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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PublishedFebruary 27, 2022
Best-Sellers: ‘Cloud Cuckoo Land,’ ‘Atlas of the Heart’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2022
There are few bones to pick in this touching story about healing
Trailers for the movie “Dog” – co-directed by and starring Channing Tatum as a retired Army Ranger named Riggs who takes a former K-9 comrade to her handler’s funeral – make it look like a fun road trip. Lulu, a Belgian Malinois, is a difficult dog: She chews the car seats, grabs snacks at every […]
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2022
Book review: ‘Mercy Street’ may be the last novel about abortion before Roe v. Wade is dismantled
Almost one in four American women will have an abortion during their lifetimes. Unless she’s a woman in a literary novel, in which case she’s highly unlikely to. Almost 50 years after Roe v. Wade affirmed a constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy, fiction writers seem reluctant to mention the procedure. Even now, as theocrats […]
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2022
Art review: North Atlantic Triennial unites a vast region through common culture and climate
‘Down North’ is the Portland Museum of Art’s inaugural collaboration with Reykjavik Art Museum in Iceland and the Bildmuseet in Sweden.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2022
Society Notebook: Art lovers mingle with art makers at Portland museum’s Winter Bash
The Portland Museum of Art held the event for the first time since the start of the pandemic.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2022
Deep Water: ‘The Father,’ by Jonathan Aldrich
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2022
Is it safe? In the movie theater business, the question is how much to promise older audiences
In January, Paula Bailey faced a decision. She was eager to see “Flee,” an animated documentary about an Afghan refugee that had been receiving rave reviews and would be nominated for three Oscars. But with the omicron variant of the coronavirus still surging, she had second thoughts. Realizing that the film was available both in […]
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PublishedFebruary 27, 2022
Best-sellers: ‘Crossroads,’ ‘Crying in H Mart’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfictions books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2022
Indie Film: Upon her return, this Maine-born actress found a film industry worth fighting for
Claire Statczar is determined to see the state meet its movie-making potential.
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PublishedFebruary 21, 2022
Tap Lines: Breweries roll out Collaboration beers to benefit Maine Brewers’ Guild
Starting with the same hops, 50 Maine breweries are putting their own spins on the formula.
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