Spring in the Stars: What does the season have in store for us?
“Spring is here, the grass is riz, I wonder where the flowers, is? Spring arrived with a cluster of planets in Capricorn. These planets — Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto […]
Events:
The Court: Art in Play
September 24, 2025 - April 26, 2026The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Drive-Thru for COVID-19 Test: These efficient test sites will help RI reach the goal of testing 1,000 Rhode Islanders a day
Wednesday morning, the Rhode Island National Guard Joint Task Force Guardian demonstrated one of the new “drive-thru” test sites opened to help meet Governor Gina Raimondo’s goal of testing 1,000 […]
18 Tiny Deaths: The untold story of Frances Glessner Lee and the invention of modern forensics
I discovered the Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death, while wandering through Atlas Obscura one evening. Vintage dioramas on a 1:12 scale? Of mysterious death scenes? By the first female police […]
Quarantime: Why not learn to play an instrument?
Okee dokee folks… Last week I wrote about the way social distancing and the show cancellations that came in its wake have affected artists. If you didn’t have a chance […]
Stay Home: Without shelter, RI’s homeless population struggles with following the state’s directive
For homeless Rhode Islanders, the coronavirus has made a precarious life harder and more dangerous. “Our population is more vulnerable than the general public. The average mortality rate is 49.5 […]
Lunar Notes
In stressful time when fear and uncertainty rule the day, we find out what it is we truly need. In astrology, what you need is defined by your Moon, which […]
Letter from the Distribution Manager
After considerable discussion and research, Motif decided to publish our regularly scheduled print edition. We regard it as a valuable public service. We are safely distributing it with due regard […]
Nice Goin’, Gigi!: The gov’s daily briefings tell it like it is
Permanent Press While Phillipe and Jorge have been critical of Governor Gigi Raimondo in the past for her imperious attitude, we must give her tons of credit for how she […]
Pandemic at the Disco: Music venues are empty, but RI keeps rocking out
Heading For A Clampdown As much as I liked the idea of every Yankees, Giants or Jets fan being stopped on the highway without probable cause and the state police […]
RI Creatives Seek Statewide Artist Relief Fund
Our local economy has collapsed in the wake of COVID-19, leaving thousands of people down and out in the Ocean State with an unemployment rate rapidly approaching Great Depression levels. […]