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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.
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‘The Boys in the Band’ seeks relevance in a remake of a pioneering gay film
The 1968 play “The Boys in the Band” – both pioneering and polarizing for its simultaneously honest and stagy depiction of pre-Stonewall-era male homosexuality – gets a handsome, impeccably acted Netflix film adaptation by director Joe Mantello, based on Mantello’s own 50th-anniversary Broadway revival in 2018. As a film, “Boys” is no less bound by […]
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Art review: Portland Museum of Art exhibit puts Remington in context
But pairing him with Homer in ‘Mythmakers’ is still problematic.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Deep Water: ‘The Reveal,’ by Carl Little
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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There’s a little too much ‘Fargo’ in the new season of ‘Fargo,’ but the trip is still worth taking
Three years have passed since we last saw “Fargo,” creator Noah Hawley’s captivating FX anthology series that greatly expanded on the darkly comedic Coen brothers film, but it might as well be decades. A lot has happened to us lately, and to television as well, which means past seasons of “Fargo” feel more of a […]
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‘Dick Johnson is Dead’ is a dread-fulfillment fantasy that’s thoughtful and wistfully funny
In her exquisite 2016 documentary “Cameraperson,” director Kirsten Johnson explored footage she had amassed during her years as a sought-after cinematographer, assembling a powerful collage of images from around the globe as well as a touching memoir of her mother, who suffered with dementia. In “Dick Johnson is Dead,” Johnson turns the camera on her […]
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Indie Film: At the Camden International Film Festival, you’ve got options
A new drive-in theater and streaming nonfiction films are among them.
Posted inDo This, Food
Bar Guide: Use kombucha as a mixer for creative cocktails
Follow recipes posted regularly by Root Wild or order a mixed drink from these Portland bars.
Posted inBooks
Book review: It’s been a rough year. Maybe some philosophical wisdom can help.
“No one studies philosophy if their parents can help it.” So says Eric Weiner in the introduction to his delightful new book, “The Socrates Express: In Search of Life Lessons From Dead Philosophers.” He knows that pitching a modern audience on ancient teachings is a hard sell, but he’s got to try. Because in these […]
Posted inRecipes
A pecan-crusted trout that’s baked – not fried – satisfies that craving for buttery, crispy fish
I love a fried fish fillet, but sometimes can’t face the mess: the egg wash, the flour/cornmeal coating and the skillet of hot oil. So, when that craving strikes, especially on a weeknight, I turn instead to the oven and rather than flour or cornmeal, I coat the fillets in finely ground nuts. After a […]