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    January 26, 2012

    BOOKS: Behind-the-scenes view of PBS series

    The wise Lord Grantham suggests that we all have “chapters we would rather keep unpublished.” So true. But what we’re happy to see published is “The World of Downton Abbey,” a fascinating companion to the hit PBS series about an aristocratic family and their army of servants.

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    January 26, 2012

    BOOKS: New Mysteries

    Finding the dead is the impetus behind Stef Penney’s “The Invisible Ones,” a superb novel with two richly drawn narrators.

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    January 26, 2012

    TRAVELIN’ MAINERS: Inn by the Sea is a dream destination in Cape Elizabeth

    We could live at Cape Elizabeth’s Inn by the Sea . . . in a two-story suite with amazing ocean views, taking our meals at the world-class Sea Glass Restaurant, walking daily on Crescent Beach right in front of the inn, birdwatching in the surrounding gardens, enjoying daily treatments in the luxurious spa . . .

  • Published
    January 26, 2012

    MOVIE REVIEW: ‘The Artist’

    Love is sweeping the country. They're calling it "charming, vivacious, endearing, delightful, a sure fire hit." It's garnering nominations like roses in May. They're writing songs of love about "The Artist," that Gallic- infused, made-in-the- USA, singing, dancing, lyrical homage to the era of silent films.

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    January 26, 2012

    Arts Crawl, Asia Night promise to light up Bates College

    LEWISTON -- Bates College presents its second annual Arts Crawl on Friday.

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  • Published
    January 19, 2012

    BOOKS: ‘Lunatics’ fun, lacks Barry’s typical wit

    By DINESH RAMDE Associated Press “LUNATICS” By Dave Barry and Alan Zweibel G.P. Putnam’s Sons In his popular books and newspaper columns, Dave Barry displays such a zany wit that on the rare occasions he’s being serious he actually has to specify, “I am not making this up.” Paragraph after paragraph, his columns are laugh-out-loud […]

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    January 19, 2012

    BOOKS: ‘Captain Underpants’ author goes digital

    The author of “Captain Underpants” is joining the digital age and bringing back his million-selling series after a six-year hiatus.

  • Published
    January 19, 2012

    BEST SELLERS for the week of Jan. 19

    Publishers Weekly best sellers for the week of Jan. 19, 2012

  • Published
    January 19, 2012

    BUSHNELL ON BOOKS: True stories and recipes from islands and kitchens

    Many books have been written on the subjects of lobster fishing and life on a Maine island, usually painting a romantic, picturesque image of rugged individualism and serene independence. Well, this isn’t one of them.

  • Published
    January 19, 2012

    TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): Amici’s Cucina: Find Italy in downtown Waterville

    The sense that we were in Italy overtook us shortly after we were seated at Amici’s Cucina, on Waterville’s Main Street. Well, perhaps with the exception that everyone was speaking English.