With a major outbreak in Texas and New Mexico, Maine CDC Director Dr. Puthiery Va answers questions about vaccinations, the risks of the disease, and reports of alternative prevention methods and treatments.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Officials weigh economic impact of Waterville hospital closure
Northern Light Inland Hospital will close June 11, putting 309 employees out of work.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
Is ‘Severance’ making your dog freak out?
Forget about Lumon’s baby goats for a second. We need to talk about our pets.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture
Karen Russell’s ‘The Antidote’ is a dazzlingly original American epic
Russell’s first novel since ‘Swamplandia!’ takes place on a vast historical canvas and is shot through with elements of magic.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Review
Colby’s exhibit of protest posters shows Chicanx people speaking truth to power
The show, which runs through June 8, reminds us of the role of protest art in effecting societal change.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
Aliens are real and there’s a cover-up, new documentary aims to prove
Thirty-four senior officials detail government secret-keeping around UFOs, in the explosive documentary ‘The Age of Disclosure,’ which premiered at SXSW.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture
Bestsellers: ‘James,’ ‘The Serviceberry’
The week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Food, Life & Culture
The gripping ‘Slippery Beast’ is part crime tale, part natural history
Ellen Ruppel Shell takes a deep dive into the facts, figures and fascinating people that swirl around the intriguing eel.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
‘Black Bag’ is a spy story with a marital twist
Cate Blanchett and Michael Fassbender star in Steven Soderbergh’s tricky, talky thriller.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture
Lady Gaga used to be larger than life. Then life got bigger
‘Mayhem’ channels Lady Gaga’s absurd and spectacular glory years. It hits very differently in absurd times.