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No clear favorite in this year’s wide-open contest
It’s gonna be fun. Or it might be Jay-Z and Kanye. Or Mumford & Sons. Or . . .
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Author Q&A: Great ‘Promise’
Maine native Priscille Sibley’s acclaimed debut tells the story of a family trying to decide the fate of their comatose – and pregnant – loved one.
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Dine Out Maine: Buck’s Naked has great barbecue, any way you spell it
Barbecue or BBQ? Spell check says both are correct. Having lived in South Carolina, I understand that Southern enthusiasts take barbecue nuance (even spelling) very seriously. New Englanders do too. Did you know there is a New England Barbecue Society with cooking classes and barbecue judging lessons? (Note to self: sign up at www.nebs.org.) Luckily, […]
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Book Review: A story of struggles after lives fall apart
Karen E. Bender’s book is dotted with discussions of love, faith and belonging.
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Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry
Edna St. Vincent Millay, who grew up in Rockport, wrote some of the great sonnets of our literature. For Valentine’s week, here’s one of her best-known and most moving.
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Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry
Poet Mekeel McBride, from Kittery, writes: “I told a friend that my goldfish had died. He scoffed, said, ‘I’m a journalist. I deal with things that really matter.’ I felt ashamed for even mentioning it but later, this poem taught me what really does matter and why.”
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Typewriters making a return
It’s an Apple/HP world out there, and yet … among a small but growing number of key players, names like Olivetti and Underwood are PC once again. Word.
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Art Review: Diverse print show poses edgy questions
Print shows, for some reason, are dotting the Maine landscape. No one has been more active in mounting print shows recently than Bruce Brown, curator emeritus of the Center for Maine Contemporary Art. His “Prints: Breaking Boundaries” at the Portland Public Library is a good show. But it’s also an important show, although a casual […]
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Farnsworth to unveil ‘American Treasures’
ROCKLAND – The Farnsworth Art Museum’s upcoming exhibition season will include a complete re-installation of almost every gallery for the presentation of “American Treasures: The Best of the Farnsworth Collection.” The 2013 season will also include a major N.C. Wyeth exhibition, as well as smaller shows featuring works by Andrew Wyeth and Jonathan Fisher. On […]