AMERICAN CAESAR SALAD: Your new squid-based healthcare team.
We had to have a Caesar Salad for the food issue. You should see what we had to chop out for space. Join us as we slice and dice this […]
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September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Satire — Secret New “Ninja” Stealth Bomber: To be publicly revealed at Trump birthday parade
The United States Air Force announced that the latest addition to their arsenal, the B-614 stealth bomber, nicknamed the “Ninja,” will make its first public appearance in a flyover on […]
American Caesar Salad
Muckraker A tech billionaire aspires to bring mankind into space, starting his own space travel and electric car company, but has a secret agenda that includes more than a little […]
American Caesar Salad: Letter from the editor
Elon Musk has asked us to forward the following email to all Motif readers: Please tell us what you have read in the past week. If you have not read […]
American Caesar Salad
In recent news, the national administration has trimmed and furloughed workers in the FAA and NOAA. Because flight-safety and weather are clearly two concerns we are completely on top of […]
American Caesar Salad: A revamped satire column for the latest administration
From 2016 – 2020 Motif hosted a satire column named “Alternative Facts,” a title we enjoyed because it both lampooned a favorite phrase of that administration and because it paid […]
Ogie’s Saved: PVD’s recent fire spree leaves the beloved bar unscathed
If you are a denizen of Providence, it is unlikely that you haven’t heard about the recent uptake in fires afflicting our city. The cause of these fires is unknown, […]
A night to remember: Motif covers the most recent 2024 presidential debate
The pantheon of American politics gathered at its proverbial colosseum, ABC studios, on September 10. The night was young, the stakes were high, and Donald Trump was visibly suffering to […]
The Cool, Cool World’s Timeless Appeal: Revisiting the infamous legacy of satirists Phillipe & Jorge
Let’s face it. It’s been a whirlwind of headlines this month. It started with the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. Then came the withdrawal of President Biden from the Democratic […]
more satire! more humor! no opinion!
A Satirical Note on the Satirical Note We were surprised to find that a gremlin tagged the end of our last column with the following disclaimer: “This column is satire, […]