On a Sunday afternoon last March, Gillian Dixon was cooking roast beef for lunch, which would normally fill her home in the United Kingdom with a distinct savory scent. That day, though, something was amiss: “I suddenly thought, ‘I can’t smell the beef,’ ” Dixon, 53, recalled. Her concern mounted when she took a bite […]
Leslie Bridgers
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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
HBO documentary ‘Our Towns’ visits six American cities and finds unity, not division
Eastport, Maine, is one of the communities profiled.
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Posted inBooks
Bedside Table: ‘Schooled In Silence’ connects one Maine teacher to another
“Many books have rested on my bedside table since March 2020, ranging from poetry, western anthology, WWII settings and one amusing one called ‘Ella Minnow Pea.’ “My favorite and most intriguing title is ‘Schooled In Silence’ by D.J. Howard, a northern Maine author and retired teacher. As a retired teacher myself, the title interested me […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Deep Water: ‘A Field Day For Greens,’ by Sharif S. Elmusa
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Society Notebook: Spurwink’s virtual gala succinct but still inspirational
The nonprofit provider of behavorial health and education services recognized Community Housing of Maine Executive Director Cullen Ryan as its humanitarian of the year.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Art review: Hilary Irons imbues plants with spirit and symbolism
‘Orb Weaver’ is on view at Dowling Walsh Gallery in Rockland.
Posted inRecipes
Black sesame and coconut mochi balances sweet and savory
While making it and then eating it, you’ll be stuck on this not-too-sweet traditional Asian dessert.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
To see or not to see? Experiencing Shakespeare during the pandemic offers its own rewards
Simon Godwin, 43, joined D.C.’s Shakespeare Theatre Company, where he is artistic director, in late 2019. He’s associate director at the Royal National Theatre in London. During the pandemic, he directed a film version of “Romeo & Juliet” that will air on PBS on Friday, Shakespeare’s birthday. Q: So this has been quite a year, […]
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Young adults run amok in the silly sci-fi thriller ‘Voyagers’
Set in the late 21st century, on a spacecraft en route to a new “Earth” – a habitable planet, 86 years distant from ours, to be colonized by the best representatives of the human race, after climate change and disease have ravaged this one – the sci-fi thriller “Voyagers” is grounded in very real current […]
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Indie Film: ‘Nighthawks’ filmmakers know the art of the trailer
The short film is still in post-production, but the teaser will give you a sense of the talent behind it.
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