Film Review: Green Room
Arlington, Virginia, punk band the Ain’t Rights hit a bit of bad luck while on tour and accepted a spot on a last-minute show in Oregon. Unfortunately the venue is run by a group of white supremacists and when the band members accidentally witness something they shouldn’t have they become a liability. From this point […]
Film Review: My Golden Days
Paul is an anthropologist working in Tajikistan and preparing to move back to France, which is his home country but he hasn’t been there in decades. During the move he reflects upon his upbringing and the major events of his childhood and young adult life. Paul recounts his issues with his mother and his first real […]
Lunar Notes
Aries: What you value and what the folks in your life value may not be in sync. You’re figuring out how — or if — you can integrate these disparate values. In the meantime, life keeps throwing you curve balls. Some folks find your unusual behavior attractive, sending you into a social whirl. You like being […]
Know Your Mom and Pop: Rhode Runner
I don’t know what got me started jogging around my neighborhood, but I can remember the first few runs being absolutely brutal forms of torture that I just wanted to end. I could go maybe a tenth of a mile before my lungs felt like collapsing, my legs would tense up and my entire back […]
IMBIBE: The Bee Arthur
Have you ever met someone and wondered to yourself, how did I not run into this person before? Such was this cocktail aficionado’s recent experience when I walked through the Revolving Door and met the consummate cocktail professional himself, Jason Kindness. The Revolving Door hosts an impressive rotation of guest chefs with menus to make […]
Locale Profile: Lotus Pepper
Motif has introduced a new sort of Locale: Food Truck Profiles! We’re looking at a new Food Truck each month leading into the warmer season to get you ready for Food Truck Fridays in the summer. Also be on the lookout for Motif’s upcoming Food Truck awards! Slapping a sandwich together at home is one […]
Locale Profile: Wara Wara
I arrived at Wara Wara – the new Japanese-drenched tapas joint on Hope St – just after 7pm on a Tuesday to a full house and was greeted by a curious vintage yellow gas pump robot monster. Thankfully, it did not attack. I looked around, peering at a colorful bar off to the left side, […]
Lunar Notes
Aries: The New Moon in Aries on the 7th sets you on fire. You’re energized and raring to go. Before you go galloping off, take a breath and think a bit. The actions you are contemplating may have unexpected consequences. Listen to a wise one in your circle. There’s solid info there. Take heed. Taurus: You […]
SENE Celebrates its 8th Season with Shows in Providence, Warwick and East Greenwich
Film festivals have a palpable air of exclusivity to them, don’t they? The Venice Film festivals, Cannes and the Sundance Festival are wrapped in the prestige of being the awards of human artistic pursuit celebrated by the people we’ve labeled tastemakers. But what do those laurels on film posters actually mean and how do they […]