Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Art review: Photographer Clifford Ross focuses on the force of nature
The Portland Museum of Art exhibition includes images of violent waves and a majestic mountain.
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Will Smith serves an old-school star turn
It’s not perfect, but ‘King Richard’ is the kind of family-friendly film that audiences crave.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
Holiday TV brings new movies, specials – and Charlie Brown
There’s no supply-chain shortage when it comes to holiday movies and TV specials
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, Review
Concert review: Portland String Quartet takes on complex, impassioned post-war works
The concert Sunday at Woodfords Congregational Church also had lighter, lyrical moments.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
Indie Film: Giving thanks to the Maine film community for keeping the lights, and cameras, on
With their perseverance in the face of the pandemic, it would have been really hard to write this column.
Posted inDo This, Food
Tap Lines: Get lost in the flavors of Little Whaleboat IPA and help preserve its namesake island
Maine Beer Company is raising money to help Maine Coast Heritage Trust purchase the land in Casco Bay.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Deep Water: ‘Teeth,’ by Jefferson Navicky
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Best-Sellers: ‘The Nameless Ones,’ ‘Downeast’
The current top 10 best-selling fiction and nonfiction books in hardcover and paperback at Longfellow Books in Portland.
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Long before ‘Squid Game,’ South Korea filmmakers elevated the underdog
TOKYO — To fully understand South Korea’s megahit “Squid Game,” a good place to start is summer 1987. In the aftermath of mass pro-democracy protests, a group of fledgling filmmakers in Seoul published a manifesto denouncing censorship under 26 years of military-directed rule that had muzzled their creativity. “Making movies in this country is like […]