Queen Elizabeth II may have to miss a star-studded concert in her honor, but she brought the house down when she appeared in a surprise video recorded with another British national treasure: Paddington Bear.
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Jennifer Lopez to receive top honor at MTV Movie & TV Awards
Previous recipients of the Generation Award include Scarlett Johansson, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, Tom Cruise, Sandra Bullock, Robert Downey Jr., Chris Pratt, Will Smith and Reese Witherspoon.
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Texas teen wins National Spelling Bee in 1st-ever tiebreaker
Harini Logan has won the Scripps National Spelling Bee, defeating Vikram Raju in the bee’s first-ever lightning-round tiebreaker.
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Portland Museum of Art launches competition to select architect for expansion
The museum announced plans this year to build a 60,000-square-foot building on its downtown campus. The $85 million project is likely to be completed in 2026, but an architectural firm will be hired in December.
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Las Vegas chapels could become ‘Heartbreak Hotels’ over Elvis-themed weddings
The licensing company that controls the name and image of ‘The King’ is ordering Sin City chapel operators to stop using Elvis in themed ceremonies.
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Depp-Heard defamation trial: What is the jury considering?
He says that a 2018 op-ed she wrote in The Washington Post damaged his reputation and hurt his career.
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‘Top Gun: Maverick’ wins Tom Cruise 1st $100 million opening
Tom Cruise’s previous iggest domestic debut was in 2005, with Steven Spielberg’s “War of the Worlds,” which opened to $64 million
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Ronnie Hawkins, patron of Canadian rock, dies at 87
He recruited Levon Helm, Robbie Robertson, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel and Rick Danko – later known as The Band.
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Midcoast theater company brings Farnsworth paintings to life with recordings
Everyman Repertory Theatre director Paul Hodgson has written fictional backstories for paintings from the collection of the Farnsworth Art Museum, which are then recorded by actors.
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Bedside table: A ‘splendid’ and singular memoir
Book recommendations from readers.