Doodlebox
DoodleBox by Jeremy Howard
Pin-up: Maple Devine and her Fringe Follies
Motif: What’s on your holiday gift wish list? Maple Devine: Just to continue empowering the everyday person at every class or workshop I teach. Motif: Who’s on your nice list this year? MD: My mom. She is my rock Motif: Who’s on your naughty list this year? MD: I can’t say! Motif: Tell us […]
Future World: House minority leader Blake Filippi discusses where the RI GOP is headed
After a poor local showing in the recent midterms, with Rhode Islanders largely rejecting much of the national GOP platform and rhetoric from President Trump, I sat down with House Minority Leader Blake Filippi to discuss the future of Rhode Island’s Republican party. Rhode Island politics is full of anomalies, and one of the particular oddities […]
Philippe & Jorge’s Cool, Cool World: Elbow-rubbing with Evil: Czars to the left of him, despots to the right
Mass Murderers, Inc. Way back in our childhoods, when dinosaurs ruled the Earth, P&J trusted our country to be moving forward evolutionary-wise. Not so much these days, with a racist, misogynist pig who, through some ungodly mistake, we made president. Always nice to know our commander-in-chief gets all his information from the despicable Fox News and […]
Avec Advent
We have a little tradition at Motif. You’re familiar with advent calendars; as Christmas approaches, every day you flip open a little cardboard door to discover — joy of joys! — a waxy piece of chocolate. We offer our readers a similar lead-up to the big day, but you, dear ones, are worth far more than […]
Buy, Buy Baby: Shopping locally gives a gift to your whole community
The “Shop Local” slogan is slapped on bumper stickers and business doors in the hopes that it penetrates consumers’ conscience, especially this time of year. And hopefully, that motivation is maintained the entire year. Purchases become a personal and political statement. Each penny spent becomes a tangible declaration of our values with immediate rewards. People […]
Browse Local: No Bezos books
It might seem easier to buy books online, but this year, turn your back on those corporate giants (lookin’ at you, Amazon!) and support a local small business. Pick up a page-turner your love will love and show some support to a local entrepreneur in the process. Check out this (non-exhaustive) list of local book shops. […]
Waxing Artistical
On December 16, under the gibbous moon, AS220 will present a full moon double hitter — and we’re not just talking out of our ass (see what we did there?). First, the Full Moon Market will take place at 159 Sutton St, PVD from 3 to 7pm. This is the third year that this market, […]
A Work of Art
You can drink it, you can mix it and now you can display it. Just in time for holiday parties, Yacht Club Bottling Works is rolling out bottles of the corn syrup-free good stuff, graced with labels covered in art by local painter Mike Bryce (facebook.com/Mikebryceart). Each flavor will carry a unique piece of Bryce’s art. The […]