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Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
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Judge extends pause on John Oates’ sale of stake in business with Daryl Hall as arbitration proceeds
A lawsuit by Daryl Hall over John Oates’ plan to sell his share of the Hall & Oates duo’s joint venture without the other’s permission has gone in front of a judge
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Posted inAnimals, Nation & World
Penguin parents sleep for just a few seconds at a time to guard newborns, study shows
Chinstrap penguins in Antarctica need to guard their eggs and chicks around the clock in crowded, noisy colonies. So they nod off thousands of times each day – but only for about four seconds at a time.
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Frances Sternhagen, Tony Award-winning actor who was familiar maternal face on TV, dies at 93
Sternhagen won a Tony for best-featured actress in a play in 1974 for her role in Neil Simon’s ‘The Good Doctor’ and a second one in 1995 for a revival of ‘The Heiress.’ Her last turn on Broadway was in ‘Seascape’ in 2005.
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Shane MacGowan, lead singer of The Pogues and laureate of booze and beauty, dies at age 65
MacGowan’s songwriting and persona made him an iconic figure in contemporary Irish culture, and some of his compositions have become classics – most notably the bittersweet Christmas ballad ‘Fairytale of New York.’
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Life & Culture, Maine, News
Watch: Longtime creative director of Kennebec Performing Arts Company retiring after 43-year career
In the auditorium at Winthrop High School, Charles Milazzo oversaw his last rehearsal this week as the 84-year-old readied for a farewell performance this weekend.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
In undisclosed call, Pope Francis warned Israel against committing ‘terror’
The call with President Isaac Herzog was felt to have gone so badly Israel didn’t report it, signaling a widening rift between the Vatican and the Jewish state.
Posted inAnimals, Nation & World, News
It’s furry, it’s fierce – and in much of the U.S., it’s now protected
Wolverines in the Lower 48 are set to be protected under the Endangered Species Act, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Wednesday.
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Actor Jonathan Majors in court for expected start of jury selection in New York assault trial
Majors was arrested in March over a confrontation between the actor and Grace Jabbari, his girlfriend at the time, during a car ride in Manhattan.
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Judge cites handwritten will and awards real estate to Aretha Franklin’s sons
There’s still a dispute over how to handle Aretha Franklin’s music assets, though the will appears to indicate that the sons would share any income.