Arts & Entertainment

Published
February 17, 2013

Dine out Maine: Enjoy a perfect mix of latitude and attitude at 45 North

Go north, young men. And women. To 45 North. The Sugarloaf Mountain ski resort has just added this first-rate restaurant to its heretofore less-than-stellar mix (that includes the region, which has been weak in noteworthy restaurants since the Porter House in Eustis closed). 45 North, so named because the mountain sits at this latitude, occupies […]
Published
February 17, 2013

Book Review: Fact and fiction mingle in irresistible postmodern novel

When you read a novel, you expect fiction. When you read a memoir, you expect facts. Somewhere between these genres lies a battleground where truth has become the weapon of choice. Some authors have paid dearly for writing memoirs that were long on embellishment, short on fact. But should novelists be held to the same […]
Published
February 17, 2013

Author Q & A: Go ahead wine

In 'Wine Maniacs,' Layne Witherell pulls 30 years of advice and adventures out of the many hats he's worn in the industry.
Published
February 17, 2013

Movies: Hough tests acting chops with darker roles this year

LOS ANGELES — During her four seasons gliding through “Dancing With the Stars” in skintight, bedazzled bodysuits and spray tans, professional ballroom dancer Julianne Hough confidently guided an Olympic gold medalist and an Indianapolis 500 champion to victory. Getting Hollywood directors to consider her a true leading lady, however, hasn’t been easy. “When people’s primary […]
Published
February 17, 2013

Society Notebook: Prez Club

'One of the only nonpartisan Lincoln Clubs in the country' toasts its presidential namesake at an annual dinner.

Published
February 17, 2013

Screenwriter starting fresh with a spinoff to ‘Star Wars’

More than 30 years after the first film in the trilogy, Lawrence Kasdan says he's excited to return.
Published
February 17, 2013

Signings, etc.

MARYANNE O'HARA
Published
February 17, 2013

Book Review: The fine yet frightening process of growing up

Author Karen Russell combines twilight zone with coming of age in the eight stories of 'Vampires.'
Published
February 17, 2013

Portland artist’s broom illustrations sweep away judges

Daniel Minter won a Coretta Scott King Award for his illustrations for a children's book about a generations-old African-American tradition.
Published
February 17, 2013

Movie review: ‘Die Hard’ so stupid it even bores Willis

Early on in “A Good Day to Die Hard” comes a prolonged car/truck chase through the clogged streets of Moscow that contains some of the most impressive stunt driving I’ve ever seen in a movie. As far as I could tell, director John Moore (“Max Payne,” “The Omen”) used little to no computer-generated imagery in […]

Sign In:

Arts & Entertainment