Lunar Notes: February 15 to 29, 2024
Aries: You continue to expand your network, forging connections with those in power. Friends are helpful when hidden truth bubbles to the surface. This may be something you have been […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
On the Cover: Sav Hazard-Chaney
“The universe is so divine.” Savaree “Sav” Hazard-Chaney noted the synchronicity as she sat in a waiting room with a copy of Motif when I reached out to her about […]
A Primer on Desire
If you’ve ever driven down Allens Avenue in Providence, you’ve probably noticed the sprawling parking lot and imposing cement walls of Club Desire Gentleman’s Club. Although I’ve never patronized this […]
Sugar Never Goes Bad: The indestructible love of archival work with Darlene Lacey
Read the full interview with Darlene Lacey below. Darlene Lacey started The Candy Wrapper Museum in 1975, when she was just a teenager. She says, “I had the idea to […]
Date Night Guide
In my first date night guide installment, I professed my love for date nights in the fall due to their comfy, cozy vibe, and I stand by that. For many […]
RI Musicians Play Their Hearts Out: A playlist of local love songs
We asked readers to share their favorite local love songs and why they’re worthy of your Valentine’s playlist. Here are 28 songs of love and loss from 24 local artists. […]
Exultation: A night of glory through music
When the Mixed Magic Exult Choir comes together to sing, there is a palpable magic in the air. “Some of it is technical and practical,” says artistic director Jonathon Pitts-Wiley. […]
Why I Love Cannabis: A fifty-year affair
I love cannabis. I have been consuming it for more than 50 years. It may sound strange to love a plant, but I do. It’s my favorite vegetable, by far. […]
Ten Date-Worthy Restaurants
Each of the restaurants on this list, which is organized from south to north, is a fitting location for a date, but what kind of date? After all, dates come […]
Nature, A Love Story: Finding different types of love in natural spaces
Ralph Waldo Emerson, arguably one of the most influential American philosophers and naturalists, famously writes in his essay Nature about his time in the woods, “I become a transparent eye-ball. […]