For those of you who prefer to hold the object of your fear in your hands, Robin Kall Homonoff, host of the Reading with Robin podcast and part of the team behind the award-winning reading series The Cardigan Connection offers these scary stories sure to send shivers down your spine. Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chbosky: […]
It had been six weeks since I’d eaten pizza. This is, by my own standards, sacrilegious, so when I saw pictures of the grilled pizza served at Bar ‘Cino in Newport, I made a reservation. My Italian is not as good as my Greek, so I didn’t know if ‘Cino meant something — like, “Young […]
We asked local cult movie cinema club Dreadphile to share a list of films they think every horror fan should see. As Halloween approaches and brings out the horror fan in us all, we suggest you lock the doors, turn on the lights, settle down in front of one of these flicks and prepare to […]
Hey all you freelancers, telecommuters, authors and entrepreneurs. Let’s admit it: It’s hard for us Providence café enthusiasts to find a nice place to write a blog that will launch us to stardom, pen the next great American novel or iron out a million-dollar business idea that isn’t completely overrun by copycats trying to do […]
If you’ve been out for drinks in RI, chances are you’ve seen Matt Eaton’s work. Eaton is the artist behind Hannison Woodworks, which produces custom beer and coffee taps. Over the past seven years Matt has earned a reputation for crafting these striking works of functional art from which various local liquids flow. “The Nitro […]
Aries: Relationship concerns peak at the Full Moon. In the lead-up to that Full Moon, some serious conversations take place. Unexpected money concerns may become problematic. Figuring out how to use your resources tops your list. The Aries Full Moon brings it all to fruition and brings a time for you to release a lot of […]
Newport, 1929. Charlie Travers is the state’s leading prohibition rumrunner, bringing more than $500,000 of hooch, booze and liquor on each trip; $5 million in today’s money. A Robin Hood-type hero to the locals, Travers and his crew defied the odds and ran a pulsing enterprise across southern New England in the early part of […]
Shirley Prisco is Motif’s in-house astrologer, her stellar expertise known throughout the skies. You can catch her regular columns here. You can see her new video series here! Take a look, and soon you’ll be seeing stars.
Pawtucket’s Arts and Culture Commission hosts a major exhibit of the work of 90-year-old internationally acclaimed artist Mihail Simeonov, running from September 19 through December 31. An opening reception to meet Mihail will be held at Pawtucket City Hall, Thursday, September 19 at 4:30pm, 137 Roosevelt Ave, Pawtucket. Pawtucket Mayor Donald R. Grebien says, “As […]
One night this summer, I emerged from the darkness of some club I can’t recall and saw something unusual on Washington Street. Puffy loops of light had been hung on a parking garage. Nylon tubing weaved together, floating above the sidewalk, its flesh illuminated by slow streams of color. It was an unexpected sight against […]