January 2021 – Page 275 – The Portland Press Herald

Maine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion

Maine Voices: Use power of the crowd to get more people to ‘yes’ on vaccination

by Joe Wagner Special to the Telegram January 3, 2021January 2, 2021

The most effective way to attain herd immunity is to capitalize on herd mentality.

Op-eds, Opinion

Maine Observer: In this dark night, listen to the angels

by Sarah Q. Johnston Special to the Telegram January 3, 2021January 2, 2021

The Christmas story tells us to be hopeful in a time when waiting seems unbearable.

Greg Kesich, Op-eds, Opinion

The View From Here: Dissenting views in the mailbag

by Greg Kesich January 3, 2021January 2, 2021

When readers don’t like what they see in the paper, they have a way of letting us know.

Op-eds, Opinion

The Maine Millennial: Gideon should donate her campaign cash

by Victoria Hugo-Vidal January 3, 2021January 2, 2021

The $14.5 million war chest the former candidate is sitting on could help a lot of struggling Maine people.

Op-eds, Opinion

Jim Fossel: Democrats face trouble without Trump

by Jim Fossel January 3, 2021January 2, 2021

Biden’s left-right-and-center coalition was welded together by dislike of the 45th president.

Op-eds, Opinion

Insight: 2020 was a good year – for reading Maine history

by Joseph Owen Special to the Telegram January 3, 2021January 2, 2021

The anniversary of Maine statehood gave a retired editor a vantage point to tell the story of the last 200 years, one day at a time.

Arts & Entertainment, Review

This ‘Pinocchio’ is darker and more demented than you’re used to, but that’s true to the book

by Michael O'Sullivan The Washington Post January 3, 2021December 29, 2020

What is it about “Pinocchio”? Italian writer Carlo Collodi’s 1883 children’s book – a fable about a wooden puppet who yearns to become a human boy but who must first prove himself worthy through selflessness – has been called a metaphor for the human condition. The story has proved resonant enough to receive numerous film […]

Arts & Entertainment

In ‘Bridgerton,’ Shonda Rhimes stakes a sumptuous, provocative claim on Netflix – and the traditional period drama

by Hank Stuever The Washington Post January 3, 2021December 29, 2020

No one can lay a special claim of ownership on the TV period drama. It is not sacred space or a part of a historical preservation act. It’s make-believe, and therefore communal property. The crunchy gravel, the chandeliers, the gardens, the grand foyers, the full-length gloves, the piano forte, the needlepoint, the riding boots, the […]