Karunatilaka won the prestigious award for fiction for ‘The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida.’ Among those in the running was part-time Maine resident Elizabeth Strout.
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Kevin Spacey testifies about sex abuse claims: ‘Not true’
Spacey also described his dismay over a 2017 news report in which Anthony Rapp went public with his allegations.
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‘Halloween Ends’ wins box office but renews streaming debate
Touted as the final showdown between Laurie Strode and Michael Myers, the slasher pic earned $41.3 million in ticket sales from 3,901 theaters in North America.
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Art review: Ryan Adams wants you to read between the shapes
The Maine artist known for his geometric murals applies his signature style to smaller-scale works at new Portland gallery Notch8.
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Bedside table: Vacation reading
Book recommendations from readers.
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Deep Water: ‘Crossing,’ by Karin Spitfire
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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Book review: ‘Mother Brain’ delves into the science of how our brains are rewired by parenthood
The book interweaves research and data with personal stories from new parents.
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Activists in UK court after soup thrown at Van Gogh picture
Two women, age 20 and 21, were charged in relation to the soup-throwing protest on Friday, while a third was charged over paint sprayed on a rotating sign at the Metropolitan Police’s headquarters in central London.
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Filmmaker group pictures a brighter future for Maine’s movie industry
A new group called Picture Maine is part of a growing effort by local film professionals to create a larger media production industry in the state.
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Influential Midcoast artist Harold Garde dies at age 99
The New York native and abstract expressionist painter moved to Belfast in the 1980s and had his most productive period there.