In Providence: A Boy, A Girl and The Avon
“My blood was pumping. I was sitting there and my heart was racing. I was thinking, ‘What am I doing? What do I think I’m doing here like this? Have […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
That New Relationship Energy: How to be cool when you really don’t want to be
Hey Spyce, So I’ve recently met a gorgeous girl and I am super excited about our developing relationship. I have not had a girlfriend for a while, and I’m really anxious […]
Rhody in Love: Young people hook-up, but not all is rosy in the Ocean State
It’s not easy being young. Millennials and their juniors face an uphill battle arguably more arduous than any generation has faced since the Second World War. An ever-competitive workforce characterized […]
Spilling Tea: Rose Weaver on the duality of being a working artist and black woman
I met Rose Weaver at her home on the east side of Providence and we shared grown black women’s things — fear, insecurities, victories and joys. We laughed, scratched and […]
A New Look for Indigenous Culture: Introducing the revamped Tomaquag Museum
Tomaquag Museum in Exeter, the only institution in the state that focuses on Indigenous culture, history and art, has undergone an internal facelift. New and expanded exhibits include a pottery […]
Warmer Than I Remember
If you start walking toward downtown from The Scurvy Dog, you’ll go right by his house. “She took me home from the bar, but I lived in the opposite direction […]
In Providence: Living on America
“I have no idea what she does for a living.” We’re sitting on her couch. It’s a couch in a living room in an apartment on America Street on the […]
Funda Fest 22 Schedule of Events
Funda Fest returns this month. For full coverage, go to motifri.com/funda2020 The schedule of events follows. Jan 20: Providence Children’s Museum: MLK Amazing Grace, 100 South St, PVD. Free! 11:30am, […]
Advice from the Trenches: Mixed Medicine
Dear C and Dr. B; I just had an experience with my younger sister, Emma that scared the crap out of me. I don’t ever want it to happen again. […]
666: The Number of the Beast? Not Quite.
John’s Book of Revelations (written around 96 AD) is the last book of the New Testament and happens to be the birthplace of the infamous triple digits “666.” As stated in […]