In ‘Bibliophobia,’ Sarah Chihaya combines criticism and memoir to write about reading’s role in a life’s highs and lows.
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Arts and entertainment news from the Portland Press Herald.
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Maine writer and civil rights pioneer team up on new kids’ book
Phillip Hoose collaborated on ‘Claudette Colvin: I Want Freedom Now!’ about Colvin’s refusal to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus in 1955, nine months before Rosa Parks.
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Tina Fey’s remake of ‘The Four Seasons’ stars Colman Domingo, Steve Carell
The 8-episode rom-com series is adapted from the 1981 film of the same name.
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‘The White Lotus’ is driving a travel boom in Thailand
It’s not just Four Seasons resorts that are expecting an influx of visitors inspired by the HBO smash hit.
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At the Maine Jewish Museum, an art exhibit, a protest — then a conversation
The exhibit spurred a dialogue that is increasingly rare in these polarized times.
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This 300-year-old violin could become the most expensive musical instrument
A Stradivarius violin made in 1714, known as the Joachim-Ma, is expected to sell for up to $18 million at a Sotheby’s auction.
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Society Notebook: Community Plate comes back for seconds on ‘Stews & Stories’
Community Plate’s first story sharing supper in Portland was so popular the nonprofit has opened registration for a second round of “Stews & Stories” on Feb. 27. More than 80 guests at the Jan. 30 supper at Mechanics’ Hall unpacked charcuterie board makings and carried in towel-wrapped slow cookers of baked beans and soups, baskets […]
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Deep Water: ‘Brown Cow’ by Steve Langan
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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How Jay-Z’s Roc Nation made the Super Bowl halftime show cool again
The partnership has helped revive the show over the past five years, but how long it will last remains to be seen.
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Are Kennebunkport art gallery owners living the Maine dream?
A recent survey showed that owning a gallery in the seaside tourist town is Mainers’ dream business. We asked a few who do if it’s all it’s cracked up to be.