An Interview with Journalist Tim White
Tim White is one of the preeminent journalists working in Southern New England today, serving as an investigative reporter and host for WPRI in Providence. In a recent, wide-ranging taping of The Bartholomewtown Podcast, Tim and I discussed changes in the media landscape, his book The Last Good Heist and subsequent appearance as a feature […]
2018 Theater Award Winners
This year saw a number of records broken at the Motif Theater Awards. The number of voters was the most yet, with 4,565 readers weighing in on their favorite performers and performances. The event filled McVinney, the 728-seat auditorium in downtown PVD, with a spirit of cheering camaraderie that carried through the entire night. You […]
Speak-Up … While You Still Can
When the integrity of an entire group of professionals is called into disrepute in order to qualify the deceit and subversion of an individual in power, we must collectively pause and question how far along the road we have traveled toward the burning of the books. Then, as individuals, we must ask ourselves if we […]
Top 5 Fun Things To Do: Aug 15 – 21
THU 16 Bellerophon and the What Cheer Brigade: Synth and electronic music, followed, perhaps literally, by the super friendly marching band. 4:30pm. Burnside Park, 40 Kennedy Plaza, PVD. provparksconservancy.org SAT 18 RI Blues Fest: A locally produced Blues Fest with international performers joins the pantheon of RI music fests. If you went to the booze […]
Robert Ellis Smith, 1940-2018
Robert Ellis Smith, who died unexpectedly July 25, was an independent journalist whose influence on our understanding of privacy – indeed, on the definition of the term – cannot be overstated. We didn’t know each other well, but I would see him perform in plays – I reviewed him in The Man From Earth – […]
Keri King Prepares to Blast Off at Foo
Keri King, Foo Fest artist-in-residence, designed this year’s promotional poster and much of the art you’ll see at Foo. She took a break from painting a space roadster to talk to me about this year’s theme and her excitement over being involved with Foo this year. Motif: What inspired the poster design? Keri King: We were talking […]
Take a Walk on the Creative Side
AS220 has always been a home for artists, and their annual Foo Fest not only offers a walk on the wild side, but a walk on the creative side. This year, attendees can take part in a slew of exciting maker’s activities that will capture the imagination of creative explorers of all ages. Foo Fest […]