Eat Your Way Through the Animal Kingdom at the Newport Jerky Company
If you are the kind of person who goes to the zoo and thinks, “I wonder what that son-of-a-bitch tastes like,” then the Newport Jerky Company is for you. I […]
Events:
The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
“Once More Unto the Breech!” The 48 Hour Film Project Calls its Banners
Just like Robb Stark of Winterfell in George R.R. Martin’s A Game of Thrones, who calls the loyal banners to rally to war against the evil Lannisters who beheaded Winterfell’s Lord […]
A Rhode Islander Goes to Greece
Nikos the shepherd ushers me over, and I kneel beside him in the crowded sheep den, the roof so low that even I — a solid 5’2” — have to […]
The Strangest Food in RI
We pondered what makes food that is welcomed, food that is strange and food that just seems revolting. Where is the line? Asking friends and readers didn’t reveal any simple […]
Motif’s Top Eatery Picks
RI is home to a staggering number of restaurants – it’s sometimes hard to figure out where to start. As always, Motif is here to help. We gathered our crack […]
“Death Sentence:” Good Samaritan Overdose Prevention Act Expires in Political Tiff
“People are going to die,” said Rebecca McGoldrick, executive director of Protect Families First, describing the consequences of a bizarre political stand-off that, unwanted by anyone and unexpected by everyone, […]
Film Review: The Wolfpack
The Wolfpack is a documentary that deals with the Angulo family, and more specifically the six Angulo brothers. The six teenaged brothers were born and raised in Manhattan’s lower […]
Film Review: Max
After Marine Kyle Wincott is killed during combat in Afghanistan, a series of events finds his family, and more importantly his younger brother, taking care of his combat service […]
Pin-up: Shane DiBiasio
What do you never leave home without? I’d like to say something clever like, “a sense of wonder and curiosity,” but the real answer would be chapstick. It’s a mild […]