In introducing a new version of the 400-year-old book about a very unconventional wedding, writer John Crowley claims this was the first in the genre.
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A pioneering feminist talks about her ‘Life on the Road’
It’s clear from her new memoir that Gloria Steinem, now 82, has not mellowed.
Concert Review: Trio blends free-jazz stylings, deep sonic presence
Anna Webber’s SIMPLE Trio plays a 90-minute set for the Dimensions in Jazz concert series.
A great white whale’s influential tale
A Rockwell Kent-illustrated edition of ‘Moby-Dick’ is at the center of a new show at the Portland Museum of Art that reveals immense inspiration for artists.
Movie review: Andrew Garfield goes to war in Mel Gibson’s pacifist bloodbath ‘Hacksaw Ridge’
Garfield portrays Desmond Doss, a conscientious objector who received the Medal of Honor for his heroics on Okinawa during World War II.
Susan Faludi: ‘Identity is the great battlefield’
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author, who teaches at Bowdoin, said writing about her father’s transition to become a woman opened the door to bigger questions of identity.
Deep Water: ‘Disappointed Women’ by Dawn Potter
Maine poems, selected by Gibson Fay-LeBlanc.
Art review: Contemporary Saudi works highlight a fast-evolving art scene
An exhibition by Saudi Arabian artists is on view through March 18 at the Bates College Museum of Art in Lewiston.
Trippy tunes of ‘Trolls’ mark a new phase for a former teen heartthrob
JustinTimberlake is happily stepping back into the realm of the branded lunch box.
We’ll pick a president, but the search continues for a perfect late-night host
Meanwhile, the upcoming election is providing plenty of ammunition for the likes of Meyers and Colbert and Bee.