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Art review: Take a tour of photographer Jona Frank’s childhood in ‘Model Home’
The immersive four-room installation is up at the Bowdoin College Museum of Art through June 5.
Maine author probes 1996 murders of hiking couple in ‘Trailed’
Kathryn Miles’ book, coming out in May, is about the unsolved murders in Shenandoah National Park of two women, including a Unity College student.
Green Plate Special: If you live in Maine, skipping Russian vodka is no sweat
You’ve a plethora of excellent Maine-made options to choose from.
Accused shooter in Lady Gaga dog theft mistakenly freed
A ‘clerical error’ is cited in the release of James Howard Jackson, 19, who was facing an attempted murder charge.
Will Smith gets 10-year Oscars ban over Chris Rock slap
The academy also apologized for its handling of the situation and allowing Smith to stay and accept his best actor award for ‘King Richard.’
Portland author Richard Russo’s ‘Straight Man’ on track to become a TV series
Bob Odenkirk of ‘Better Call Saul’ has been cast to star in the series, being developed for the AMC cable network.
‘The Gilded Age’ was a great era
So here it is today on HBO, in our own era of social upheaval. No fan of costumed events, I reluctantly sat through every episode of Julian Fellowes’s, Michael Engler’s and Salli Richardson-Whitfields’s lavish and expensive production, in order to have a review for you this morning. I won’t run down each chapter because Fellowes’ […]
Readfield native Wayne Bethanis scaling high in New Age music world
It’s always nice to be able to highlight a local Mainer who’s doing great in the music world and such is the case with this week’s interviewee Dr. Wayne Bethanis. Raised in Readfield, but now resides in Los Angeles, California, this talented composer/musician studied classical piano through his 20s and even won the Bartok Competition; […]
Portland’s King Kyote eliminated from ‘American Song Contest’
The singer and songwriter missed out on making the TV show’s semifinals when three other contestants selected by viewers joined a musician chosen by the judges.