What will work be like in the future? Will people be replaced by artificially intelligent robots? If that happens, what kind of work will be left for people to do? And will universal basic income be necessary for survival? The scariest part of these questions is not about potential trends in the future, but rather […]
RI ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS BRACE FOR IMPACT OF TRUMP ELECTION PROVIDENCE – Efforts to combat climate change took a blow when former president Donald Trump was elected to a second term. With Republicans also commanding majorities in Congress, the president-elect is expected to be far more hostile toward climate priorities than he was in his first […]
On November 5, throughout neighborhoods, apartment complexes, car radios, bars and restaurants, the nation’s eyes and ears were focused on two things: their political party, and the election results. Hopeful Democrats watched with growing disbelief as all the swing states started leaning right, counties turning shades of deep and light red like blossoming ticks. On […]
Ho Ho Ho! Here is the link to a Spotify playlist with all the local holiday tunes. Local Christmas Tunes – playlist by motif_magazine | Spotify The tunes mentioned in our Winter Issue included: “The Christmas Lobster” by Jacob Haller “Troll Song” by The Next “Christmas Must Be Tonight” (cover) by The McAdams Brothers “Winter […]
Conservation Law Foundation to Sue Providence Scrap Metal Facility PROVIDENCE — The Conservation Law Foundation said it plans to sue Sims Metal, which has locations in Providence and Johnston, for Clean Water Act violations at eight scrap metal facilities on the East Coast. The company’s stormwater runoff regularly pollutes nearby rivers and other waterways with […]
Recently, the nation has seen an influx of negative discourse surrounding tipping. The most prominent complaint is that tipping has gotten out of hand, arguing that everyone and their mother wants a tip now. As someone who worked in the restaurant industry for eight years, I recognize the value of tipping – especially when it […]
As we approach the five year anniversary of the Providence Public School District relinquishing control of its oversight to the Rhode Island Department of Education, the state of affairs seems more dismal than ever for this institution. Promising signs of slow progression and silver linings dot the landscape, but the gears of bureaucracy grind slowly. […]
Las celebraciones navideñas en América Latina son un vibrante mosaico de tradiciones que han evolucionado a lo largo de los siglos, fusionando las influencias de las culturas indígenas, las tradiciones europeas traídas por los conquistadores y las costumbres africanas introducidas por los esclavos. Estas festividades no solo celebran el nacimiento de Jesucristo, sino que también […]
While there were plenty of surprises on the national front, election results in Rhode Island held little drama or surprise. To the extent there are unanticipated results, they are in the margin – although Trump lost, he made a better showing than expected. Patricia Morgan, arguably the most cogent Republican to run for anything in […]
Selah rides in an attollos – an elevator – with her colleague. After the recent murder of her father, she inherited the role of Imperial Historian to Sargassa, a speculative version of the Roman Empire divided over human enslavement. Almost 800 years after The Great Quiet, twenty-two-year-old Selah hopes to shift society with education reform […]