As head of a ‘black site’ in Thailand, Gina Haspel oversaw torture – including waterboarding – and played a key role in destroying evidence.
May 2018
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture
Book review: Filmmaking couple remember their days in the pack
The authors spent years living among and documenting a pack in Idaho.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
Deep Water: ‘Dandelions’ by Maya Critchfield
Maine poems, edited and introduced by Gibson Fay-LeBlanc.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
It’s the playwrights who bring expectations to the Little Festival of the Unexpected
Three Portland writers talk about their experience with and expectations of Portland Stage’s festival of new works, which starts Tuesday.
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Book review: A look at attitudes toward Martin Luther King Jr. – in his own time
To many Americans in 1968, MLK was hardly a hero, as explored in the book ‘The Heavens Might Crack.’
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
Marvel’s women step into the spotlight
Four onscreen superheroes talk about playing the most powerful characters in the universe – but still getting asked about fashion.
Posted inFood, Life & Culture, Restaurant reviews
Dine Out Maine: At The Shop in Portland, a taste of summer and sea
The raw bar keeps it simple with oysters, tinned seafood, great prices – and no dessert.
Posted inOpinion
Commentary: The US helped cause the migrant crisis, and it should help fix it
The civil wars that gripped El Salvador and Guatemala during the 1980s, fought with varying degrees of U.S. military support, have given way to criminal activity by gangs and criminal organizations that are forcing peaceful families to flee.
Posted inSource
Freeport encounter with wild Arctic harp seal a bittersweet experience
Scientists aren’t sure what is driving these animals so far south, but sightings have been on the rise in recent years.
Posted inMeet, Source
Topsham educator Jared DeSimio looks for holes to mend
His sustainable fashion is all about embracing the old while making it new again.