After a disappointing season last year, the flowers are blooming splendidly in 2024 and the harvest is early.
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Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
Walnut oil made the old-fashioned way is dear, but is worth every euro
At a picturesque walnut press in France, the oil is still made the traditional way, and its flavor can’t be beat.
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Weird Al talks new music, a decade of ‘Mandatory Fun’ and 40 years of ‘Eat It’
To celebrate 10 years since his final album debuted at No. 1, the parody singer has released a new polka medley that spoofs everyone from Taylor Swift to Lil Nas X.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Comedian Bob Newhart, deadpan master of sitcoms and telephone monologues, dies at 94
His outlook was modern, but he rarely raised his voice above a hesitant, almost stammering delivery. His only prop was a telephone, used to pretend to hold a conversation with someone on the other end of the line.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business
Artists are taking things into their own hands to protect their work from generative AI
They’re using programs that poison the well of art uploaded online in an attempt to scramble what AI sees, so it can’t emulate it without their permission.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Grateful Dead, Francis Ford Coppola among newest Kennedy Center Honors recipients
They will be honored for their lifetime achievement in the arts, along with blues legend Bonnie Raitt and the legendary Harlem theater The Apollo, which has launched generations of Black artists.
Posted inLife & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark
On Music: Dawes’ band member Taylor Goldsmith talks about musical diversity
California-based group to return to State Theatre in Portland on Nov. 23.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
‘Shogun’ leads Emmy nominees with 25; ‘The Bear’ sets comedy series record
They give FX the kind of strong year often reserved for HBO, which even in this ‘off’ year managed second with 91 nominations.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
‘Rust’ armorer seeks dismissal of her conviction or new trial in fatal shooting of cinematographer
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was convicted by a jury in March in a trial overseen by Judge Marlowe Sommer, who later assigned the maximum 18-month penalty.
Posted inLife & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark
ON MUSIC: Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway talk about Waterville show
Tuttle’s guitar work is captivating her genre and fellow musicians alike, and will be on full display when she and her live band take the stage on July 25.