Porter Fox walks (and paddles and steams and drives) the line between the U.S. and Canada from coast to coast to satisfy a curiosity about the ‘northland’ he remembers from his days growing up on MDI.
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Felicity Jones talks about stepping into Notorious RBG’s shoes
The actor portrays the young Ruth Bader Ginsburg in the movie “On the Basis of Sex.”
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Brian Tyree Henry on filming ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’: ‘I feel everything’
The actor, who has been nominated for an Emmy and a Tony, makes the most of his roles, whether big or small.
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Book review: John McPhee is still at it, lucky for us
The great essayist is out with a a slim but potent new volume, “The Patch.”
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Symphonic touches give new spin to old Carpenters records
Karen Carpenter has now been gone longer than she was alive, but her brother Richard says the new collection, “Carpenters with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,” is the best work the duo has ever done.
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There have been better years, but 2018 TV had standouts aplenty
Showtime’s “Escape at Dannemora” was the year’s strongest debut.
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Book review: Mark Griffin’s ‘All That Heaven Allows’ is a perceptive, sympathetic biography of Rock Hudson
The book toggles between the heartthrob’s public and secret lives.
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Adam McKay and Christian Bale on launching their Dick Cheney biopic ‘Vice’ in today’s polarized climate
The director and star weigh in on the film’s complicated protagonist.
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Telling Room founder explores the importance of place in her new novel, set in China
Portland author Susan Conley’s ‘Elsey Comes Home’ goes on sale Jan. 15.
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Pretty Ricky’s PleasureP faces DUI charge
He ‘reeked of alcohol,’ the police report says.