The Birth Roots event was held at Ketcha Outdoors in Scarborough and raised money for both groups.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Art review: Formation of art and memory on display at Portland gallery shows
Three artists show their approach to form at Greenhut Galleries, while 82Parris holds a group show called ‘Vestige.’
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Posted inFood, Recipes, Religion and Values
For Diwali, Indians in Maine celebrate and reminisce over sweets
Maine’s Indian community celebrates their biggest holiday of the year with cherished family-based traditions and plenty of sugary treats.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Book talk: Isaac Fitzgerald, author of ‘Dirtbag, Massachusetts’
He’ll be at Longfellow Books on Tuesday.
Posted inBooks, Life & Culture, Maine, News
Malaga Island-inspired ‘This Other Eden’ is fiction; critics say it revives harmful myths
Paul Harding says his latest novel, up for major awards, is not meant to be historically accurate. But archivists and descendants believe it badly invites inaccurate depictions of the Maine island’s mistreated residents.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Nation & World
Hollywood actors union board approves strike-ending deal as leaders tout money gains and AI rights
Contract provisions surrounding the control of artificial intelligence were among the last sticking points in the agreement.
Posted inBusiness, Life & Culture
Jezebel, sharp-edged feminist website, is shutting down after 16 years
Founded at the height of blogosphere era, the website struggled with its business model.
Posted inBusiness, Life & Culture, Nation & World
Barbie’s Ken left out again as Cabbage Patch Kids, Fisher-Price Corn Popper make hall of fame
The Corn Popper was a perpetual finalist until fans had a chance to vote this year.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
SZA leads Grammy nominations as women outpace men in leading categories
The leading nominees include superstars like Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Miley Cyrus and Olivia Rodrigo.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
‘Priscilla’ a dreamy but stultifying portrait of an American princess
There’s a scene in the middle of “Priscilla,” Sofia Coppola’s biopic of Priscilla Presley, which contains a surreal detail that had to have been at least one of Coppola’s sparks of inspiration. Priscilla (Cailee Spaeny), heavily pregnant, has gone into labor. As her husband, the King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley (Jacob Elordi) rushes […]