Lawmakers in Augusta should study how Congress handled COVID relief – and do the opposite.
January 2021
The Maine Millennial: Vaccine offers welcome relief
A dose of protection is a great way to start a new, post-COVID year.
Irrefutable and overwhelming absence in poet Deborah Cummins’ latest collection
Many of the 43 poems in ‘Until They Catch Fire” are responses to the death of her brother and her mother.
Art review: True to form, June Fitzpatrick puts together wide-ranging show
The retired gallery owner is curating of a pair of pop-up exhibitions for Mayo Street Arts.
Bedside Table: ‘Disconcerting similarities’ to Hitler’s rise
For this reader, Erik Larson’s ‘In the Garden of Beasts’ evokes Trump’s America.
World War II’s less-famous fascist
History rates Mussolini a buffoon, reserving its opprobrium for Hitler. In ‘Mussolini’s War, Gooch gives Mussolini more ‘credit.’
Deep Water: ‘Saturday, in the Park,’ by Peter Jay Manuel
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
What it’s like to have your cooking skills roasted by Gordon Ramsay on TikTok
‘The carrots were the flavor, you doughnut!’ Ramsay shouted. ‘Show me the carrots!” Show me the carrots!’
Marinate Camembert, Czech-style, for your next low-effort snack
Becoming trite, but still true: If we can’t go to Prague for now, at least we can travel through food.
Get your greens and fruit in a glass with this nourishing yogurt smoothie
Healthy does not have to mean punishing. Case in point: Green Smoothie