An oil painting of the late Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, found 10 years ago in a pile at the Yarmouth Transfer Station, has been turned over to the state’s court system.
Arts & Entertainment
Arts and entertainment news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Several writers decline recognition from PEN America
Their actions are in protest over the organization’s Israel-Hamas war stance.
Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli has died at age 83, his company says
The Italian-born designer became renowned in the early 1970s for his animal prints and for a sexy style that remained his trademark throughout his long career.
Posthumous memoir by Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny to be published Oct. 22
Navalny, 47, died in February while serving a 19-year prison sentence on extremism charges that he condemned as politically motivated.
Rare copy of comic featuring Superman’s first appearance sells for $6 million at auction
It is the most expensive comic to ever sell at auction.
Beyoncé becomes first Black woman to hit No. 1 on Billboard country albums chart
‘Cowboy Carter’ also topped the all-genres Billboard 200, marking her eighth No. 1 album.
Actor Jonathan Majors avoids jail time for assaulting his ex-girlfriend
The 34-year-old star of ‘Creed III’ had faced up to a year behind bars after he was convicted of misdemeanor assault in December.
Julia Gagnon brings ‘powerhouse vocals’ to first night of public voting on ‘American Idol’
Gagnon, a 21-year-old college student from Cumberland, took to the ‘Idol’ stage at Aulani Disney Resort and Spa in Hawaii to perform Adele’s ‘Rumour Has It.’
Diddy named as co-defendant in new suit alleging his son sexually assaulted woman on yacht
Grace O’Marcaigh, who worked as a crew member and a bartender on the boat, says that in late December 2022, Christian Combs pressured her to drink tequila that she believes was spiked with other drugs.
Happy ABBA-versary! Fans mark 50 years since ‘Waterloo’ took the world by storm
A half-century ago the Swedish quartet triumphed at the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with the peppy love song.