Lovecraft Writing Contest Winner
You guys are sick. When we put out a call for entries into our Lovecraft art and writing contest, we had no idea what horrors lurked in your minds. Consider […]
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The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Call of the Dirtbag Left: Chapo Trap House are gaming on stage in PVD
The massively popular podcast Chapo Trap House often references Lovecraft in their recordings about politics. Because what better describes American politics than an ancient leviathan that lives underground, will someday […]
Prepare, Humans … and Beware: NecronomiCon returns to provide all the existential horror your real life doesn’t
Every other year it descends, creeping in from the shadowed corners of the unhallowed and ancient city, seeping into the minds and souls of the willing, drawing forth horrors of […]
Terry and the Boys: Timeless rock act NRBQ hits southern Rhode Island
RI music fans soon will have the opportunity to experience one of rock’s best-kept secrets. The long-standing, battle-tested band NRBQ, once described as “the best band you’ve never heard of,” […]
Got Pete?
It’s been my great pleasure and honor to write the craft beer column for Motif for the last 10 years. I’ve watched the industry blossom, grow, struggle and overcome. I’ve […]
The Man Versus the Mythos: How do we deal with Lovecraft’s bigotry?
We need to talk about Howard Phillips Lovecraft. He was enormously sexist and xenophobic, and his bigotry isn’t the subtext — it’s right there, front and center. His letters reveal […]
The Roots Report: Barefoot and Strumming: Stage fashion rules (and you know what rules are made for)
Okee dokee folks…Most of you probably know that I hate summer. It’s the heat — I am not a fan and being in the sun actually drains me. So to […]
Can You Picture It?
The Robert and Margaret MacColl Johnson Fellowship Fund is calling for applications from visual artists for one of its three $25,000 fellowships. In addition to these fellowships, three runners-up will […]
Cleaning Up PVD Schools: Sabina Matos discusses the evolution of education
Providence City Council President Sabina Matos is considered a buzzworthy figure in Providence politics. During a recent interview, President Matos and I discussed the ongoing state intervention into Providence schools. In […]