RI Gears Up for Record Store Day
April 21 is Record Store Day (RSD), a celebration of the nearly 1,400 independently owned record stores in the US, and thousands more internationally. Since 2007, RSD’s exclusive releases have spurred […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Compost with a Conscience: Worm Farm in Olneyville Tackles Social Change
It’s a known fact that a worm lacks a footprint. Someone else, somewhere in a warehouse in Olneyville, is attempting to follow this diminutive invertebrate’s example — Frank Mastrobuono, co-owner […]
Center Spread: Strain Reviews
Blueberry Headband There is more than one version of this hybrid strain on the market. This strain was bred by Emerald Triangle seeds and is known for its lineage and the […]
Got Beer? Peak Beer? No Limits? Discuss!
Greetings, Motifians! We missed y’all in the Spring Alcohol Issue, but we had to pass on the intoxicating fun and assume the role of designated driver after our attempts to […]
Little Mermaid Swims into Providence
Festival Ballet Providence brings a New England Premiere for its final performance of the 2017-2018 season, Little Mermaid. The ballet was originally created for Charlotte Ballet in 2008. In […]
Environment: The Poetry of Tim DeChristopher’s Climate Disobedience
Since April is both Earth Month and National Poetry Month, I thought it would be fitting to write a piece on environmental activism and poetry. In the civil disobedience of […]
Medical Marijuana: A Personal Perspective
Recreational marijuana and medical marijuana (MM) are the same plant, but when it comes to application there is a great divide. Most people don’t really understand how medical marijuana works […]
Medical Marijuana: The Evidence
The use of marijuana for medicinal purposes has a long history. Marijuana tea was prescribed in ancient China as early as 2700BC and the plant’s use for medicinal purposes spread […]
The Complaint Department
Welcome to Motif’s new complaint department. We are past the age when letters to the editor were numerous and needed sorting and selection. Motif gets four or five “letters to […]
The Roots Report: I Have Ear Worms
Okee dokee folks… Lately I have been waking up (not that I really sleep) with an ear worm. Now let me finish before you start getting all grossed out and […]