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Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Homefront: Oh, Those Eggs!
“I now understand the decadent roaring twenties, which followed the swine flu of 1918. When COVID times are over I’m buying a flapper dress with the heaviest beading, swingiest fringe and deepest cleavage. The party will be huge with the liveliest band. We’ll bring in the sunrise. “In the meantime, I’m doing what I can […]
To clean the garden or not to clean? That is the question (sorry, Shakespeare)
Too much spring cleanup can hurt beneficial native insects, some experts say. But how to balance those concerns with the needs and convenience of the gardener?
John Naisbitt, author of bestseller ‘Megatrends,’ dies at 92
The book was about understanding the present in order to predict the future.
Maine native to film project 10 years in the making in Auburn
Beth Morrison, whose theater career began at Auburn’s Community Little Theatre, is spending the next 10 days at the Bates Mill Complex to film scenes for the opera film “Black Lodge.”
BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: ‘Sorry For Your Trouble’ and ‘Mainely Fear: A Goff Langdon Mainely Mystery’
A new short story collection from Richard Ford and Matt Cost’s second volume in a mystery trilogy
Man, a steal! Rare Superman comic sells for record $3.25 million
While hundreds of thousands of copies of Action Comics #1 were initially published, it’s estimated only about 100 exist today, and in varying conditions.
Cousins Maine Lobster owners host new Food Network show
Sabin Lomac and Jim Tselikis, whose own business benefited from reality TV, will coach food truck entrepreneurs in a show that debuts Sunday.
The Wrap: Restaurant reopenings, new one-stop fermentation shop and an April ice bar
Plus, the U.S. Coast Guard’s galley in South Portland wins a national award.
Run & Eat: Pick a bowl, then pick it up quick, from Crunchy Poke
The Old Port poke shop has been a reliable takeout spot throughout the pandemic.