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Bonnie Jo Campbell’s ‘The Waters’ is pure magic

by Ron Charles January 7, 2024January 5, 2024

The author’s first novel in a dozen years (her last was “Once Upon a River”) sprinkles pixie dust on a world of resilient women and hardscrabble farmers.

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Maine Authors

‘When the Island Had Fish’ is a portrait of Vinalhaven through its most prominent industry

by John Alden January 7, 2024January 5, 2024

Writer Janna Malamud Smith draws from historical records and interviews with contemporary fishermen to depict the fishing community of Vinalhaven, from bounteous ocean to ‘fished out.’

Arts & Entertainment

Community hopes opera house will take center stage in Norway once again

by Ray Routhier January 7, 2024January 11, 2024

The Norway Opera House has been quiet for some 40 years, but more than $1.7 million in federal money is earmarked for its renovation and revival.

35th Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala - Show

Arts & Entertainment

Stars converge in Palm Springs to celebrate year’s best films, Emma Stone’s career

by KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press January 5, 2024January 5, 2024

Stone, who snagged a Golden Globe’s Best Actress nomination for her performance in ‘Poor Things,’ accepted the career achievement award, presented by her co-stars Mark Ruffalo and Willem Dafoe.

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‘Speed Racer’ actor Christian Oliver and his 2 daughters died in plane crash, police say

by Associated Press January 5, 2024January 5, 2024

The crash occurred Thursday just west of Petit Nevis island near Bequia as the plane headed for nearby St. Lucia, police said in a statement.

Arts & Entertainment

David Soul, actor who portrayed the blond half of TV’s ‘Starsky and Hutch,’ dies at 80

by Associated Press January 5, 2024January 5, 2024

Soul portrayed detective Ken ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson alongside dark-haired Paul Michael Glaser as detective David Starsky in ‘Starsky & Hutch,’ which ran on ABC from 1975 to 1979.

Arts & Entertainment

Alice Hoffman’s new book will imagine Anne Frank’s life before she kept a diary

by HILLEL ITALIE Associated Press January 4, 2024January 4, 2024

With the cooperation of the Anne Frank House, a novel based on Frank’s life immediately before she began keeping a diary will be released in September by the children’s publisher Scholastic.