Beauty is a real thing, and star color, location and brightness can stir up transcendent feelings, Dana Wilde writes.
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J.P. Devine: Ukrainians at risk
As the world watches whether Russia will invade Ukraine, J.P. Devine has concerns closer to home.
Posted inAmy Calder, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Amy Calder: Woman who grew up in shadow of crumbling mill now works to save it
Samantha Lessard volunteers 20 to 30 hours a week at the old mill in Vassalboro to help raise money for roof and other needed repairs, not expecting a dime in return, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Movie Review J.P. Devine, Things to Do
‘Frasier’ has never left the room
If you had to spend the rest of your life locked down in a safe house, and you only had one complete series you could watch, with no masks in sight, no war, no impending doom, what would it be? “Friends?” “Seinfeld?” Those are top rate comedies. Both of those series are now bronzed in […]
Posted inColumns, Liz Soares
Liz Soares: Agatha Christie’s tales bring comfort in times of need
Forthcoming film adaptation of Christie’s “Death on the Nile” has Liz Soares recalling the important role the author’s novels have played in her life.
Posted inColumns, J.P. Devine
J.P. Devine: To tub or not to tub
Childhood memories of using the bathtub have given way to the joys of showering, J.P. Devine writes.
Posted inAmy Calder, Columns, Local & State, Morning Sentinel
Amy Calder: With the snow comes far-off memories of skiing and a dose of vinegar
Night skiing at Eaton Mountain many years ago meant indulging in a culinary treat of vinegar splashed on fries, Amy Calder writes.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Movie Review J.P. Devine, Things to Do
‘The Defiant Ones’ worth seeing, if only to honor the great Poitier, Kramer
Stanley Kramer gave us “High Noon” 1952 and “Judgement at Nuremberg” 1961 and that alone is enough to cast Kramer in gold. His “The Defiant Ones” in 1958 wasn’t in the same league with those brilliant pieces. Tony Curtis got to play chain-gang baddie Johnny Jackson, a snarling racist small-time criminal, in a time when […]