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YOU’RE A BIG ONE, MR. GRINCH
Ask anyone if they know about The Grinch Who Stole Christmas and they most likely will say yes. But are they aware that what could be the biggest Grinch of […]
Getting your art on this holiday season: Local picks
We the artists of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and […]
Top 10 Biggest Pop-Culture Moments in 2025
Culture is ever changing and can come in many forms from movies to celebrity antics to even internet memes. More recently, it seems each year gets crazier and crazier. Now […]
Ten songs to fit our time.
I chose a list of ten songs to fit our time. Not in any order. I added a bonus track for the holidays, just because. Ten Protest Song for our […]
Ken Burns brings his revolution to RI: Famed documentarian stumps for his new series on the American Revolution
Ken Burns made documentaries cool. His early work, spanning back to the ‘70s, inspired generations to engage differently with documentaries. Reenactments, slow-burn pans across historic documents and paintings, and comfortable […]
Punk Rock Hangout Recap
Punk may be one of the most commonly misunderstood genres in modern music. But if you’re a devotee, you’re used to being misunderstood – you might even thrive on it. […]
Dragging Away Wild Mushrooms: A hunt for fungi.
Searching for anything can be exciting and become a passion, like combing the beach for treasure. My friend invited me to go on a mushroom foray with a group of […]
TS 12: The Life of a Showgirl Review For Motif Magazine
If you didn’t stay up until midnight on the night of the TS12 album release, covered in glittery friendship bracelets from the Eras tour and a friend’s small business clinging […]
Kamala Harris: 107 Days Event in Medford MA Recap
The atmosphere in the room is teemantalizing with excitement. People whisper to their seat neighbors as the lights dim. It’s 30 minutes after 2 pm, the scheduled time of the […]