Here we are to welcome George Clooney’s directorial adventure into history, the little known sport of college rowing, and how America beat the Nazis at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. That’s a lot to put on screen, and George did it. Based on a best-selling book by Daniel James Brown, with a screenplay by Mark […]
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Posted inLife & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark
On Music: David Wax Museum returns to Portland venue Aug. 1
Band supporting new album, presenting eclectic music in duo format.
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Posted inMovie Review J.P. Devine
Movie Review: ‘Shirley’ a powerful force in American politics
It’s sad that we have to reintroduce Shirley Chisholm after all these years, but with the political rise of Vice President Kamala Harris, why wouldn’t we?
Posted inMovie Review J.P. Devine
Movie Review: Hal Wyler back to old games in ‘The Diplomat’ season 2
You watched the final scenes of season one of Debora Cahn’s “The Diplomat” with eyes open wide and mouth open wide. Cahn left us dangling in our slippers with that one. A bomb went off in London as our favorite diplomat Kate Wyler (Keri Russell) attended a high-level political event in Paris. Her husband was […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Election 2024, Nation & World, Politics
Calls for Maya Rudolph to reprise her Kamala Harris on ‘SNL’ are flooding social media
Maya Rudolph played Vice President Kamala Harris several times as a guest on ‘SNL’ in 2019, during the 2020 presidential election cycle.
Posted inAnimals, Business, Health
Meet some of the world’s cleanest pigs, raised to grow kidneys and hearts for humans
After decades of failed attempts, companies including Revivicor, eGenesis and Makana Therapeutics are engineering pigs to be more humanlike.
Posted inAnimals, Nation & World
A 7-month-old kangaroo peeked out of its mom’s pouch at the Bronx Zoo
Another baby tree kangaroo can be seen at the Bronx Zoo after months of hiding in its mother’s pouch.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Nation & World, News
Ernest Hemingway fans celebrate the author’s 125th birthday in his beloved Key West
More than six decades after his death, fans, scholars and relatives continue to congregate on the island city to celebrate the author’s award-winning novels and adventure-filled life.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Music
The largest production ever for Opera Maine demanded a stage design to match
‘What does epic look like?’ set designer Germán Cárdenas-Alaminos asked himself when considering how to stage Verdi’s ‘Aida.’
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Midway through the gardening season, the report is excellent
After a disappointing season last year, the flowers are blooming splendidly in 2024 and the harvest is early.