bruno comes to MARKET WARRIORS well prepared, as he and his wife Tina truly embody the flea market and vintage lifestyle. According to John, “virtually everything in our home is a flea market, thrift shop, yard sale, or antique shop find!” He is an industry veteran, having been an antiques and collectibles dealer for more than 40 years as well as an appraiser for more than 25 years. Along with his wife, he runs Flamingo Eventz, one of the largest antiques show promotion organizations in the Northeast. John specializes in appraising 19th to 20th-century American home furnishings, glassware, dinnerware, pop culture memorabilia, and vintage clothing. A native New Yorker, John currently lives in New Hampshire.
"Buy an object because you love it, want to learn from it, and because you want to preserve it."
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Justice Department found racial bias within Ferguson law enforcement (from PBS NewsHour)
Official says Justice Department found racial bias within Ferguson law enforcement
A law enforcement official tells The Associated Press that a Justice Department investigation has found patterns of racial bias in the Ferguson, Missouri, police department and at the municipal jail and court.
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An unsolved New York crime helped inspire a new novel by Richard Price
Unsolved crimes that obsess police inspire writer Richard Price
Richard Price’s new book, “The Whites,” centers around the criminals who get away and the police who get obsessed with catching them. Price, who has written eight novels and for the TV show “The Wire,” talks with Jeffrey Brown about using the crime investigation as the structure of a book, and why h…
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You might not think this applies to you... but it probably does. (from NOVA Next)
You Probably Sniff Your Hand After Shaking Someone Else's — NOVA Next | PBS
A new study claims that subliminal chemical messaging may govern our behavior after shaking someone's hand. In other words, you sniff your hand after meeting someone new.
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PHOTOS: Eerie remnants of former U.S. embassy in Tehran, 35 years after Iran hostage crisis (from PBS NewsHour)
Photos: Eerie remnants of the former U.S. embassy, 35 years after Iran hostage crisis
Thirty-five years after the Iran hostage crisis, ill will between the U.S. and Iran still hovers over the two countries' nuclear negotiations. Last year, The NewsHour's William Brangham was able to take a rare look inside the former U.S. embassy in Tehran where 52 Americans were held for 14 months.
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WATCH LIVE: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address Congress today at 11 from PBS NewsHour
WATCH LIVE: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to Congress
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will address a joint meeting of Congress in Washington, D.C. on the morning of Tuesday, March 3. Watch the prime minister’s speech live in the player above.
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"It requires effort to keep the windows open on the other parts of your life. But if you don’t make that effort, you risk boxing yourself into your anxiety and agony." (via Next Avenue)
Getting Through Grief By Hanging On to Yourself
Grief can threaten to consume us. Why it's important to hold onto ourselves through loss.
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Interested in collecting vintage seltzer bottles? Watch the new Dylan's Vintage Minute to learn more. What's your favorite style and how much would you pay for one?
Dylan's Vintage Minute is a WGBH YouTube series from Antiques Roadshow producer Dylan Leavitt. Subscribe for more DVM here:https://www.youtube.com/user/dylansvintageminute.
Dylan's Vintage Minute: Seltzer Bottles & Soda Syphons: A Spri...
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Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss! To celebrate, PBS Parents put together a hands-down, all around, takes-the-crown book list featuring their top 12 Seuss books for your enjoyment.
Oh, the Pages Will Flow: A Dr. Seuss Book List
Theodor Geisel, better known by his penname Dr. Seuss, is one of the most celebrated children’s authors of all time. In celebration of Dr. Seuss’s birthday on March 2, we’ve put together a hands-do...
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A surprising new theory says wolves may have given early humans a decisive advantage. (from NOVA Next)
Wolf-Human Alliance May Have Finished Off the Neanderthals — NOVA Next | PBS
A new theory suggests that domestication of wolves may have given us the upper hand in the competition to fell prey.
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A special guest from THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW is with us starting at noon ET today on Twitter answering your questions about the season finale and more! Please welcome Nancy (@nancybbakes) and ask her your burning baking questions using hashtag #PBSbakingshow.
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What Islamic State group gains by destroying antiquities in Iraq (from PBS NewsHour)
What Islamic State gains by destroying antiquities in Iraq
In a violent rampage through a museum in Mosul, Islamic State militants knocked statues to the floor, using sledgehammers and even a jackhammer to reduce ancient artifacts and some replicas -- representing idols that past cultures worshipped -- to rubble. Bernard Haykel of Princeton University and M…
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The winner of THE GREAT BRITISH BAKING SHOW will be joining us on Twitter TODAY at 12 p.m. ET to talk about this season’s triumphs and follies. Ask star baker Nancy (@nancybbakes) questions using hashtag #PBSbakingshow.
More about the show: http://www.pbs.org/food/shows/great-british-baking-show/
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Memes, Mothers, and Inflammation: NOVA Next Week in Review
Memes, Mothers, and Inflammation: NOVA Next Week in Review — NOVA Next | PBS
NOVA Next rounds up the best science stories for the week ending February 27, 2015.
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As we get closer to tonight's season finale of Downton Abbey on MASTERPIECE | PBS (Masterpiece Theatre), we'd like to know -- do you have any traditions for watching Downton Abbey, or what will you be doing special tonight?
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Spotlight: 5 Downton Abbey/Harry Potter Connections
Watch the season finale of Downton Abbey tonight on MASTERPIECE | PBS (Masterpiece Theatre) at 9/8c.
Downton Abbey, Season 5: 5 Downton Abbey/Harry Potter Connections | 9. Episode 9 | Season 5 |...
The Downton Abbey Season 5 finale was filmed at castle used for Hogwarts in the Harry Potter films. Check out 5 more Downton Abbey/Harry Potter connections fans need to know before the Season 5 finale, airing Sunday, March 1, 2015 on MASTERPIECE on PBS! #DowntonPBS
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The Fans Speak -- What's Next for Downton Abbey Characters?
Just in time for the season finale tonight, MASTERPIECE | PBS (Masterpiece Theatre) asked Facebook fans to weigh in on what's next for some of the most talked about characters. Here's what they said:Downton Abbey 5: Fans Speak -- Facebook Poll Results | 9. Episode 9 | Season 5 | Downton Abbey |...
See the fan reactions to Season 5's most pressing plot lines. The Downton Abbey, Season 5 finale airs Sunday, March 1, 2015 at 9pm ET on MASTERPIECE on PBS. #DowntonPBS
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Sen. Rand Paul takes first in CPAC presidential straw poll (from PBS NewsHour)
Sen. Rand Paul takes first in CPAC presidential straw poll
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul has won the Conservative Political Action Conference's annual presidential preference straw poll. Pollsters announced Saturday afternoon that Paul won 26 percent of the votes in the annual survey, giving Paul his third consecutive win in as many years.
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Help your little ones establish a morning routine with these morning badges from Peg + Cat and PBS KIDS.
Morning Badges . Activities . peg + cat | PBS KIDS
Download PEG + CAT activities and crafts you can do at home. Make flip books, puppets, and even your own board game!
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Stolen Picasso painting recovered by New Jersey officials (from PBS NewsHour)
Stolen Picasso painting recovered by New Jersey officials
Authorities alleged the person who sent the package falsely completed the customs declaration, labeling the item a holiday "art craft" worth 30 euros and including a cheeky message: "Joyeux Noel" (Merry Christmas).
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A parent’s dilemma: Is soccer really safe for kids? (from PBS NewsHour)
A parent's dilemma: Is soccer really safe for kids?
The Centers for Disease Control estimates that about 10,000 kids land in the emergency room every year for soccer-related brain injuries.
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TOMORROW is the Downton Abbey, Season 5 finale - March 1 at 9/8c on MASTERPIECE | PBS (Masterpiece Theatre). Will you be joining us? Hugh Bonneville has got his eye on you...
MASTERPIECE PBS on Instagram: “Downton Abbey, Season 5 concludes TOMORROW March 1 at 9/8c on...
“Downton Abbey, Season 5 concludes TOMORROW March 1 at 9/8c on MASTERPIECE on @pbsofficial! #HughBonneville #alleyes #onedaytogo”
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Five things you may think about hospice that aren't true.(from Next Avenue)
Common Myths of Hospice Care Debunked
Hospice care may not be what you think it is. Here are five common misconceptions.
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Brick-and-mortar stores worked for Apple; could they work for Amazon, too? (From PBS MediaShift)
What Would a Physical Brick-and-Mortar Amazon Store Do? | Mediashift | PBS
After almost a century in business, electronics stalwart RadioShack has filed for bankruptcy. Their well situated real estate presents an opportunity for one of the companies that put them out of business: Amazon.
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How a hashtag turned into an international adjunct movement (from PBS NewsHour)
How a hashtag turned into an international adjunct movement
Adjunct college and university faculty staged a National Adjunct Walkout Day this week to draw attention to their contingent status. While discontent among the adjunct community has been brewing for decades, in recent years and months, grassroots efforts have sparked the unionization and social medi…
