Media analysts say this is the ‘typical August slowdown’ as Labor Day weekend approaches.
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Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Deep Water: ‘Finding Praise,’ by Eileen Griffin
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
After you’ve eaten the corn, deploy this genius idea to wring all the good from the corncobs
Make Corncob Jelly. Then, for a special treat, spoon it on Double Corn Muffins.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Maine Authors
Book review: A pandemic is ravaging the world. Then, a plague is loosed on New York City
Chris Holm’s bio-thriller ‘Child Zero’ is a timely page-turner.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: What will Maine’s forests look like in 100 years?
Biologist Amanda Devine says we’ve already lost the battle to many aggressive invasives, which she described as the second-largest threat to global biodiversity. (The largest threat? Human disruptions.)
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Art review: Painters go to different depths in Portland, Rockland shows
Works on view at the Alice Gauvin and Caldbeck galleries use varied approaches to creating dimension.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Disturbance halts Wiz Khalifa concert in Indianapolis
Three people were taken to hospitals after concertgoers ‘self-evacuated’ the amphitheater.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Pope expands ranks of cardinals who’ll likely pick successor
Sixteen are younger than 80 and eligible to participate in a conclave – the casting paper ballots to elect a new pontiff.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Academy CEO Bill Kramer looks to future of Oscars
He’s especially ready to ‘move forward’ from the slap.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Milbridge native Katie Aselton followed her own path to Hollywood
She’s acted in dozens of film and TV projects, including the FX network shows ‘The League’ and ‘Legion,’ and has directed, too, including the Diane Keaton comedy ‘Mack & Rita’ in theaters now.