The Women’s March in PVD: An Interview with Reza Clifton
I don’t attend marches or really believe in rallying. I understand the concept of solidarity and support, but I have this thing about fragmented demonstrations preaching to the choir under time constraints, and size limitations set to a government issued permit to exercise a First Amendment right. But in the cold of a January Saturday […]
Water on the Rise
There is a wonderful interactive global map where you can zoom way in – far enough in, even, to see Rhode Island. It’s at seeing.climatecentral.org/#11/41.6988/-71.1681 (or just go to seeing.climatecentral.org and start zooming). In playing with the map, which inspired the graphics shown in these pages, it looks like an average rise of 4 degrees […]
Power Plant Is a Polluting Monster
What you read from the RI Governor’s press office is not true. The fracked gas/oil-fired power plant proposed for the middle of the woods in northwestern Rhode Island will do nothing to improve the lives of citizens in Rhode Island and those in nearby communities. But before heading into a discourse that will irk those […]
It Might Sound Crappy, but Composting Is Awesome
Author’s Note: Prepare for knowledge and puns! Do you have a lot of food waste stinking up your trash? Tired of increased water bills from excessive flushing? Or are you simply looking to grow a thriving garden of food and plant life in and around your home? I present to you the s**tiest hobby around: composting! […]
Phillipe & Jorge’s Cool, Cool World
Trump’s International Recognition From the UK’s Private Eye magazine: How Soon They Forget Are Phillipe and Jorge missing something, or is the fact that the fat groper and purported billionaire now turning the White House into a man cave still refusing to release his taxes not an issue of importance anymore? As P&J are slogging […]
Mike D’s Top 5 Can’t Miss Shows of March
1.Thursday, March 9: Holy Roller High, Call Security, Wild Sun, Forest Fires; 8pm doors / 9pm; $8; All ages; The Met, 1005 Main St, Pawtucket. On April 1, 95.5 WBRU will hold its 2017 Rock Hunt Finals at The Met. The process before the finals moved into an online component with voting instead of the semi-finals […]
Rhode Island Spotlight: Books Are Wings
The sea of children’s books stretched across lunch tables lined up at the cafeteria of an elementary school in Central Falls. Long before the students arrived for a special morning assembly, volunteers were setting up and ready to hand out books, bookmarks and apples to hundreds of 1st through 4th graders at the Ella Risk […]
St. Patrick’s Day Event Map
Here’s What’s Happening in Rhode Island on St. Patrick’s Day
Motif Event Picks for February 15 – February 21
THU 16 – SUN 26 Providence Children’s Film Festival: The Providence Children’s Film Festival presents the best of independent and international children’s cinema to inspire, delight, educate and connect a diverse community of children and families. Multiple locations. FRI 17 – SUN 19 Fetish Fair Fleamarket: Featuring a Rocky Horror performance by RKO on Friday […]