Nothing has changed in Hollywood, where J.P. Devine remembers frequent strikes from struggling actors who make demands they won’t get.
Columns
News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: ‘Hoochy-koochy’ shows may be no more, but the Skowhegan fair endures nonetheless
The Skowhegan State Fair arrives Thursday, bringing with it a reminder that the end of summer is in the not-so-distant future, Amy Calder writes.
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Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
‘And Just Like That’ Aiden returns
I’ve given up trying to make sense of the women in “Sex and the City,” I’m sorry, “And Just Like That.” Carrie Bradshaw, who only a week ago was prowling the streets in what looked like a collection of shopping bags from a designers tire store, seems to be the one of the trio who […]
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
Thinking Things Through: Eating fresh in produce season
Liz Soares, who mostly consumes vegetables and fruit, is in her glory as her garden and farmers’ markets supply a healthy diet.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Op-Eds, Uncategorized
J.P. Devine: These days it’s worth asking that old Johnny Carson refrain, ‘How hot was it?’
The longtime ‘Tonight Show’ host would use the bit in his opening monologue, and these days, with blistering heat descending on many parts of the world, there are plenty of ways to respond, writes J.P. Devine.
Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Reporting Aside: Waiting for breakfast and seeking opportunity
A group of homeless people who hang out near the old Waterville Boys and Girls Club on Main Place in Waterville, waiting for the nearby soup kitchen to open, say finding a place to live is difficult, and out of reach financially, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
Old Harlan City crew missed in ‘Justified: City Primeval’
First of all, I was seriously depressed that Boyd Crowder (Walton Goggins), Raylan Givens’ (same old beloved Timothy Olyphant) criminal du jour, is not here. Goggins was so good, so perfect as Given’s foe, he will be missed. In fact, none of the old crowd from Harlan County, Kentucky, are here, and I miss them. […]
Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde, Kennebec Journal
Dana Wilde: The heat will kill you
The climate is unraveling here on Earth. This is not a one-off hot summer, Dana Wilde writes.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: The last tie
Ties, the standard gift for many occasions, have gone through many changes over the years, J.P. Devine writes.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
‘The Miracle Club’ full of secrets, lost loves, rain
“To be Irish is to know that in the end the world will break your heart.” — Daniel Patrick Moynihan There are broken hearts here in director Thaddeus O’Sullivan’s film and Jimmy Smallhorne, Timothy Prager and Joshua D. Maurer’s story. It’s an Irish story, full of secrets, lost loves and rain. It’s about three women, Maggie […]