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Lifestyle
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Outdoors, Things to Do
Indie Film: Aspiring actor and Windham resident Anthony Carignan stars in the first episode of a new series
Local boy goes on an adventure, several of them.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment
‘Jackass Forever’ laughs its way to No. 1 at box office
The fourth movie in the anarchic stunt and prank series earned $23.5 million in ticket sales in its first weekend in theaters.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Lata Mangeshkar, legendary Indian singer, dies at 92
Lata Mangeshkar was a major presence as a playback singer, singing songs that were later lip-synced by actors in India’s lavish Bollywood musicals.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine, Morning Sentinel
Return of Maine Sci-Fi & Fantasy Nerd Fest draws crowd to Vassalboro
Hundreds of people from all over Maine, and some from New Hampshire and Massachusetts, turned out for the all-day Maine Sci-Fi & Fantasy Nerd Fest.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: When you plant a tree or shrub, get to the root of the matter
Healthy root systems are key to growing a successful plant.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Of Black History month and their work, Black and brown artists say, ‘it’s complicated’
The annual tribute is a double-edged sword. Maine artists wrestle with whether it’s a celebration or maybe a sidelining.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
Green Plate Special: Mix and match chowder rules
As long as you’ve got the key components – the broth, the star, the chunk and the thickener – you can make chowder of any sort.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine
Renowned Maine artist and author Ashley Bryan dies at 98
A former longtime resident of Little Cranberry Island, he wrote and illustrated numerous children’s books and was a prolific painter, illustrator, puppet-maker and stained-glass artist.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, New England
Jason Epstein, publishing editor and innovator, dead at 93
His ‘deepest food memories attach to Maine, where his grandparents had an old house, and to the cuisine of New England in general,’ a 2009 New York Times book review stated.