The middle-grade novel about a secret community of formerly enslaved people has won the Newbery Medal for the year’s best children’s book.
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‘Avatar 2’ tops box office for 7th weekend
‘The Way of Water’ is the fourth-highest grossing film of all time.
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Priscilla Presley files petition questioning validity of Lisa Marie Presley’s will
Priscilla Presley, along with former business manager, Barry Siegel, is currently a co-trustee of Lisa Marie Presley’s estate and is seeking to keep it that way – despite the 2016 amendment allegedly naming Riley and Benjamin Keough as the sole trustees.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
Too much of a good thing? How to preserve leftover cream
Freeze it. Some tips on how best to do so.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
‘This Might Hurt’ furnishes estranged sisters, an evil dad, a cult-like leader, secrets and a remote Maine island
Stephanie Wrobel’s new thriller seems to have it all, but the book suffers from its constantly shifting, confusing timeline.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Skip the grow lights. Try a method that’s stood the test of time
A centuries-old gardening method for starting seedlings is finding new life.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
‘Rust’ assistant director’s account of shooting differs from Baldwin’s, according to deposition
In a deposition obtained by Variety, Dave Halls in December said the shooting was caused by ‘a tragic series of mistakes.’ His account appears to differ from those given by other parties involved.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, Schools and Education
Actor Tony Shalhoub announces donations to USM arts center, credits college for launching his career
Shalhoub, who graduated from the University of Southern Maine in 1977, was at the Portland school Thursday, where he was named honorary chairman of the fundraising drive and pledged $150,000 of his own money.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
‘Living’ about living, even in final few days
Here he is, the beloved British chameleon, the charmer, saloon tap dancer, film and Broadway Tony winner Bill Nighy, whom you remember as Billy Mack, the boozy sensualist rock star in “Love Actually,” or as the shy, retiring husband in “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel.” But here, in director Oliver Hermanus’s, soft, dark and heart-breaking […]
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Paris Hilton becomes a first-time mom to baby boy
Socialite and reality TV star Paris Hilton has welcomed her first child with her husband, venture capitalist Carter Reum.