Getting Their Comic On: Cosplay contest winners announced
To help all those cosplayers bummed to not be able to show off their skill at Comic Con this year, Motif teamed up with RI Comic Con to hold a […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Time for a Pause: A summary of the governor’s November 19 press conference
Governer Gina Raimondo held her weekly press conference at The Vets at 1pm today. She began her press conference with good news about vaccine efficacy and Rhode Island’s being chosen […]
USA v. Tammy Brown: Pre-trial hearing
In fewer than 10 minutes, the first pre-trial hearing in the federal Class B misdemeanor charges against Tammy Brown was conducted virtually beginning at 10:40am today. Motif and about 100 […]
What’s the Deal with PERA?: A brief explainer on the org that’s taken local news by storm
You may have heard the acronym PERA thrown around quite a bit in the news lately, but unless you’ve been paying incredibly close attention, you may be wondering: What on […]
Not in Kansas: RI Dems running in Trump territory
Received political wisdom in Rhode Island says the coastal and metro areas are more liberal, while the state’s interior towns elect Republicans. These are areas that don’t see a strong […]
Don’t Sleep on This!: Alt-Funk Group grizzlies. release their EP hibernation.
grizzlies. consists of vocalist Cynthia Munrayos, guitarist Josh Zenil, bassist Mike Villani, keyboardist Emily Iwuc, and drummer Harrison Dolan. Together they developed an eclectic mix of soul-pop, bossa nova, funk, […]
COVID Cases Continue to Rise: A summary of the governor’s November 12 press conference
Governor Gina Raimondo and DOH director Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott gave the weekly press briefing today at 1pm. COVID-19 cases continue to surge in the Ocean State. DOH reports 936 new […]
New Restrictions Start Sunday: A summary of the governor’s November 5 press conference
Governor Raimondo, DOH director Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott, Commerce Secretary Stefan Pryor and DEM director Janet Coit gave the weekly COVID press briefing today at 1pm. The Ocean State is in […]
Publisher Mike Ryan
Mr. Ryan has been publishing Motif for almost 12 years, and wrote the film column for a number of years before that. After graduating from Portsmouth Abbey, he earned a bachelor’s in […]
Executive Summary
What We Are Motif is an arts and entertainment publication in Rhode Island. Its team publishes free papers for more than 60,000 local print readers (audited), online content for another […]