Leslie Bridgers is the features editor for the Portland Press Herald, overseeing coverage of arts, entertainment and culture. She spent 10 years as a reporter, half of that time for the Portland Press Herald, covering the western suburbs of Portland, writing feature stories and working on special projects. Originally from Connecticut, Leslie came to Maine by way of Bowdoin College and never left.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2022
Art review: Nyeema Morgan grants permission to rethink iconic works
Her exhibition at Grant Wahlquist Gallery reframes well-known works of art with frosted Plexiglas and phrases that impart new meaning.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2022
Society Notebook: Compelled to support Ukraine, concertgoers take in country’s culture
Portland venue Aura organized the fundraiser, featuring music and food from Ukraine.
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PublishedMarch 27, 2022
Oscar nominee ‘Drive My Car’ is already a winner – as one of the most insightful movies about theater ever made
During the first minutes of “Drive My Car,” the remarkable Oscar-nominated movie about making art in the aftermath of excruciating loss, director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi drops a tantalizing hint of his elegant thesis, about how seductively theater informs life. It comes as Oto – wife of the central character, Hidetoshi Nishijima’s stage director Yusuke Kafuku – […]
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PublishedMarch 21, 2022
Tap Lines: Hold your own beer dinner with these tips from the pros
Building intensity, cutting through flavors and adding a little whimsy are some guiding principles for pairing beers with food.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2022
Eat & Run: Roundabout route leads to satisfying lunch from Mazzat
The Mediterranean takeout spot opened five months ago in Morrill’s Corner in Portland.
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PublishedMarch 21, 2022
Indie Film: Why watch the Oscars? It’s a good question
Predicting winners is more about understanding the Academy’s tendencies than recognizing quality art.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2022
Society Notebook: SailMaine winds up for fundraising regatta
The nonprofit held a kickoff event March 3 to generate interest in the new annual tradition.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2022
Deep Water: ‘Fault Map,’ by W.J. Herbert
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2022
Ready for dead mom jokes? Comedian Taylor Tomlinson sure hopes so
The 28-year-old Tomlinson delves deeply into her personal live during her latest Netflix special, “Look At You.”
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PublishedMarch 20, 2022
Best-Sellers: ‘I Will Die in a Foreign Land,’ ‘Downeast’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
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