Rihanna was above it all. She began and ended the Super Bowl 57 halftime show hovering high above the field at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The performance delivered on fan expectations but it included a major surprise — the singer is pregnant with her second child. She wore a puffy, bright red jumpsuit […]
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
‘Magic Mike’s Last Dance’ wins Super Bowl weekend box office
The third installment, which brought Steven Soderbergh back to the director’s chair, was given a modest theatrical release in only 1,500 theaters.
Meet Pat Corrigan, Portland’s accidental muralist
From the five moons of Pluto at Mayo Street Arts to a leaf-covered tree design replacing the Greyhound bus station mural, you don’t have to walk far in the city to encounter Corrigan’s work.
Maine author Cathie Pelletier seeks the cold, hard truth
After 12 novels, the Allagash-based author has developed a passion for narrative nonfiction and the research that goes with it. Her latest book, ‘Northeaster,’ follows the stories of a dozen or so people impacted by a huge Maine storm in 1952.
In his latest novel, Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Paul Harding fictionalizes Maine’s Malaga Island
In luminous prose, ‘This Other Eden’ tells a wrenching tale of mixed race islanders forcibly removed by the state.
Rihanna promises a ‘jam-packed’ Super Bowl halftime show
Rihanna joins a list of celebrated entertainers who have played during Super Bowl halftime shows, including Beyoncé, Madonna, Coldplay, Katy Perry, U2, Lady Gaga, Michael Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Shakira and The Weeknd.
Burt Bacharach, legendary composer of pop songs, dies at 94
He had a run of top 10 hits from the 1950s into the 21st century, and his music was heard everywhere from movie soundtracks and radios to home stereo systems and iPods.
Bail set at $300,000 for former ‘Dances With Wolves’ actor in sex case
Police say Nathan Chasing Horse spent decades building a reputation among tribes as a ‘medicine man.’
Disney cuts Simpsons ‘forced labor’ episode in Hong Kong
Communist-ruled Beijing is increasingly imposing its controls over the former British colony.
Disney to cut 7,000 jobs in Iger’s company ‘transformation’
Solid growth at its theme parks helps offset a tepid performance in its video streaming and movie business.