Glowrious George
Proprietor of Richmond St Tattoo, Glowrious George, lends a particular feature to the shop. His bodysuit features black light tattoos, which provide an impressive glow in the right setting. “My original tattoo […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Snapshot!
The word “visceral” is often overused by critics in describing any work that has an immediate, almost physical impact on the audience, whether via physical events onstage or in the […]
Ink in the Office: The evolving cultural acceptance of body mods at work
Anecdotal second-hand reports of tattoos or piercings causing problems for employees or prospective employees are common, but Motif was unable to find any labor lawyer who had been approached on […]
2019 Motif Tattoo Award Winners
Tara D’Agostino, Critics choice – Pirate Emma Hamilton, Critics choice – Femme Fatale Pete Fortune, Critics Choice – Character Jen Clinch Guertin, American Traditional Chrystal Santos, Critics choice – […]
Open and Closed
Open CBD Center of RI: A new store selling cannabidiol goods has opened in Johnston at 1239 Hartford Ave. It’s not a typical smoke shop; its mission is to provide […]
Phillipe & Jorge’s Cool, Cool World: Too Many Players on the Field!: Your superior correspondents talk sports and politics
Death of a Nation Phillipe and Jorge hate to preach or belabor the obvious, but we can’t help saying that the lowest point in our lifetimes, as far as our […]
Still Here: The story behind the woman on the wall
It is said that a picture is worth 1,000 words, but in the case of the “Still Here” mural in downtown Providence, the paint adorned on the east wall of […]
The Roots Report: Happy Birthday, Pete! Folk icon Pete Seeger turns 100 this month and RI is gonna celebrate
Okee dokee folks… May 3 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of folk icon and social activist, Pete Seeger. Although Seeger passed away in 2014 at the age of […]
Rhody After Dark Tattoo Edition
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The X-Files, Improv Comedy and Finger-Puppets: A rollicking conversation with Lone Gunman, Dean Haglund
“X-Files” star, celebrated improv comedian and international man of mystery, Dean Haglund really has cracked the meaning of life. Best known for portraying Ringo Langly, one of the Lone Gunmen […]