The sequel carried the pressure of following up the highest grossing film of all time more than a decade later.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
Efforts to restore American chestnut tree raise burning question for food lovers
When do we get to eat the chestnuts? Experts say they are tastier than the Asian and European nuts we import.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
New biography of Jefferson makes this case: To know the man, read his writing
‘His Masterly Pen’ tackles head-on one of the former president’s central contradictions: How could he declare that all men are created equal and that slavery is immoral and still be a slaveholder?
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
A petite kabocha squash developed in Maine wins an award
Johnny’s Selected Seeds’ Sweet Jade is an All-America Selection. It’s the first such award for scientist Lindsay Wyatt, who bred the plant.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
With new downtown facility, Waterville poised to become arts destination
The $18 Million Paul J. Schupf Art Center is Colby College’s latest investment in the arts and the city.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
‘Something to Talk About’ songwriter Shirley Eikhard dies
Eikhard died Thursday due to complications from cancer, publicist Eric Alper said.
Posted inLife & Culture, Maine, News, Religion and Values
After pandemic hiatus, Maine’s Jews looking forward to Hanukkah celebrations
There will be several events around southern Maine during the eight-day holiday, which begins at sundown on Sunday.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Sarah Michelle Gellar says ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer’ had ‘extremely toxic male set’
In February 2021, Gellar released a statement on Instagram saying she was “proud” to have her name attached to Buffy Summers, but did not want “to be forever associated with the name Joss Whedon.”
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
Angelina Jolie leaves role as U.N. refugee agency envoy
In a joint statement issued Friday, the actress and the agency announced she was ‘moving on’ from her role as the agency’s special envoy.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Most of the ‘Sister Wives’ have left Kody Brown. What’s next for the TLC show?
Three of Brown’s four wives have confirmed leaving their polygamous marriage.