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Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Deep Water: ‘Crossing,’ by Karin Spitfire
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Maine Authors
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.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
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.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
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.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Local & State
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.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
Actor Robbie Coltrane, Harry Potter’s Hagrid, dies at 72
The Scottish actor, who played a crime boss in 2 Bond films and well known as the beloved Hagrid in the ‘Harry Potter’ movies, has died.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Angela Lansbury in ‘Murder, She Wrote’ wasn’t ‘cozy’ – she was revolutionary
Angela Lansbury was in a class by herself, and “Murder, She Wrote” was, all that quaintness notwithstanding, revolutionary.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
Actor Cuba Gooding Jr. avoids jail in touching case, irking accusers
The Oscar-winning actor turned #MeToo defendant avoided prison time by complying with the terms of a conditional plea agreement that saw him plead guilty to charges involving just one of what prosecutors have said were allegations from at least 30 women.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Nation & World, News
How much Netflix’s new ad-supported plan will cost and what you get (and don’t)
The push into advertising comes years after Netflix resisted putting commercials on its programs.