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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PublishedAugust 9, 2020
Skillet-cook summer corn and chorizo for tacos that pop with summer flavor
The sweetness of fresh corn can be balanced by a spicy sausage.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2020
Movie review: A low-key ‘Secret Garden’ that still blooms
For more than a century, Frances Hodgson Burnett’s ‘The Secret Garden,’ first published in 1911, has endured.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2020
Seafood guacamole makes a luxurious, no-cook weeknight supper
Sometimes a weeknight dinner can be luxurious. There’s no rule against that, right? I was inspired to make this Seafood Guacamole – with shrimp and crab – after spending time with Roberto Santibañez’s “Truly Mexican” (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011). After leafing through the office copy, I bought my own and gave it a spot on […]
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PublishedAugust 9, 2020
Concert review: Chamber musicians meet challenge of performing remotely
The Portland Chamber Music Festival continues with performances Sunday and Thursday.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2020
Movie review: ‘She Dies Tomorrow’ is a queasily effective horror film for the pandemic era
Writer-director Amy Seimetz dredges up a queasily effective sense of impending doom in “She Dies Tomorrow,” a vivid but vaporous portrait of collective unease that feels uncannily of this moment. The film opens on the teary, bleary eye of an obviously distraught woman. It belongs to a character named Amy (Kate Lyn Sheil), who has […]
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PublishedAugust 9, 2020
With his camera, Gordon Parks humanized the Black people others saw as simply criminals
In 1957, Gordon Parks accepted an assignment from Life magazine, where he had been a staff photographer for a decade – the first African American to hold such a position – to explore crime in America. An interesting gig. How to tackle it? Parks traveled for six weeks, visiting Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles and […]
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PublishedAugust 9, 2020
What to know about Beyoncé’s ‘Lion King’-inspired visual album ‘Black Is King’
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter released “Black Is King” in the wee hours of the morning of July 31, roughly one month after publicly announcing that she had shot a companion piece to her original music released alongside the live-action “Lion King” film last year. The new visual album, streaming on Disney Plus, is “meant to celebrate the […]
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PublishedAugust 9, 2020
Homefront: Tian of Zucchini is both healthful and comforting
A tian is a cousin to a quiche, but no crust is required.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2020
Deep Water: ‘Homecoming,’ by Michelle Menting
This week’s poem offers a glimpse into a story of summer, siblings and transitions. I love poet Michelle Menting’s vivid details of sisters and brothers around a fire, and the subtle poignancy with which she suggests the endings, changes and unspoken questions hanging thick in the air between them. Menting is the author of three […]
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PublishedAugust 9, 2020
This reliable jam recipe will let you savor the best berries and stone fruit year-round
Starting with the best fruit you can find is a good foundation for great-tasting jam.
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