Thanks, “Man of Steel.” Because of the scene where Superman battles two of his adversaries from the planet Krypton in downtown Smallville, wrecking most of an IHOP and a Sears store, I now associate pancakes and appliances with pain and suffering. A sure hit, if only because of its 100 “global promotional partners” (according to […]

They met on a Vienna-bound train and fell in love with each other over a long night’s talk in “Before Sunrise.” Nine years later, they reconnected in Paris and fell in love all over again, no matter how much more complicated their lives had become. And now, nearly a decade after that, they’re older, settled, […]

Maybe I spill far too much ink and too many tears lamenting the state of sculpture in America, and Maine in particular. But maybe not. While I think we as a culture have lost our sense of composition in the round, there is still excellent sculpture in Maine — like at June LaCombe’s Hawk Ridge […]

In 2000, Linda Greenlaw’s spry nonfiction book, “The Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain’s Journey,” was chosen as one of 100 distinguished books that best revealed the history of Maine and the life of its people. By including such a recent work along with proven classics including Sarah Orne Jewett’s “Country of the Pointed Firs” (1898) and […]

Talent shows constantly revamp judging lineups, trying to appeal to the latest audience trend.

Mic-Mac storyteller David Lonebear Sanipass and the Portland String Quartet will present an evening of Native American legends and examples of that influence and inspiration in chamber music.

It’s not everyday you find an atmosphere that combines Maine mountain lodge style with subtly displayed antiques from the Far East.