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Portland shares top billing in Jule Selbo’s cinematic debut mystery
“10 Days” is a substantive ticking-clock thriller that introduces an officer who has lost a limb but not her mettle.
Role reversal: Try vegetables among the flowers, and vice versa
Vegetables can be beautiful. Flowers can be edible. This season, why not mix them up?
Woolwich curator’s new destination gallery veers far from ‘lighthouses and landscapes’
Sarah Bouchard, who worked for years in other galleries in Maine, has converted a garage at her home to display the work of Maine artists.
Friday’s ‘Jeopardy!’ marks new point for latest mega-champ
The latest long-time champ on “Jeopardy!” has seen her winning streak end at 23 — by a single dollar.
Goodwill find in Texas turns out to be ancient Roman bust
The ancient Roman bust, brought for about $35 from a Goodwill store, dates to the first century B.C. or first century A.D.
Wyoming defamation lawsuit against Alec Baldwin is dismissed
A federal judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit against Alec Baldwin over online harassment filed by the family of a Wyoming Marine who was killed in Afghanistan.
Colonial Theater to host its first show in 53 years in downtown Augusta
Las Vegas magician and mind reader Kent Axell, who grew up in Manchester, to lift curtain Friday for the first ticketed public performance at the historic theater since it closed in 1969.
‘The Duke’ working-class tale of survival
In 1961, Kempton Bunton, a gnarly 60-year-old taxi driver and backstreet Birmingham, England’s activist for elderly rights, was under daily police harassment for not paying his television tax. (By law, each household in the UK has to pay the license fee, with some exemptions) Here, Kempton, in “The Duke,” the late Roger Michell’s sweet-and-charming sentimental […]
Movies love a comeback story. This summer, it’s their turn.
Hollywood is bringing out some of its biggest and most reliable players for the 2022 summer movie season, which unofficially kicks off this weekend and runs through the end of August.