Lydia Millet’s ‘We Loved It All’ is an extraordinary elegy to the natural world and a cautionary tale of what we risk losing.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
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Society Notebook: EqualityMaine event evokes range of emotions
EqualityMaine’s 39th anniversary awards ceremony packed a lot of emotions into one night: recognizing the LGBTQ+ community’s heartbreaks, lifting up its leaders, fundraising for its future, whooping and hollering with the Curbside Queens, and getting groovy with DJ Disco Dungeon. Executive Director Gia Drew got a little emotional, standing on the Aura stage and looking […]
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Celebrity chef David Chang’s Momofuku backs down from defending its ‘chile crunch’ trademark
The restaurant started selling its Chili Crunch product in 2020, a crunchy spicy oil with dried peppers and other ingredients like sesame seeds and garlic.
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Eleanor Coppola, matriarch of a filmmaking family, dies at 87
She documented the making of some of her husband Francis Ford Coppola’s iconic films, including the infamously tortured production of ‘Apocalypse Now.’
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Cops & Courts, Maine, News
Portrait of nation’s first female Supreme Court justice, saved from trash, to hang in Augusta courthouse
An oil painting of the late Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, found 10 years ago in a pile at the Yarmouth Transfer Station, has been turned over to the state’s court system.
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Project to shore up Pompeii yields stunning black banquet hall, with frescoes of Trojan War figures
The hall, which features a mosaic floor, was uncovered as part of a project to shore up the areas dividing the excavated and unexcavated parts of the ancient city.
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Several writers decline recognition from PEN America
Their actions are in protest over the organization’s Israel-Hamas war stance.
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Italian fashion designer Roberto Cavalli has died at age 83, his company says
The Italian-born designer became renowned in the early 1970s for his animal prints and for a sexy style that remained his trademark throughout his long career.
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Robert MacNeil, urbane anchor who founded ‘PBS NewsHour,’ dies at 93
He forged one of television journalism’s most successful partnerships with Jim Lehrer, his co-anchor, on a program known for its straightforward reporting and analysis.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Philly Muslims are reeling after Eid al-Fitr shooting, as police investigate what sparked the gunfight
On what was supposed a festive day for Philadelphia Muslims as they gathered in the Parkside neighborhood to dine after the monthlong Ramadan fast, a barrage of at least 30 gunshots halted the celebration.