The host of the ABC late night program expressed frustration about the intractable problems in Washington, and he advised the president, ‘I think you need to start yelling at people.’
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Crime story contest has a happy ending for Bangor teen who beat out professional writers
Muhammad Drammeh, 17, won the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance’s annual CrimeFlash Fiction contest, competing against more experienced writers and published authors.
New York woman finds lost dachshund — in Hilary Swank’s lap
A New York woman searching for her lost dog got a surprise when it was found by Oscar-winning actor Hilary Swank.
Jeff Goldblum takes one more bite out of ‘Jurassic World’
For almost 3 decades, off and on, Jeff Goldblum has played Dr. Ian Malcolm with particular Goldblumian panache.
Matthew McConaughey makes personal plea for gun legislation at White House
The Uvalde native met with President Biden before addressing the White House press corps.
‘Top Gun’ stays aloft with $86M in its 2nd weekend
The sequel continues to soar, dropping just 32% from its opening – the smallest decline for a movie that opened above $100 million.
Deep Water: ‘Aftermath,’ by Meg Stout
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
A forgotten 19th-century Maine comic writer gets his day in the sun
Lots of fascinating material in ‘Diggio, Haybis Korpus & E Plewrisy Unicorn!’ if you can get past the fact that the imaginary Ethan Spike was a ‘reprehensible bigot.’
Best-Sellers: ‘This Time Tomorrow,’ ‘River of the Gods’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
Art review: Dozier Bell exhibit makes for a mystical experience
The setting – Sarah Bouchard’s Woolwich gallery – only adds to the spirituality of the paintings.