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Violence and revenge define and ultimately undercut ‘The Northman’

by Ann Hornaday April 24, 2022April 22, 2022

“The Northman,” an ambitious deep dive into 10th-century Viking myth by Robert Eggers, is many movies at once: Bold and beautiful, bloody and completely bonkers, it marks a visionary and visceral high point in the post-“Game of Thrones” action-fantasy sweepstakes, whose main metric of success seems to be packing in as many beheadings, blood feuds […]

Food & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes

Green Plate Special: Right-sized bagels for a healthier you

by Christine Burns Rudalevige April 24, 2022April 23, 2022

Cathy Barrow’s latest cookbook lavishes love upon the bagel and restores it to its proper dimensions.

Arts & Entertainment, Books

‘Tasha’ is a bracing account of one woman’s final years

by Joan Frank Special to The Washington Post April 24, 2022April 22, 2022

Brian Morton imbues his memoir with a wry, pained tenderness.

Arts & Entertainment

Art review: Check out these two smaller venues’ new digs and new shows

by Jorge S. Arango April 24, 2022April 23, 2022

Ocean House Gallery & Frame has moved to South Portland, and Mayo Street Arts has reopened after renovations.

Arts & Entertainment, Maine

15-2, 15-4: Suddenly we’re all playing cribbage

by Ray Routhier April 24, 2022April 25, 2022

Many people passed the time during the pandemic shutdowns and mask mandates by taking up or rediscovering cribbage, a card and board game that’s been around since the 1600s.

Arts & Entertainment

Ogunquit Museum opening up its view and its doors wider this season

by Eric Russell April 24, 2022April 23, 2022

The seasonal art museum will soon complete a renovation that showcases the property’s ocean view, but director Amanda Lahikainen, hired during the pandemic, has bigger ambitions, too.