Life & Culture - Portland Press Herald

Society Notebook: Longfellow Garden Club has preserved poet’s oasis for 100 years

by Amy Paradysz July 28, 2024July 26, 2024

The group marked the centennial with a party in the backyard of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s boyhood home in downtown Portland.

Arts & Entertainment, Books

The somewhat definitive ranking of Emily Henry novels

by Sophia Nguyen and Rachel Kurzius The Washington Post July 28, 2024July 24, 2024

“Beach Read” or “Book Lovers”? The debate rages on.

Arts & Entertainment, Review

Flaming Lips bring psychedelic, celebratory show to Thompson’s Point

by Robert Ker July 26, 2024

Laser, bright colors and inflatable props were all part of the spectacle Thursday.

Arts & Entertainment

Museum pulls wax figure of Sinead O’Connor after complaints it does not compare to the real thing

by BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press July 26, 2024July 26, 2024

The National Wax Museum Plus apologized to O’Connor’s family and said it would immediately begin creating a more accurate representation of the singer.

Arts & Entertainment, Maine, Review

Opera Maine’s ‘Aida’ a massive, memorable spectacle

by Steve Feeney July 26, 2024July 27, 2024

The second and final performance of the 3-hour opera is Sunday.

Arts & Entertainment

Kevin Spacey’s waterfront Baltimore condo sold at auction after foreclosure

by Associated Press July 26, 2024July 26, 2024

The luxury condo on Baltimore’s Inner Harbor sold at auction Thursday morning for $3.24 million, according to the auctioneer’s website.

Arts & Entertainment, Business

Video game performers will go on strike over AI concerns

by SARAH PARVINI Associated Press July 25, 2024July 25, 2024

Negotiators say gains have been made over wages and job safety in the video game contract, but that the two sides remain split over the regulation of generative AI.

Arts & Entertainment, Election 2024, Nation & World, Politics

‘Childless cat ladies,’ Jennifer Aniston, and Swifties take on JD Vance

by Niha Masih The Washington Post July 25, 2024July 25, 2024

Celebrities including Jennifer Aniston and Whoopi Goldberg cite many reasons women don’t have kids. Others are embracing being a childless cat lady like Taylor Swift.