A Baltimore Circuit judge vacated Syed’s conviction for the 1999 killing of ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee and ordered his release Monday after prosecutors found there were alternative suspects and unreliable evidence used at his trial.
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Poet Marilyn Nelson wins $100,000 lifetime achievement prize
The Wallace Stevens Award recognizes ‘proven mastery in the art of poetry.’
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Ken Burns on his latest PBS documentary, ‘The U.S. and the Holocaust’
Burns: ‘The willingness of people to believe the lies of an evil regime and manipulative leaders – demagogues – isn’t something that’s a one-off.’
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Review: Ken Burns’ new documentary spotlights how little the U.S. did to stop the Holocaust
‘The U.S. and the Holocaust’ shows that Americans fell far short of their ideals in their treatment of Jews threatened with imminent murder in Europe. And the film suggests that the past is not past.
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Spielberg’s ‘Fabelmans’ wins Toronto audience award
Each of the last ten years, the Toronto International Film Festival winner has gone on to be nominated for best picture at the Oscars.
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El Faro memorial to be dedicated in Rockland, nearly seven years after cargo ship tragedy
The memorial sculpture was made by Warren artist Jay Sawyer, who had a career in the maritime industry before becoming an artist.
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Bedside table: A book you won’t want to put down
Book recommendations from readers.
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Best-Sellers: ‘The Midcoast,’ ‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
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Deep Water: ‘About your impasto,’ by Linda Aldrich
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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Review: In Elizabeth Strout’s latest novel, Lucy Barton confronts the pandemic
Despite its grim backdrop, ‘Lucy by the Sea’ offers considerable pleasures, among them a chance to spend more time with Barton, a recurring Strout character.