‘Tis getting to be that time of the year where music makes the spirit dance for joy! Yeah, I’m talking about Christmas which, by the time this column sees the light of day, will be less than a month away. I thought it would be fun to get a jump on the season with a […]
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Posted inArts & Entertainment
Kim Kardashian and Ye settle divorce, averting custody trial
Ye will pay monthly child support and the two agreed ti split the expenses for their kids’ schooling and security.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Clarence Gilyard, ‘Die Hard’ and ‘Matlock’ actor, dies at 66
Gilyard began his career in the 1980s with roles on several popular TV shows.
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HBO to air Nancy Pelosi documentary by daughter Alexandra
The film will arrive 3 weeks before Pelosi’s tenure as House speaker ends and Republicans assume control over the House of Representatives.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Business, Local & State
Maine author Monica Wood supports strike at HarperCollins, refuses to work on forthcoming novel
The Portland writer is represented by a publisher owned by HarperCollins, which is facing mounting pressure from unionized workers, including her editor, who walked off the job on Nov. 10.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
‘Gaslighting’ is Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2022
The dictionary defines the word as: ‘The act or practice of grossly misleading someone especially for one’s own advantage.’
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Borscht Belt comedian Freddie Roman dies at age 85
Freddie Roman made his name performing at hotels and resorts in the Catskill Mountains, also referred to as the Borscht Belt for the largely Jewish crowd that vacationed there.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
Music superstar Dua Lipa granted Albanian citizenship
President Bajram Begaj said Lipa was granted citizenship ahead of Albania’s 110th anniversary of independence from the Ottoman Empire.
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Feast and famine for Disney at Thanksgiving box office
The top spot for the holiday corridor, which runs from Wednesday through Sunday, instead went to another Disney movie, Marvel’s ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.’
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Feeling the ferns? What to know about planting them at home
Feel free to harvest them from the woods, but first figure out which species you want in your yard.