Give the Gift of Whiskey
Sometimes the meat of an article – or in this case the booze – warrants nothing more than a short introduction. We’re talking Whiskey Picks for the holiday/winter season with […]
Events:
The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Recyclable Wrapping
Instead of feeling guilty while you stuff garbage bag after garbage bag full of shiny, non-recyclable wrapping paper on Christmas morning, do things differently this year. There are plenty of […]
Give the Gift of Health
Want to give the gift of health this holiday season? Great idea! But first, a word of caution: There are some pitfalls you’ll want to avoid. I remember the year […]
Advice from the Trenches: Trump Trouble
Dear C; I am still in a state of shock after the election. That first day I felt disbelief, then sank into a dark depression. After listening to Hillary’s concession […]
Pleasing Everyone’s Palate
There’s at least one among every collection of family and friends: the vegetarian, the cousin with the peanut allergy, the girlfriend who’s gluten intolerant. In the past, the dietary impaired […]
Buy Nothing Day Winter Coat Exchange Helps Rhode Islanders in Need
The unofficial start of the Christmas season seems to start earlier and earlier, much to the chagrin of consumers. But most people eventually give in, getting swept up in shopping […]
From Presidents and American Leaders: Thoughts on Surviving this Special Post-Election Thanksgiving
At this particular course of American history, we find ourselves off the precipice and rolling down a rocky cliffside toward Thanksgiving. Yes, Thanksgiving, despite what every major drugstore and retailer […]
Gobble Gobble (GULP!)
Thanksgiving. That wonderful time of year when we gather around the table with family and friends to give thanks, gorge on carbs and try our best to not open up […]
Advice from the Trenches: Learning to Love Sugar
Dear C: I read an article on diabetes in the last issue of Motif that really got me thinking. My son goes to a school that feeds the kids breakfast […]
RI Comic Con Turns 5
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is a wholly remarkable book. Though it contains many omissions and much of it is apocryphal, or at least wildly inaccurate, it has become […]