He advises young artists to work hard, ignore bad reviews and find comfort outside the loop of mainstream society.
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Beauty’s consolation amid perpetual conflict
Kyung-Sook Shin pens a work about the power of art, friendship and empathy to give meaning to people’s lives in a Korea where the scent of tear gas often lingers.
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Signings, etc.
Judith Silva will sign her book ‘Voyage of Albatross’ at Longfellow Books.
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Society Notebook: Community raising
Opportunity Alliance celebrates volunteers in its formerly dilapidated barn transformed into a welcoming Family Center.
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Movie Preview: Jay Baruchel lets inner Canadian out in ‘Dragon 2’
MIAMI — Canadians are easy to spot in Florida. Guys like Jay Baruchel don’t have to open their mouths and drop an “a-boot” or “I’ve never BEAN here before” to give away the game. They’re pink. “I’m like a Jane Austen character,” the skinny, big-screen funnyman admits. “I need a parisol when I’m down here.” […]
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Richard Blanco to speak at World Refugee Day in Portland
The event begins at 4 p.m. Friday at Congress Square.
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Movie Review: ‘Jump’ for joy: Here’s the funniest movie of the summer (so far)
Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum are a formidable buddy cop duo.
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Audience Calendar
• Art “Recent Acquisitions and Selections from the Permanent Collection,” includes works by Bernard Langlais, Emilio Sanchez and several others. Art Gallery, University of New England, 716 Stevens Ave., Portland. une.edu. Through Sunday. Ted Arnold: “To Have and To Hold,” paintings offer the pageantry and intricacy of the rare moment in life when private emotions […]
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New on DVD
New on the Shelf “JACK RYAN: SHADOW RECRUIT,” Chris Pine, Kevin Costner. It was certainly about time for a Tom Clancy reboot, with films such as “The Hunt for Red October” and “Patriot Games” being discovered by younger fans and thankfully director/co-star Kenneth Branagh (“Thor”) and Pine (“Star Trek”) are presenting “Ryan” to the new […]