The original script called for Southern dreams of being a “Rice King,” but J.P. Devine’s movie went a different direction.
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News columns from staff writers and contributors to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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‘The Automat’ a page of American dining history
“The Automat” documentary looks back lovingly on one of American’s great eateries. Said the technocrat, To the Plutocrat To the autocrat, And the Democrat — Let’s all go eat at the Automat! — New York Evening Sun, 1933 New York director and producer Lisa Hurwitz decided to give us a gift from the American past, […]
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Posted inColumns, Dana Wilde
Backyard Naturalist: A Down East invasive spider spins web of intrigue
The “European hammock spider,” also known as the dwarf weaver or Linyphia triangularis, has been slowly expanding its nonnative range in Maine and causing a stir in the spider community, Dana Wilde writes.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: It’s all about stuff
Mulling a move to someplace else, J.P. Devine is reminded of all the stuff in their house and how it’s tethering them to their Waterville abode.
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Amy Calder: The joys of life come with expectation
Having the ability to experience anticipation, no matter how small or simple the wish or want, should be something everyone regularly enjoys, Amy Calder writes.
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‘The Coldest Game’ loaded with usual suspects
I scrolled endlessly through Netflix, Hulu, Prime, HBOMax and all the myriad offerings on my living room screen and prepared to go to bed. Then I saw Bill Pullman, (“Independence Day,” “The Sinner”) one of my favorite actors, stable, not a headliner, who eschews car chases as a rule, but is a trained actor. Here […]
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
Thinking Things Through: Reveling in the sunshine of a new day
A return of warmer temperatures has Liz Soares also reflecting on the joy of getting out and seeing people, and doing so in a safe way.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
On the Edge: The Easter Bunny cometh
A lot of scary things are going on right now, so J.P. Devine is thinking of colored eggs, bonnets and baskets and chocolate bunnies.