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Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inAnimals, Maine, News
Rare albino porcupine spotted in Kennebunkport
The Seashore Trolley Museum is asking Facebook followers to help name the “white ball of fluff.”
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
Iowa official fired after complaints about his Tupac fixation
The director of the Iowa Department of Human Services had an obsession with the late rapper Tupac Shakur during his 2-year tenure.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Beyoncé and docs on R. Kelly, Michael Jackson get Emmy nods
Beyoncé’s “Homecoming” film has scored six Emmy nominations, while documentaries on Michael Jackson, R. Kelly and the disastrous Fyre Festival also picked up nominations
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
Partial list of nominees for annual Primetime Emmy Awards
The 71st Emmy Awards will air Sept. 22 on Fox.
Posted inAnimals, Life & Culture, Nation & World
Police: Tossing drugs in toilet could lead to ‘meth-gators’
Flushed items end up in retention ponds frequented by ducks and geese, “we shudder to think what one all hyped up on meth would do,” says the Loretto Police Department.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Nation & World
‘Game of Thrones’ earns a record-breaking 32 Emmy nods
‘Game of Thrones’ scores record-breaking 32 Emmy Award nominations, toppling drama series record set by ‘NYPD Blue’ in 1994.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Maine, News
Trial begins in lawsuit over Portland art museum bequest
The Portland Museum of Art says the caretaker of a deceased benefactor manipulated her to remove a large donation from her will.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Barbie goes glam rock to honor David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust
Barbie’s latest gig? Ziggy Stardust in honor of David Bowie’s ‘Space Oddity’
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Connecticut investigating novelist Wally Lamb’s inmate writing program
Connecticut’s Correction Department is investigating an inmate writing program run by author Wally Lamb after a lawsuit was filed by some of the participants.