Inspired by the classic Dickens tale, our beer reporters set off on separate journeys through time to learn about their favorite beverage. Read about Pete’s trip through time and space to learn about beer here: motifri.com/beerfuturepete Read about a colorful trio of barflys who taught Chris about breweries old and new here: motifri.com/beerfuturechris
Nominal Christians (or “Chreasters” as some like to call them) are often derided for the practice of showing up to church once or twice a year at the Big Masses and calling it good for another trip around the sun. Likewise, even the most reluctant of theatergoers who pay lip service to the dramatic arts, […]
The Motif writing team is a talented bunch with various interests. We’re geeks, drinkers, movie lovers, parents, newlyweds, farmers, and lovers of music, art, theater, books and film. And with the holiday season around the corner, you need us. We’ve tapped the interests of everyone on our writing staff and asked them to put together […]
Alt holiday gift ideas for the beer nerd in your life The leaves are still on the trees, candy wrappers are still on the floor, the nights are just getting cold and there are Christmas commercials on TV. Yep, the retail Christmas season has jumped the gun again and pre-empted our regularly scheduled program of […]
Top November Alt Shows in the greater RI area 1. Friday, November 8: Tim Kasher (of Cursive/The Good Life), Laura Stevenson, Littlefoot. $12 advance / $14 day of. 8 pm doors / 9 pm show. All ages. The Met, 1005 Main St., Pawtucket, RI. Tim Kasher is one of my favorite songwriters. His songwriting themes of love, […]
Don’t go on a drunk ghost hunt, don’t act like a ho, and other vital advice for tomorrow’s Halloween haunting There are two types of people in this world: those who love a good scare and those who don’t. I fall into the former category, which is why Halloween is a special time of year […]
Bagge seeks to illuminate the life of a woman who was neither saint nor devil, but a human being with qualities both heroic and vainglorious. Margaret Sanger, founder of Planned Parenthood, staunch advocate for women’s reproductive rights and whose tireless efforts led to the financing of research that ultimately introduced the birth control pill, is […]
Hi Nick, Borrowing from Eric B and Rakim, it’s been a long time, I shouldnt’ve left you without a dope note to read through. The end of the summer into fall threw me some curveballs and unlike the Red Sox, I didn’t see them break until I had already swung. For me, the onset of […]
