Ryan J. Haddad dials up the candor early on in “Hi, Are You Single?” The autobiographical one-man play, which begins streaming Monday on demand via D.C.’s Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company, in association with Los Angeles’s Iama Theatre Company, opens with a phone-sex scene. A playwright and actor known in part for his recurring role on […]
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Stanley Tucci, Colin Firth burn brilliantly, but with understatement, in ‘Supernova’
The film “Supernova” is a small and superficially tidy thing, notwithstanding the astronomical implications of its title, which augurs the sudden explosion of a star or – more metaphorically – some brilliant light, often heralding its extinguishment. It seems, at first, an odd allusion for a road-trip story that takes place largely inside a boxy […]
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A farm animal sanctuary in Brooks expands
Peace Ridge Sanctuary has grown by almost 250 acres, allowing it to expand its wildlife rehab area and build a new large animal barn.
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Art review: Dowling Walsh show represents the range of abstract expressionism
‘Into the Abstract’ runs through Feb. 27 at the Rockland gallery.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside table: A terrific novel and a terrific memoir, both about life in Maine
This Mainer is reading, and enjoying, books by Maine literary royalty – Monica Wood and Richard Russo.
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Deep Water: ‘Listening To John Coltrane With My Baby Daughter,’ by David Stankiewicz
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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The writer behind ‘Your Fat Friend’ on diets, BMI and the relentless advice of strangers
Aubrey Gordon hopes her new book, ‘What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat,’ encourages readers to think more deeply about how they treat fat people.
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Book review: Is there a Southern belle in every sorority girl?
In ‘Women of Discriminating Taste,’ Margaret L. Freeman explores how white sororities have historically aligned themselves with conservative Southern values.
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Do you know Mainers helping improve our environment? Nominate them for a Source Award
Nominations for the Press Herald’s sixth annual Source Awards, recognizing the state’s leaders in sustainability, are open through March 1.
Posted inRecipes
Trinidad-style aloo and channa infuses an Indian classic with Caribbean flavor
There’s no denying the simplicity of Trinidad-style aloo and channa. Creamy Yukon Gold potatoes are coated in curry powder, then simmered until soft. Canned chickpeas are added, and the whole pot is then zapped with a bright burst of aromatics and heat. This vegan mash-up is both fortifying and forgiving; it sticks to one’s bones […]