Maine artist Maxwell Nolin recently unveiled the official portrait of retiring Chief U.S. District Judge Jon Levy, which will hang in the federal courthouse in Portland.
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Celebrity chef David Chang’s Momofuku backs down from defending its ‘chile crunch’ trademark
The restaurant started selling its Chili Crunch product in 2020, a crunchy spicy oil with dried peppers and other ingredients like sesame seeds and garlic.
Eleanor Coppola, matriarch of a filmmaking family, dies at 87
She documented the making of some of her husband Francis Ford Coppola’s iconic films, including the infamously tortured production of ‘Apocalypse Now.’
Portrait of nation’s first female Supreme Court justice, saved from trash, to hang in Augusta courthouse
An oil painting of the late Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, found 10 years ago in a pile at the Yarmouth Transfer Station, has been turned over to the state’s court system.
Several writers decline recognition from PEN America
Their actions are in protest over the organization’s Israel-Hamas war stance.
Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli has died at age 83, his company says
The Italian-born designer became renowned in the early 1970s for his animal prints and for a sexy style that remained his trademark throughout his long career.
Posthumous memoir by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to be published Oct. 22
Navalny, 47, died in February while serving a 19-year prison sentence on extremism charges that he condemned as politically motivated.
Rare copy of comic featuring Superman’s first appearance sells for $6 million at auction
It is the most expensive comic to ever sell at auction.
Beyoncé becomes first Black woman to hit No. 1 on Billboard country albums chart
‘Cowboy Carter’ also topped the all-genres Billboard 200, marking her eighth No. 1 album.
Actor Jonathan Majors avoids jail time for assaulting his ex-girlfriend
The 34-year-old star of ‘Creed III’ had faced up to a year behind bars after he was convicted of misdemeanor assault in December.