Coward was a genius of his art, a friend, a gentleman, and bright star of darker skies, J.P. Devine writes.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
MIFF Movie Review: ‘The Ghost Trap’ is about trap war with rival lobstering family
The title is a bit misleading, it’s and not even a documentary about lobster fishing, any more than Hemingway’s “To Have and Have Not” is about the boat rental business, J.P. Devine writes.
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Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde
Backyard Naturalist: A garter snake slithers into view
Dana Wilde recalls a recent encounter his grandson had with a snake and the discussion that followed about whether to keep the reptile or set it free.
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Movie Review: ‘American Fiction’ is a touching story about a family
Cord Jefferson is an American writer with clearly promising gifts. He is the guy who sat in the writer’s room with the other struggling writers on the late night Larry Wilmore show that closed down in 2016 after two seasons. But Cord didn’t close down. He opened wide. After a series of shows and awards, […]
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: Aging gracefully
Mulling the ways he’s seen elegance, J.P. Devine reflects that it’s never too late to be graceful.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
Movie Review: ‘Somewhere in Queens’ a soft landing in a world of hard ones
“I thought I had the ending in my pocket but I was wrong and it’s a soft landing in a world of hard ones,” J.P. Devine writes.
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
Thinking Things Through: Plymouth Rock, Anne Frank and a Brazilian flag
On this Independence Day, Liz Soares ponders what it means to be a patriot.
Posted inColumns, Ron Joseph
In the Field: Ode to the Maine Atlas and Gazetteer
Re-reading Gazetteer notes generates a flood of wonderful memories of beautiful Maine places visited and wildlife observed, Ron Joseph writes.