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Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
Burt Reynolds warmly recalled at private service
His ex-wife, Loni Anderson, shares moments from their 12 years together.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
Paul Simon wrapping up farewell tour
The 76-year-old singer picks Flushing Meadows Corona Park to say goodbye.
Posted inBusiness, Food & Dining
Iraqi restaurant Babylon on Forest Avenue closes
The owners say they are looking for a new location.
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World, News
Robert Venturi, postmodern architect who argued ‘Less is a bore,’ dies at 93
Venturi disdained for what he considered the soulless buildings of his modernist predecessors, who often designed glass buildings with walls of windows.
Posted inBusiness, Health, Life & Culture, Nation & World, News
Ground beef is recalled after one person dies, 17 are sickened
Cargill Meat Solutions in Colorado is recalling more than 132,000 pounds of meat linked to E. coli.
Posted inFood & Dining, Local & State
Maine Italian sandwich covers 160 feet of Monument Square
The spectacle is intended to draw attention to the opening event of this year’s Harvest on the Harbor event in October.
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World
School dress codes still a hot-button issue
Some districts are adopting a more permissive policy that they say is less sexist.
Posted inBusiness, Life & Culture, Nation & World
Global poverty rate reaches record low of 10 percent
A tenth of the world’s population lived on less than $1.90 a day in 2015, the World Bank says.
Posted inFood & Dining
Pan roasting, then resting, saucing, devouring
By browning the bird in a skillet first and then putting it in the oven to finish, the meat stays tender and flavorful.