The Queen frontman’s longtime friend Mary Austin inherited the property from Mercury upon his death in 1991 and has been living here ever since.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
Peace, music and memories: As the 1960s fade, historians scramble to capture Woodstock’s voices
Most were teenagers or young adults – people now approaching the twilight of their lives in an era where only a small portion of the population has living memories of the 1960s.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
To join #cluboyster, tattoo lovers seek out Portland artist’s raw talent
The oyster has become a signature linework design for Laura Cui of Fortune Teller Tattoo.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Nation & World
Iris Apfel, fashion icon known for her eye-catching style, dies at 102
Iris Apfel – a textile expert, interior designer and fashion celebrity – said on TikTok, ‘Style, I think is in your DNA. It implies originality and courage.’
Posted inBooks, Business, Nation & World, News
Tech writer Kara Swisher has a new book. Enter the AI-generated scams.
Selling a new book these days often means competing for readers’ attention with knockoffs that bear signs of having been generated largely or entirely by artificial intelligence tools.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, News
They are TV’s ghosts – networks that somehow survive with little reason to watch them anymore
Few cable and satellite networks are a force anymore, the byproduct of sudden changes in how people entertain themselves.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
A tearful Jon Stewart said his dog died. Donations flooded the shelter it came from.
More than $35,000 has poured in since Monday night, and hundreds of people have fulfilled a wish list for shelter supplies.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
‘Dune: Part Two’ is 166 minutes of brilliant casting and sand
Imagine a world devoid of color or warmth, foundering amid environmental catastrophe and tribal factions that threaten to bring humanity to the edge of fatal fanaticism. But enough about election-year politics. Let’s talk about “Dune: Part Two.” In this big, basso profundo follow-up to 2021’s first installment, we catch up with Timothée Chalamet’s Paul Atreides […]
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Cyndi Lauper inks deal with firm behind ABBA Voyage for new immersive performance project
Lauper said she’s not aiming to replicate the glittery supernova brought to stage in ABBA Voyage, where stupefying technology offers digital avatars of the ABBA band members as they looked in their 1970s heyday.
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Maine-based podcast ‘Dark Downeast’ is helping keep cold cases alive
Kylie Low, a former morning host on Portland radio station WJBQ, has been writing and hosting the podcast since 2020, with a focus on helping families of victims.