Leslie Bridgers

Columnist

Leslie Bridgers is a columnist for the Portland Press Herald, writing about Maine culture, customs and the things we notice and wonder about in our everyday lives. Originally from Connecticut, Leslie came to Maine by way of Bowdoin College and never left. She joined the Portland Press Herald in 2011 as a reporter and spent seven years as the paper’s features editor, overseeing coverage of arts, entertainment and food.

Arts & Entertainment, Books

Best-Sellers: ‘The Diamond Eye,’ ‘Crying in H Mart’

April 24, 2022April 20, 2022

The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.

Arts & Entertainment, Review

Violence and revenge define and ultimately undercut ‘The Northman’

by Ann Hornaday April 24, 2022April 20, 2022

“The Northman,” an ambitious deep dive into 10th-century Viking myth by Robert Eggers, is many movies at once: Bold and beautiful, bloody and completely bonkers, it marks a visionary and visceral high point in the post-“Game of Thrones” action-fantasy sweepstakes, whose main metric of success seems to be packing in as many beheadings, blood feuds […]

Arts & Entertainment, Review

Art review: Check out these two smaller venues’ new digs and new shows

by Jorge S. Arango April 24, 2022April 23, 2022

Ocean House Gallery & Frame has moved to South Portland, and Mayo Street Arts has reopened after renovations.

Arts & Entertainment, Review

‘The Bad Guys’ is a good movie: A heist flick with humor and heart

by Kristen Page-Kirby Special to The Washington Post April 24, 2022April 20, 2022

Some animals are easier to love than others, whether they deserve it or not. Who wouldn’t want to cuddle an otter, though they are some of the most ruthless killers in the animal kingdom? And everyone loves the chittering of Flipper, until … well, Google “male dolphin gangs” – just not on your work computer. […]

Arts & Entertainment, Maine

Society Notebook: Indigo Arts Alliance celebrates creative and cultural connections

by Amy Paradysz April 24, 2022April 20, 2022

The party at One Longfellow Square served as a fundraiser for the nonprofit’s residency program for artists of color from around the world.

Arts & Entertainment, Do This, Maine

Watch: Press Herald’s Aimsel Ponti interviews music legend Bonnie Raitt

April 23, 2022April 25, 2022

Bull Moose hosts the Q&A with Raitt on Saturday, before she performs a sold-out show at Merrill Auditorium.

Arts & Entertainment, Do This

Indie Film: Amid fishing gear fight, ‘Last of the Right Whales’ highlights inter-species responsibility

by Dennis Perkins April 18, 2022April 14, 2022

The documentary by Canadian filmmaker Nadine Pequeneza, screening next week at Nickelodeon, is ‘really a film about us.’

Do This, Food

Tap Lines: Breweries’ collaboration offer lessons in mythology and chemistry

by Ben Lisle April 18, 2022April 18, 2022

Mast Landing and Belleflower have jointly released two new beers centered around the story of the Argonauts and the Sirens, and flavors of Sauvignon Blanc.