Newport Summer Comedy Moves
The vaunted Newport Comedy Series, which has brought the likes of Bill Cosby (pre scandal), Jeff Dunham and Cheech and Chong, has moved in more ways than one this year. […]
Events:
A Shared Journey
September 13, 2025 - March 5, 2026This Is a Thing, Recent Gifts to Prints, Drawings, and Photographs, 2020–2025
September 14, 2025 - March 1, 2026The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Comic by Adam Slater
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Bo and Luke Duke React to the Banning of the Confederate Flag
On Wednesday, July 1, Bo and Luke Duke of Hazzard County were confronted with the news that Warner Bros. would cease production on all merchandise displaying the confederate flag and […]
Funny 4 Funds: Proof that Laughter is the Best Medicine
We’ve all attended fundraisers — the spaghetti suppers, the car washes, buying those discount books. And sure, a fundraiser is a fundraiser. They’re wonderful to support, and they are a […]
How to Stay Cool (Without Losing Your Pants)
Remaining comfy in these summertime months should really be a snap – if only we were allowed to take off our pants. Apparently my life-long ambition to live in a […]
Only in Rhode Island: Blocked by a Block Party
I work on Smith St. This means that at least a few times a week, I witness something on my way to or from work that could happen only in […]
Baconated by Adam Slater
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Lewis Black’s The Rant Is Due: Part Deux Is Coming to PPAC
You might know him as a big ball of perpetual frustration and furious anger who has a knack for telling it like it is. You might know him from his […]
Profiles in Tribulations — Alfred Dente for Governer
Rhode Island is at a crossroads. A fumbling economy that can’t seem to get itself on track, corruption everywhere, and candidates who are using their positions to try to slingshot […]
Interview with a Zombie
In anticipation of RI Comic Con, we invited a zombie to the Motif offices to discuss film, food, and the zombie lifestyle. He arrived in chains, led by his handler. […]