Legal experts and victims’ advocates say celebrity chef Mario Batali’s acquittal on sexual assault charges underscores the inherent difficulties of prosecuting such cases nearly five years into the #MeToo era.
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Jen Psaki, known for professionalism, ending tenure as a top White House messenger
Psaki is leaving as White House press secretary on Friday after having answered reporters’ questions nearly every weekday of the almost 500 days that President Biden has been in office.
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Director Wim Wenders making a film about fancy public restrooms in Japan
The hero of the renowned German director’s movie will be a sanitation worker who cleans the toilets, seeing his job as a craft and a service for the people.
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Warhol’s ‘Marilyn’ sells for $195 million, most ever for U.S. artist
The painting, Shot Sage Blue Marilyn, was created by Andy Warhol in 1964.
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Bedside Table: The Napoleonic wars, a cracking good tale and a swashbuckling anti-hero
Book recommendations from readers.
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Deep Water: ‘Parallel to the Season,’ by Sharif S. Elmusa
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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Portland shares top billing in Jule Selbo’s cinematic debut mystery
“10 Days” is a substantive ticking-clock thriller that introduces an officer who has lost a limb but not her mettle.
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Woolwich curator’s new destination gallery veers far from ‘lighthouses and landscapes’
Sarah Bouchard, who worked for years in other galleries in Maine, has converted a garage at her home to display the work of Maine artists.
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Friday’s ‘Jeopardy!’ marks new point for latest mega-champ
The latest long-time champ on “Jeopardy!” has seen her winning streak end at 23 — by a single dollar.
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Goodwill find in Texas turns out to be ancient Roman bust
The ancient Roman bust, brought for about $35 from a Goodwill store, dates to the first century B.C. or first century A.D.