An encouraging report on the housing market helped stocks turn higher on Tuesday while Facebook took another fall.
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Seattle’s Escala Condo Building set steamy scenes for “Fifty Shades of Grey”
Whether it’s scintillating or offensive may be a matter of personal opinion, but few can deny the incredible buzz surrounding the erotic novel “Fifty Shades of Grey.” Posted online by British author E.L. James as a piece of “Twilight” fan fiction, the trilogy of books were picked up by a small publisher out of Australia […]
Gay marriage foes reconsider but stay course
Despite President Obama’s stance and a cultural shift, other reasons cement their views.
TRAVELIN’ MAINE(RS): BOMBAY MAHAL: Add some spice to your life
Among Brunswick’s more than a dozen ethnic restaurants is our favorite Indian restaurant, Bombay Mahal. We’ve been eating here for more than a decade and every meal has been a tasty adventure.
Our visit a couple of weeks ago was our best ever, and now we’ll tell you why!
BOOKS: ‘The Cove’ Hardship, gloom mingle in Appalachia
Setting a story in Appalachia during the dark days of World War I promises a certain gloominess to the tale. And while Ron Rash delivers that in “The Cove,” he also spins a moving tale of the hardships faced by two siblings as they fight for their existence in the hills of Appalachia.
BOOKS: ‘Maine Mothers Who Murdered’ are revealed
Most people don’t realize that scores of women and girls in bygone years were incarcerated in the prison at Thomaston, much less that several dozen were murderers.
BOOKS: ‘Campaign Posters’ offers history lessons
OK, political groupies, travel back through time to the campaigns of yesteryear. You can even wallpaper your bedroom with (long dead) politicians touting their virtues — and sometimes sliming their opponents.
BOOKS: BIRDSEYE: In praise of curiosity
The author who told us more than we ever thought there was to know about cod (“Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World”) and salt (“Salt: A World History”) is back with a more traditional biography.
Reports of O.J. Simpson’s ‘stroke-like symptoms’ in prison untrue, spokesman says
O.J. Simpson is alive, well and a model inmate, according to the Department of Corrections.