The educational philosophy that espouses learning without the traditional teacher-student model is the jumping-off point for this new middle-grade novel.
Arts & Entertainment
At SPACE, realism is super-sized for an off-the-screen experience
Two life-sized exhibitions present a study in subjectivity for modern times.
Television: There’s yet another new guy in the Sunday morning public affairs lineup
CNN’s Jake Tapper takes over for Candy Crowley on “State of the Union.”
New on DVD
NEW ON THE SHELF: “The DUFF,” Mae Whitman, Robbie Amell. Based on the popular YA novel by Kody Keplinger, “The DUFF” (or Designated Ugly Fat Friend) is Bianca (Whitman, “Parenthood”), who begins questioning the value of her friendships with her more attractive and popular classmates when she learns of the demeaning acronym being applied to […]
Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry
‘About Bees Is What I Say Aloud When You Ask What I’m Thinking’ by Kimberly Cloutier Green
Television: ‘Downton Abbey’ cast hits a period of quiet anticipation near finale
Stiff upper lips on the set as the team works on the sixth and last season of the popular “Masterpiece” series.
Signings, etc.
Author Denise Park Parsons details death, disability and divorce Wednesday in Kennebunk.
Television Review: Wachowskis’ ‘Sense8’ on Netflix a stylish if still murky vision
It’s dense, and complicated, but something human and daffy breaks through to the light.
Art Review: Impressive new works by Cynthia Davis headline two-person show at 3Fish Gallery in Portland
“Of Breath and Bone,” in a wide array of media, also includes creations by Ronnie Wilson.