Month: September 2024

Two Feet, Two Bucks: Osamequin Nature Preserve/ Walker Farm kayaks

City dwellers with occasional need for a convenient-yet-genuine dose of nature take note: Nineteen minutes from Fox Point, door-to-door, RIPTA #60 brings you to Osamequin Nature Preserve, 42 acres of woods, meadows, and salt marsh that adjoins Walker Farm, a town boat launch facility and an excellent kayak rental enterprise. Spread along Hundred Acre Cove, […]

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Banner Year: RI Authors Against Book Bands unveils scorecards for School Committee candidates

Rhode Island was founded on intellectual and personal freedom principles by Roger Williams, author of a book banned in England and colonial Massachusetts. Today, RI authors are coming together to uphold our state’s tradition of free speech, which includes the written word. In celebration of Banned Books Week (Sep 22 – 28), the Rhode Island […]

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A night to remember: Motif covers the most recent 2024 presidential debate

The pantheon of American politics gathered at its proverbial colosseum, ABC studios, on September 10. The night was young, the stakes were high, and Donald Trump was visibly suffering to not let the words to “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” escape from his mouth as he shook Kamala Harris’s hand. Good thing she walked […]

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The Unseen Journey: Understanding the real stories behind asylum seekers

For over six years, I have worked as an interpreter for asylum seekers, primarily assisting Venezuelans, but also individuals from a variety of nationalities. My role has given me a front-row seat to the harrowing experiences of those fleeing unimaginable horrors. Each story and each person I’ve encountered has profoundly impacted me, reinforcing a fundamental […]

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The Diversity We Are/ LA DIVERSIDAD QUE SOMOS: Reflections on Hispanic Heritage/ Reflexiones sobre la Herencia Hispana

My name is Irene Yibirin, and I am Venezuelan. I’m also Latina, Hispanic, and Ibero-American; but above all, I am Venezuelan. When you live in a country as big as the United States – a country that stretches across half a continent, it can be easy to forget how much smaller our countries are by […]

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On The Cover: Pablo Youngs

Comic books were Pablo Youngs’ first introduction to art. Youngs and his brothers grew up reading superhero comics. He was particularly fascinated when he learned that different artists designed each character and story. Youngs found himself seeking out the artists as much as the fictional characters when selecting his books. Once he began drawing, he […]

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