Scottish border ballads, rhyming couplets and site-specific performances at local bars make Wilbury’s The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart seem more like an offering better suited for the annual FringePVD festival than their first mainstage offering of 2020. Fitting, as David Greig’s acclaimed play about an academic’s somewhat supernatural journey of self-discovery eschews traditional stage […]
It is commonly understood that there is a bias in the television news media with Fox News on the right and MSNBC and their ilk on the left, but the real conflict is between the corporate left broadcast media and the independent progressive left media — a conversation many might not be aware is happening. […]
Note: This continues our series on environmental education. For part one in the series, go to motifri.com/a-new-generation-of-environmentalists As I begin to uncover what encourages environmental stewardship in young people, my first thought turns to one question: What’s being incorporated into education that inspires a sustainable mindset toward nature? The importance of this became clear to […]
Predictions for Rhody’s New Year Newport will announce that it’s opening a Newport Wankers’ Club. Job Lot will change its slogan to “It Fell Off a Truck, but I Still Want It!” West Warwick and Warwick are going to kiss, make-up … and then invade Cranston. A country music bar and indoor […]
Orange plasmatic flames rise above all else Consuming as is the most beautiful sight above all else To the dawning of the sun to rise of the morning To the burning of all things burning Orange will rise Camouflage in the wilderness life depends on it To the deepest depths of darkness accompanied by […]
It’s winter in New England. Plan a local getaway to take in some books with a side of beers. After you read our feature (motifri.com/riffraffturns2) and Q&A (motifri.com/ramadanroberge) on PVD favorite Riffraff, give some thought as to whether you’d prefer to pair your poetry with a pilsner or a porter at these spots: Elements: Books […]
A recent set of skirmishes that took place on Saturday, December 28, at The Providence Place Mall, are an example of how buffoonery and optics contribute to a greater, misguided perception — and an element of hysteria — about the state’s capital city. The feuds, which appeared to be sparked by social media and between […]
The WhistleStop Rock Festival is a rolling rock ‘n’ roll circus that is scheduled to hit six different New England cities (over seven nights) this winter and spring with more dates to be announced. The tour features all New England acts and will have eight to 10 acts performing per date. The festival kicks off […]
On my first visit to Whisk Me Away, the new bakehouse inside Pawtucket’s Lorraine Mills, I purchased three cake jars — funfetti birthday cake, chocolate caramel and spice salted caramel — namely because I couldn’t decide which flavor I wanted. Constructed from leftover pieces of cake (owner Morgan Gray uses a sheet pan and a […]
What better way to kick off the new year than discussing Anthony Savino’s thoughtful, ambitious release Good Job, which tackles weighty topics like wealth, work and love — ideas that might have made an appearance in your resolutions for 2020. For a decade, Savino fronted the New Bedford-based punk band Half Hearted Hero, which now […]