What Is Patriotism?
By Christopher Johnson I honestly don’t know What patriotism Is But I know What patriotism is not 1 I know that patriotism Is not Wilmer Josue Ramirez Vasquez Apprehended At 2 and a half years old...
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Powwow Season: The Fourth of July has a different meaning for local Native...
By Amadeus Finlay View more photos in our July II Issue. While the cultural barometer swings toward Euro-Americanism around the Fourth of July, not everything in the nation is stained deeper shades of...
View ArticleOpened and Closed
By Motif Contributor Opened Nick’s on Westminster: The original foodie haven is opening a second location! This time it’s migrating eastward towards downtown. (That’s Downcity for you out-of-state...
View ArticleLocal Filmmaker’s Latest Casting
By Motif Contributor Breaking limbs — even fake breaking limbs — is never fun, unless you work for Motif. It was a Sunday, or was it a Saturday? Either way it was a good day to (fake) break something....
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Advice from the Trenches: 23 and Me
By Cathren Housley Dear Dr. B and C, I don’t know what to do. I am extremely upset and agitated, and I haven’t slept since I’ve found out. In a way, I feel violated all over again. I should tell you...
View ArticleAltHealth: Summer Advisories
By Cathren Housley HEAT The first heat wave of 2019 has come and gone, leaving a few fatalities in its wake. In the US nationwide, at least six deaths were caused by excessive heat. And on Sunday, July...
View ArticleYou Can’t Go to Thayer Again
By Kevin Broccoli The first and only time I ever got called a “f_g” was on Thayer Street. It was 2010 and Brown University was on winter break. I remember thinking the situation was laughable. Imagine...
View ArticleOpen and Closed
By Motif Contributor Opened12 Metre Cafe: Inside the Seamen’s Church Institute, 18 Market Sq, Newport. A seaside cafe along Bowen’s Wharf. Bar ‘Cino: 22 Washington Sq, Newport. barcinopnewport.com It’s...
View ArticleAn Interview with RKO Army Member Zephyr Goza
By Motif Contributor When Zephyr Goza walks into a room, everyone kind of stops. It could be because of his dashing good looks and charming personality, or that he’s wearing a corset and fishnets and...
View ArticleMade in RI: Randy Andy’s Kingmaker Summer Workshop Recital Debuts Nine New...
By Jessica Kendall Hauk On Sunday, August 11, from 7 – 9:30pm, Randy Andy’s Made in RI Kingmaker Summer Workshop Recital will debut nine new drag kings through short performative pieces at Askew in...
View ArticleAdvice from the Trenches: Pets at Work
By Cathren Housley Dear C and Dr. BI am a mental health counselor in a fairly large and busy office. Recently I started bringing my cockatiel, Polly, to work with me primarily because this bird is...
View ArticleA Walk on the Weird Side: Lovecraft is long gone, but echoes of his footsteps...
By Motif Contributor A few years back I saw an advertisement on Craigslist that offered up an apartment in PVD that claimed to be where H.P. Lovecraft lived and worked. Fascinated, but too poor to...
View ArticleDispatches from the Warzone: Rad cat reports from behind enemy lines
By Crimson Al-Khemia A sunny Sunday morning, I was driving down Shermantown Road in Saunderstown and turned in to the very quiet Smith’s Berry Farm. I didn’t stop to pick blueberries, but continued...
View ArticleBackyard Farming: Don’t feed your lawn — let it feed you
By Motif Contributor Picture a yard. Did well-fed grass accompanied by the drone of a lawn mower come to mind? You’re not alone. But when RI resident Jackie S. thinks about a yard, she pictures...
View ArticleTake a Hike! Bring leaf peeping to a whole nother level
By Luke Taylor RI offers a variety of hiking trails, each with its own style, terrain and level of difficulty. Some trails are ideal for fishing, while others are popular for bird watching or dog...
View ArticleIn Providence
By Kevin Broccoli For some of us, the year begins in September. It’s not a unanimous feeling that Providence is a college town, but something about Labor Day weekend, when the students return and the...
View ArticleAltHealth: Do-Good Dogs
By Cathren Housley After years of research, science has come to the realization that pets can play an important role in our mental and physical health. With apologies to cat lovers, the newest studies...
View ArticleIn Providence: The Queen of Providence
By Kevin Broccoli She didn’t want me to write about her. Oh, don’t misunderstand me. She gave me permission, but she had no interest when I pitched my idea to her. The Queen of Providence “No, no,”...
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Child’s Play
By Emily Olson Ever wanted to learn a second language, but didn’t know where to start? Ryan Dean, owner of LUMUKU, might have the answer. His playfully illustrated bilingual playing cards and matching...
View ArticleIn Providence: Providence Place Mall
By Kevin Broccoli I wanted to find someone as old as Providence Place. When I passed by a banner in the mall letting me know that the capitalist center I used to beg my parents to drop me off at in...
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