Arts & Entertainment
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PublishedDecember 9, 2012
Book Review: Changes in Maine’s forests vividly described
“The Changing Nature of the Maine Woods” is the sixth book to highlight Maine’s forests that I have reviewed in these pages in as many years. Each investigated some aspect of the North Woods, as (full disclosure) did the chapter on Maine I wrote for a book about conservation in New England. Each author brought […]
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PublishedDecember 9, 2012
Art Review: Ipcar show authentic, important and completely enjoyable
Occam’s Razor is the law of parsimony – the idea that the explanation with the fewest assumptions is the likeliest. Addicted to efficiency, Americans subscribe to this whenever possible. Consequently, we tend to oversimplify art and artists. And once pigeonholed, artists are easy to dismiss. However, essentializing artists is like explaining a meal or solving […]
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PublishedDecember 9, 2012
Dine Out Maine: Seafood the specialty of this house
The Freeport Seafood Co. offers lots of lobster dishes, along with plenty of other choices from land and sea.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2012
Bob Keyes: The streets of Portland, in black and white
Doug Bruns moved to Portland from Baltimore in 2009 and proceeded to wander around the city with a 35-mm camera. His purpose was simply to chronicle his surroundings and send images to his friends and family to introduce them to his new city. He shot a lot of nice images and captured Portland with an […]
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PublishedDecember 9, 2012
When Charles Dickens came to Portland
And why he left town feeling a bit like Scrooge.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2012
Author Q & A: Barn praising
An appreciation for old joinery leads a writer to dig deep into storehouses of Maine heritage.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2012
Society Notebook: Frock exchange
A SWAPmaine soiree helps Goodwill while giving guests the opportunity to change up their wardrobes.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2012
Jackson tackles another Tolkien challenge
The director of the 'Lord of the Rings' trilogy returns with a three-part adaptation of the novelist's 'The Hobbit.'
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PublishedDecember 9, 2012
Signings, etc.
Paul Doiron
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PublishedDecember 9, 2012
Book Review: ‘Antidote’ finds hope in failure
Oliver Burkeman suggests a “negative path” to happiness.
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