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

Deep Water: ‘Seasonal,’ by Suzanne Langlois

July 14, 2024July 9, 2024

Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.

Recipes

Poached salmon with zucchini tzatziki is an easy but impressive dish

by Ellie Krieger Special to The Washington Post July 14, 2024July 10, 2024

Poached salmon will always hold a spark of romance for me because it was the first dinner I ever made for my husband, roughly this time of year 30 years ago. It wouldn’t be a stretch to say we fell in love over that meal of buttery, flaky fish draped in a cool, creamy yogurt […]

Uncategorized

Bestsellers: ‘Pitch Dark,’ ‘The Anxious Generation’

July 14, 2024July 9, 2024

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

Arts & Entertainment, Review

Exhibits at Space, Speedwell harness the power of grids

by Jorge S. Arango July 14, 2024July 9, 2024

A nylon sculpture of an iceberg and a map of daily walks around Baltimore are among the pieces on display at two Portland shows.

Arts & Entertainment, Review, Uncategorized

‘Fly Me to the Moon’ is saved by the stars

by Ty Burr Special to The Washington Post July 11, 2024July 11, 2024

What do you get when you cross “Apollo 13” with a Rock Hudson/Doris Day romantic comedy? Wait, why would you even try? “Fly Me to the Moon” is a platypus of a movie, and while it definitely has its charms, bizarro and otherwise, you may be more fascinated by the baling wire holding it together […]

Arts & Entertainment, Review

‘Despicable Me 4’: A wildly imaginative yet overly plotty adventure

by Michael O'Sullivan Special to The Washington Post July 8, 2024July 8, 2024

The latest installment in the Despicable Me franchise, the series of animated comedy films centering on Gru, a semi-reformed supervillain voiced by Steve Carell, is a fish-out-of-water tale set in a sleepy suburban safe house. It’s also a revenge story, precipitated by the escape of Gru’s arch-nemesis Maxime Le Mal (Will Ferrell) from maximum security […]