The three-day event in January – modeled after Quebec City’s – harkens back to festivals held here in the 1920s.
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First Marvel Comics issue sells in Texas for $1.26 million
The issue features the first appearances of characters such as the Human Torch, Ka-Zar, Angel and the Sub-Mariner.
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Coldplay decides not to tour, for environmental reasons
The British band Coldplay’s latest album “Everyday Life” will be released Friday.
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Susan Choi, Sarah M. Broom win National Book Awards
More than 1,700 books were submitted for consideration for prizes for fiction, non-fiction, poetry and YA literature.
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Holly Hunter to play liberal councilwoman in new NBC sitcom
The actress will star opposite Ted Danson in the show set in the world of Los Angeles politics.
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Tanya Tucker ‘beyond shocked’ by Grammy nominations
The country singer is nominated for four Grammys, including song of the year for ‘Bring My Flowers Now.’
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Disney Plus blames past hacks for user accounts sold online
Disney Plus says it doesn’t have a security breach, but some users of the new streaming service have been shut out after hackers tried to break into their accounts.
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Space receives ‘game-changing’ $40,000 grant
The Portland arts organization can use the money however it chooses.
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Young Maine musicians to perform in Portland for NPR’s ‘From the Top’
Violinists Colin Aponte of Blue Hill and Joshua Rosenthal of Damariscotta, and vocalist Annabel Parker of Rockport will be among the musicians playing in a live taping at Merrill Auditorium on Wednesday night.
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Hit sitcom ‘Mad About You’ returns to screens
Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt dismissed a reboot as a joke, until reboots became a thing for better or worse.