Sit back and let the music carry you away to a calmer, more-romantic dreamscape, writes J.P. Devine.
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J.P. Devine: It’s still a wonderful life
Enjoying the summer delights isn’t as easy as it used to be, but J.P. Devine has some ideas.
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MIFF Review: ‘The Catch’ features gifted artists who help create a gorgeous visions of our coast
The stars Bill Sage, Katia Winter, Kyle Gallner, James McMenamin, Emy Coligado and Jere Burns all helped Matthew Ya-Hsiung Balzer’s dream come to the screen, says J.P. Devine.
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‘The Ice Road’ is a full-out action totally implausible Liam Neeson thriller
It all begins as many great action thrillers do, with a disaster. This one takes place at a major mining site in northern Manitoba, Canada, when a methane explosion traps 25 men in a closet-size area with 30 hours of spare oxygen left. Special equipment is needed to open a hole and get air in […]
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Dana Wilde: 70 degrees before 8 in the morning
Global warming is directly attributable to the fumes and exhaust that we pump into the Earth’s atmosphere, and the heat that is trapped in the process is disrupting the climate, writes Dana Wilde.
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J.P. Devine: They got done
Checking in on some friends and local businesses, J.P. Devine ponders that Maine code phrase signifying the many ways in which someone is no longer around.
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Amy Calder: This July 4 holds extra meaning
As we share food and friendship this holiday weekend, we will be extra aware of our newfound freedom after a year of isolation, Amy Calder writes.
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‘The 12th Man’ will keep your attention then haunt your dreams, forever
You think you’ve had it rough? You’ve got 16 masks, suffered a headache and soreness from your shots? You’re a sissy. You’re about to view a story about a real hero. His name was Jan Sigurd Baalsrud, a bookish man, a map maker and adventurer, who traveled throughout the world in the 1930’s. Jan was […]