Amid the fallout from the televised gig, Koy told The Times that he and the writers only had a handful of days to prepare the material, which was being rewritten up until showtime.
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Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
A look at gardening trends for the new year
Columnist Tom Atwell is hopeful that in 2024, gardeners are doing more to help the environment. But climate change is beyond our (individual) control.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment
Cape Neddick couple’s play about war in Ukraine is ‘a story that needs to be told’
‘In the Garden of Z,’ which premieres Friday at New Hampshire Theatre Project, is based on the life experience and research of Russian-Latvian playwright Liza Robinson, who wrote the script with her husband.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
‘Parasite’ director calls for a thorough probe into the death of actor Lee Sun-kyun
Oscar-winning ‘Parasite’ director Bong Joon-ho and other artists in South Korea said Lee had suffered ‘severe character assassination’ before his death and called for revisions of laws to protect human rights in criminal investigations.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Africa’s Catholic hierarchy refuses same-sex blessings, says such unions are contrary to God’s will
Their statement is the closest thing to a continent-wide dissent from the declaration Pope Francis approved Dec. 18 allowing priests to offer such blessings.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Sports
ESPN apologizes for fake name scam that led to Emmy statues going to people ineligible for award
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, which administers the Sports Emmy Awards, discovered the fraud through an investigation, which led to ESPN doing its probe.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Emmys will have reunions, recreations of shows like ‘Lucy,’ ‘Martin,’ ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ and ‘Thrones’
The 75th Emmy Awards will include cast reunions and recreations of classic moments from a dozen iconic shows throughout television history.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Judy Blume to receive lifetime achievement award for ‘Bravery in Literature’
The winners will receive their awards during a ceremony on Feb. 17 at the Fisher Center. Blume will participate virtually in a conversation with the other authors.
Posted inJ.P. Devine, Life & Culture, Movie Review J.P. Devine
‘Freud’s Last Session’ a duel between Satan and God
Anthony Hopkins, left, and Matthew Goode in a scene from“Freud’s Last Session.” 14 Sunset, LB Entertainment, Last Session Productions “Freud’s Last Session,” directed by Matt Brown (“The Man Who Knew Infinity”) is a dark film we don’t need right now, but it brings us the gifted Anthony Hopkins (“Silence of the Lambs,” an even darker […]
Posted inLife & Culture, On Music Lucky Clark
Hallowell-based singer Andrew Thomas to release first-full length album
Late last year, I made a wonderful discovery: a new-to-me singer/songwriter/keyboardist named Andrew Thomas who calls Hallowell home. He was kind enough to send me a copy of his new album, “Amaze Your Friends,” and about a minute into the first track (“Resolution”) I fired off an email to him asking if he’d be willing […]