Amid the fallout from the televised gig, Koy told The Times that he and the writers only had a handful of days to prepare the material, which was being rewritten up until showtime.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
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A beautiful, tricky novel questions the way we tell love stories
Cynthia Zarin’s first novel, ‘Inverno,’ finds the acclaimed poet zigzagging with a pair of ex-lovers through decades.
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Deep Water: ‘Three Deer in Oquossoc,’ by Sonja Johanson
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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Art review: Despite ‘traditional’ theme, packed photo show contains many surprises
‘Traditional Painting Genres in Photography’ is up at the Maine Museum of Photographic Arts in Portland through the end of the month.
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Free reading by Ashley Bryan Fellows
Living Legacy: An Evening with the Ashley Bryan Fellows is Thursday at Mechanics’ Hall.
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A trio of debut children’s books celebrate global foods and cultures in very different ways
Taiwan-born X. Fang and Lebanese American George Jreije pay tasty homage to their respective backgrounds.
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Society Notebook: New Year’s Eve partygoers space out at Apres
The event, which was rescheduled from October, raised money for the Maine Community Foundation’s Lewiston-Auburn Area Response Fund.
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Cape Neddick couple’s play about war in Ukraine is ‘a story that needs to be told’
‘In the Garden of Z,’ which premieres Friday at New Hampshire Theatre Project, is based on the life experience and research of Russian-Latvian playwright Liza Robinson, who wrote the script with her husband.
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Country music star and ex-drug dealer Jelly Roll urges Congress to pass anti-fentanyl bill
The “Need a Favor” singer appeared before Congress Thursday and delivered an impassioned statement urging lawmakers to pass an anti-fentanyl trafficking bill.
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‘Parasite’ director calls for a thorough probe into the death of actor Lee Sun-kyun
Oscar-winning ‘Parasite’ director Bong Joon-ho and other artists in South Korea said Lee had suffered ‘severe character assassination’ before his death and called for revisions of laws to protect human rights in criminal investigations.