Phillipe and Jorge’s Cool, Cool World: Stupidity at Home and Abroad
What Would a Moron Do? Anyone who was even vaguely surprised at the Ryan Lochte Karioca Kops incident at the Olympic Games in Rio evidently missed his former reality show, […]
Events:
The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
A Brief Overview of the Community Safety Act of Providence
As the nation continues to reel from conflicts with police, it’s increasingly important to gain information on local efforts to help ensure the safety of targeted communities in our […]
News Analysis: Is the Unemployment Rate “a Hoax?”
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, in a major speech on August 8 outlining his economic plan for the country, made what has been treated as almost an off-hand remark (at […]
Hip-Hop: An Interview with Unstable Era
This weekend I got the opportunity to catch up with two of my favorite artists coming out of RI. I met these guys not too long ago and it is awesome […]
Motif’s 5 Event Picks of the Week: August 17 – August 22
Thru August 21 The Washington County Fair: Now in its 50th year, the fair is Rhode Island’s largest agricultural events. Featuring concerts, special acts and events, exhibits and displays, […]
Phillipe & Jorge’s Cool, Cool World: Real Men for Trump
“Real Men” for Trump? Why? Phillipe and Jorge continue to be baffled by the fact that Donald Trump, the narcissistic, pathological liar with a 10-year-old’s mentality and frightened overreaction to […]
Punching Out: An analysis of America’s changing jobs market
My intrepid editor at Motif, for my contribution to RI’s numero uno alt-news mag’s issue on the state of the economy (or the economy of the state; or the state […]
The Hummel Report: The Newport Ferry’s Future
Nearly half an hour before its first run of the day, the new Providence-to-Newport ferry is just about full. The 65-foot high-speed catamaran is docked at India Point and in […]
Roots Report: Rockin’ Through a Heatwave
Okee dokee folks… Call me old-fashioned, but I prefer to have my colds in the winter. Somehow I managed to catch a cold during a heat wave. I have been […]
Top Picks
Thru Sunday, August 21 The Revenger’s Tragedy, Head Trick Theatre, Blackstone Field, PVD. A darkly funny drama of violence and lust in a corrupt court, written by Shakespeare’s contemporary Thomas […]