New York Magazine in April detailed allegations and Liang Wang and Matthew Muckey were placed on paid leave. They then sued the orchestra and the union.
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Movie Review: ‘The Post’ highlights breathtaking moment in American political history
“The Post,” as real today as then, highlights another breathtaking moment in American political history as is happening this very moment.
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Posted inLife & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark
On Music: Alisa Amador talks about bringing heart-felt songs to Portland
While looking for a column to begin the month of November, I was scrolling through the lineup of acts coming into one of my favorite listening rooms, One Longfellow Square, and stopped on one for the 14th of that month: Alisa Amador, which will also be a standing-room-only show (with limited seats available for those […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Quincy Jones dies: American music titan worked with Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra
He was one of the first Black executives to thrive in Hollywood, leaving behind a vast catalog that includes some of the richest moments of American song and rhythm.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
UK prosecutors mulling whether to charge Russell Brand over sex assault allegations
In 2023, Channel 4 and the Sunday Times published claims by 4 women who said they were sexually assaulted or raped by Brand between 2006 and 2013.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Election 2024, Nation & World, News, Politics
Harris appears on ‘Saturday Night Live’ as mirror image of Maya Rudolph with election looming
She made the surprise trip to New York City just days before the election, briefly stepping away from the battleground states where she’s been furiously campaigning.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
‘Lost on a Mountain in Maine’ inspired generations of Mainers. Now, its influence could spread nationwide.
The book based on the true story of 12-year-old Donn Fendler has been taught in Maine schools for decades. A movie version opened Thursday in theaters across the country.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
My annual end-of-the-season garden report: In sum, contentment
It was a good year in the garden, especially for the flowers.
Posted inLife & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark
On Music: Comedian Brian Regan talks about Nov. 10 Gardiner debut
It’s been a while since I’ve interviewed a comedian so when I saw that new-to-me Brian Regan was coming to the Johnson Hall Opera House in Gardiner, it seemed like a good time to find out more about Mr. Regan and what to expect from his performance on the 10th of November. When I requested […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Teri Garr, offbeat comic actor of ‘Young Frankenstein’ and ‘Tootsie,’ dies at 79
After her breakthrough in 1974’s ‘The Conversation,’ her big smile and off-center appeal helped land her roles in ‘Mr. Mom,’ ‘Oh God!’ and ‘Close Encounters of the Third Kind.’