But critics contend that the effort is more about public relations than about addressing the platform’s tendency to amplify sensational and misleading articles.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inLifestyle, Maine Authors
OFF RADAR: Two new poetry collections
‘A Smattering of Stanley’ by military veteran George S. Chappell and ‘The Heroin Diaries’ by physician Mary Dowd
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Film’s release canceled after Fan Bingbing disappears
‘Air Strike,’ the World War II thriller, also stars Bruce Willis and Adrien Brody.
Posted inLife & Culture, Nation & World, News
Things to know before you go to Canada for legal marijuana
For starters, you can’t bring it back to the States.
Posted inLife & Culture, Lifestyle, Maine
‘Real thirst for compost education’ drives students learning that science in Monmouth
The Maine Compost School, which carried out exercises Wednesday at Highmoor Farm in Monmouth, teaches that heat, texture and odor are critical to breaking down organic material successfully.
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Classical review: PSO disappoints with understated performance of Mahler’s First Symphony
The orchestra also fails to capture the emotion in Bloch.
Posted inCookbook Reviews, Food & Dining, Recipes
‘The Weeknight Mediterranean Kitchen’ is both efficient and delicious
A cookbook by food blogger Samantha Ferraro is full of simple, healthful recipes.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
The star of this beef barley soup is a rich, intense stock
Six pounds of beef and bones go into it.
Posted inFood & Dining, Recipes
Toasted pumpkin seeds can be plain or spicy
There’s even a way to cut down on the mess of separating them from stringy membranes.