The Cannes Film Festival is on, which means stopwatches are out.
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Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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‘Night of the Living Rez,’ ‘Trailed’ among Maine Literary Award winners
The Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance also honored the food anthology ‘Breaking Bread’ and memoir ‘Woodsqueer,’ along with poetry and youth literature.
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Return of sturgeon art marks unofficial launch of downtown Augusta’s summer season
The reinstallation of 26 painted fiberglass sturgeon in downtown Augusta kicks off a summer season of events in the historic neighborhood of Maine’s capital city.
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Hollywood executive booed during Boston University graduation
Scores of students turned their backs as the CEO of Warner Bros. Discovery gave the school’s commencement address while striking writers picketed outside.
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Longtime Maine Public Radio journalist Mal Leary dies at 72
Known as the dean of the State House press corps, Leary covered politics for 45 years for radio, TV and print, and even started his own news service.
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Bass guitarist Andy Rourke of The Smiths, one of Britain’s most influential bands, dies at 59
The sound of The Smiths owed much to Rourke’s bass and his rhythm section partner, drummer Mike Joyce.
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Austrian actor Helmut Berger, movie star in the 1960s and 1970s, dies at 78
He rose to prominence with roles in films by Italian director Luchino Visconti.
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Garth Brooks extends sold-out Las Vegas residency with 2024 dates
Fans who missed out on tickets for this year’s shows will receive early access to the 2024 dates during a presale opportunity before tickets go on sale May 31.
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‘Indiana Jones’ swings into Cannes Film Festival; Harrison Ford honored before joyous festivalgoers
Ford, 80, who has said ‘Dial of Destiny’ will be his last performance as the character, also received an honorary Palme d’Or from the Cannes Film Festival.
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Meet San Francisco’s D’Arcy Drollinger, the first drag laureate in the U.S.
In a city known for its support of LGBTQ+ rights, San Francisco Mayor London Breed says it was a natural step to create a position that not only embraces drag culture but puts government resources toward it.