The new novel by the author of ‘White Teeth’ was inspired by the trial of the 19th century.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
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You’ve seen him on TV. Now, you can join him aboard his windjammer in Rockland
Actor Marc Evan Jackson, known for roles on ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’ and ‘The Good Place,’ spent most of his childhood desperately wanting to sail on Maine windjammers. Last year, he became part owner of one.
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Art review: See the color-saturated work of two photographers who push boundaries
‘Chelsea Ellis and Todd Watts’ is showing at Maine Museum of Photographic Arts in Portland.
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Deep Water: ‘Built by Ants,’ by Matt Bernier
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
Bedside table: ‘Lessons in Chemistry’ by Bonnie Garmus
Book recommendations from readers
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One of Maine’s most famous poets was a brilliant and witty charmer … with an edge
A complex portrait of Edna St. Vincent Millay emerges from two new collections of her letters and diaries.
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Grimes demands Elon Musk let her see her son, says SpaceX chief is ‘ripping my family apart’
Their son together, X Æ A-Xii, was born in May 2020.
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Concert review: Death Cab for Cutie, Postal Service reach great heights in Portland
It’s possible that this tour is the first time that a long-running rock band has ever served as an opening act for its own one-off side project.
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Portland Museum of Art seeks city approval to tear down former Children’s Museum
The PMA’s chosen renovation design would require demolishing the building, which is considered a ‘contributing structure’ to a historic district.
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Poet Rita Dove to receive an honorary National Book Award medal for lifetime achievement
Besides the Pulitzer, she has received both a National Humanities Medal and National Medal of Arts, an NAACP Image Award, the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize from the Poetry Foundation and a National Prize for Poetry from the Library of Congress.