The largest study of its kind found new genetic links to same-sex sexual behavior.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inHealth, Life & Culture, Nation & World
‘This ain’t your mother’s marijuana,’ surgeon general says
The warning comes as legal marijuana has grown into a $10 billion industry in the U.S. with nearly two-thirds of states legalizing it.
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Posted inLife & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
J.P. Devine Movie Review: ‘Honeyland’
“Honeyland” gradually ceases to be just a sweet documentary about survival and a strong independent woman and her romance with bees and history, and becomes a stark, grim prophecy, Devine writes.
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Duo YUMENO to perform in Stonington
Opera House Arts will bring its summer concert series to a close with Duo Yumeno at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3, at the Burnt Cove Church, 58 S. Burnt Cove Road, in Stonington. New York-based koto/shamisen player and singer Yoko Reikano Kimura and cellist Hikaru Tamaki create a singular fusion sound, inspired by tradition but […]
Posted inLife & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark
Lucky Clark On Music: Abbie Gardner
Singer-songwriter, dobro player to perform Sept. 5 in Portland.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Nation & World, New England
The places it’ll go: Dr. Seuss exhibition hitting the road
The exhibit is centered on a maze based on “Oh, the Places You’ll Go,” the Dr. Seuss book that urges children to explore the world and move mountains despite the pitfalls and challenges.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
The Wrap: Recapping a crazy week, plus cider! cheese! ale!
Portlanders said goodbye to Silly’s and Brian Ború, and welcomed back the Crooked Mile Café.
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Wondertwins to perform in South Paris
Identical twins Billy and Bobby McClain, the award-winning dance duo The Wondertwins, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, at the Celebration Barn Theater, 190 Stock Farm Road, in South Paris. Combining mime, vaudeville, robot, tap and hip-hop, they create a distinctive, kaleidoscopic style all their own. The Wondertwins are winners of The Pioneers […]
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Marcia Ball plans Boothbay Harbor concert
Texas-born, Louisiana-raised pianist, songwriter and vocalist Marcia Ball, the official 2018 Texas State Musician, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 31, at The Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, 86 Townsend Ave., in Boothbay Harbor. Ball has won worldwide fame and countless fans for her ability to ignite a full-scale roadhouse rhythm and blues party every […]
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Fashion’s Isabel Toledo, creator for Michelle Obama, dies
Fashion designer Isabel Toledo, known for an avant-garde flair, dies at age 59.