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Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture
Maine author’s debut novel about the ’80s rock scene is set to become a film
‘The Whyte Python World Tour’ by Scarborough resident Travis Kennedy goes on sale June 24, and Paramount has already begun developing a movie based on it.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
Portland Stage pulls back the curtain for gala guests
This year’s Portland Stage Spring Gala was a bit like an open house, giving guests a chance to focus the theater lights, swap out scenery, perform a quick costume change and direct a scene. “Tonight is building constituencies as much as it about raising money,” said board president Todd Nicholson. “It’s really about making people […]
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Updated: The cyber ‘incident’ at area hospitals. Here’s what patients need to know
UPDATE: St. Mary’s announced on Monday, June 30, all systems were fully restored.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News
Bangor man sues hospital, Covenant Health over data breach
The class-action lawsuit, filed in Penobscot County, says St. Joseph Hospital and its owner should have done more to protect patients’ private information.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
K-pop supergroup BTS nears reunion as two more members end military service
Six of BTS’s seven members have completed their mandatory military service in South Korea. The seventh member, Suga, is slated to finish on June 21.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
Sly Stone’s 10 essential tracks, from ‘Dance to the Music’ to ‘Family Affair’
It took the bandleader just a few years beginning in the late 1960s to write a new language of rock, soul and pop.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
The musical world that Sly Stone made for us still spins
Mixing styles at a critical moment in American history, Sly Stone helped create the musical world we live in today.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Times Record
From the Chocolate Church: A weekend of popular arts, starting with Julia Gagnon
Popular entertainment — live and in person — is an art form that brings people together. It can be simple in structure, silly in spirit and sweet in its emotional payoff. But it also plays a deeper role, casting us into a shared experience as both audience and community. When performers are good — and […]
Posted inLeslie Bridgers, Life & Culture, Maine
More Maine babies are named Cooper and Aurora. Is it why we think?
Expectant parents appear to be influenced by names in the news, but don’t look for a bunch of baby Janets any time soon.