Leslie Bridgers is the features editor for the Portland Press Herald, overseeing coverage of arts, entertainment and culture. She spent 10 years as a reporter, half of that time for the Portland Press Herald, covering the western suburbs of Portland, writing feature stories and working on special projects. Originally from Connecticut, Leslie came to Maine by way of Bowdoin College and never left.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2020
See if you can solve these Maine-themed word games
Test your skills and love of your state.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2020
Indie Film: Filmmakers find right place at the right time for ‘Wrong Lanes’
The Maine crew’s submission to the 48 Hour Film Project made it to the semifinals.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2020
Bar Guide: When life doesn’t give you lemons, make these limeade summer sippers
Fresh or from concentrate, limeade can be mixed with most any kind of liquor.
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PublishedJuly 5, 2020
‘I’ll Be Gone in the Dark’ isn’t just another true-crime docuseries – it’s a brilliant look at how the genre pulls us in
What you already know about California’s notorious Golden State Killer and his prolific string of rapes and murders in the 1970s and ’80s might depend entirely on how plugged in you are to the world of true crime. There is no succinct way to describe our culture’s surge in true-crime stories, not just for entertainment […]
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PublishedJuly 5, 2020
Book review: Political lies aren’t new, but the methods of spreading them are
Before Breitbart and 4chan mastered the art of the strategically incisive political lie, the Greek deity Zeus was already at the bleeding edge of fake news. In Book II of the Iliad, the god sends Agamemnon, king of the Achaeans, a dream urging him to dispatch his men into battle, promising that this will end […]
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PublishedJuly 5, 2020
Movie review: Will Ferrell dials down the crazy in run-of-the-mill rom-com ‘Eurovision Song Contest’
As Will Ferrell movies go, “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga” ranks somewhere in that vast, gray, paunchy middle area, perhaps wedged just above the waistband of “Zoolander 2” but just below the belly button of “Kicking and Screaming.” If the movie, about an inept Icelandic music duo with dreams of winning the […]
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PublishedJuly 5, 2020
Book review: ‘The Spiral Shell’ weaves the lives of Jewish families, in France during WWII and the writer’s, right after
York writer Sandell Morse was inspired by a family who shared her maiden name.
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PublishedJuly 5, 2020
Dine In Maine: Grab and go, then grab and grill from Garrison spin-offs
Chef Christian Hayes is selling tasty takeout and quality groceries out of the Sparhawk Mill in Yarmouth.
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PublishedJuly 5, 2020
Variations abound for this easy beef and bean chili
This quick dinner idea flexes any way you like it.
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PublishedJuly 5, 2020
Vegan Kitchen: Hearts of palm, oyster mushrooms make tasty ‘lobster’ rolls
Vegan lobster rolls are finally making an appearance in Maine.
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