Combs’ career has been derailed by numerous accusations of sexual abuse, as well as a federal criminal sex-trafficking investigation that led to raids of Combs’ mansions in Los Angeles and Miami.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, News
Indigo Arts in Portland hosts Welcome Table to commemorate Juneteenth, Pride
The event featured talks and workshops celebrating cultural and culinary traditions of people involved in social justice movements.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Religion and Values
Whoopi Goldberg, Jimmy Fallon, Tig Notaro among comedians to meet pope at the Vatican
More than 100 humorists hailing from 15 countries were invited to meet the pontiff for a meeting organized to ‘establish a link’ between the entertainers and the Roman Catholic Church.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
On a warming planet, outdoor concerts need a new safety playbook
Concerts can increase that risk by increasing crowd density, as athletic fields are often converted into standing or seating room for ticket holders.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Morgan Talty’s new novel grapples with inheritance, family and Penobscot identity
The ’emotionally isolated’ narrator of ‘Fire Exit’ longs for meaningful connection.
Posted inNation & World, News, Religion and Values
U.S. Catholic bishops approve outreach to Native Americans, acknowledge boarding school traumas
New guidelines outlining outreach to Native American Catholics was completed as details emerge of decades of widespread abuses inflicted on Native children at Catholic boarding schools.
Posted inNation & World, News, Religion and Values
An account of Jesus as a boy is decoded from an ancient papyrus scrap
The 1,600-year-old manuscript had sat unnoticed for decades. Experts say it may be the oldest written document detailing Jesus’ childhood.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
‘Tuesday’ is a dark flight of fancy
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: The personification of death is not the grim reaper, nor a pale horseman, nor an Irish banshee, but a parrot. The parrot – all right, a macaw, if we’re being specific – can hear the voices of the dying and flies in to ease their pain, raising […]
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With deal done, Disney will withdraw lawsuit, ending conflict with DeSantis
Disney agreed to invest $17 billion into Disney World over the next two decades and the governing district committed to making infrastructure improvement on the theme park resort’s property.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Out & About
Big doings this summer at Maine’s smaller theaters
Sure, the larger repertory companies are great, but these community-oriented venues offer intimate settings with grand ambitions.