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January 2, 2011

Book Review: Gunther tale fraught with foreboding from the get-go

From the first sentence of “Red Herring,” you’re instantly caught by a sense of being privy to something secret and pregnant with meaning. Archer Mayor opens this book, his 21st in the Joe Gunther series, with the line: “Doreen Ferenc slipped her nightgown over her head and let it fall the length of her body […]
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January 2, 2011

Life really is a cabaret: ‘Is There Fat in That?’

Beginning Jan. 13, Good Theater presents the one-woman cabaret “Is There Fat in That?” at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland. Ellen Domingos stars. The show tells Domingos’ story of growing up in Maine, winning a national beauty pageant and becoming a working actress and model in New York City. Through it […]
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January 2, 2011

Author Q&A: Making the best of the worst of times

Charles Dickens' wife of 22 years wasn't the loser he claimed she was when he dumped her, a Bates College professor discovers.
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January 2, 2011

Art Review: Show at City Hall a worthwhile drive into the imagination

An art market bubble burst in the late 1980s. An age of intoxicating indulgence was superseded by a new focus on craftsmanship, effort, skill and material mastery. Painters began using a wider range of materials, such as encaustic, and reinvigorated processes like glazing with oil paints. A high sense of finish came back into vogue, […]
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January 2, 2011

Signings, etc.

GLENNA JOHNSON SMITH Ninety-year-old Presque Isle resident Glenna Johnson Smith will sign copies of her book, “Old Maine Woman, Stories from the Coast to the County,” on Saturday in Brunswick and on Jan. 9 in South Portland. Smith’s book is a collection of her columns for “Echoes” magazine and other works pondering life in Maine. […]

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January 2, 2011

Gosling keeps trying to make a big indie film

The eclectic actor's latest, 'Blue Valentine,' was a festival favorite, but isn't likely to be his 'Avatar.'
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January 2, 2011

Significant American films selected for registry

BALTIMORE – Darth Vader proclaiming he’s Luke Skywalker’s father, John Travolta preening in his underwear and an early 20th-century deaf activist communicating in sign language are among the images that will be preserved by the Library of Congress as part of its National Film Registry. The 25 films selected this year include “The Empire Strikes […]
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January 2, 2011

New on the Shelf

“Witch & Wizard: The Gift.” James Patterson and Ned Rust. Little,Brown. 342 pages. $17.99. Books, movies, music and art have been outlawed by an evil regime and its hateful leader, The One Who Is The One. Gone are the days of individualism and integrity, and with it the easy availability of cheeseburgers and rock ‘n’ […]
Published
January 1, 2011

Taste & Tell: Korea House stays true to its roots, satisfies the soul

Korea House, a restaurant revised from its first iteration as Happy Teriyaki into something truer to the chef/owners’ Korean roots, is a source of fiery stews; rich, satisfying soups; and braised, deeply flavored fish that will stir your soul and fill you with courage. At least the food there seemed to revitalize me and my […]
Published
December 26, 2010

Audience Calendar

Art “Sit Down! Chairs from Six Centuries,” collection of American and European seating furniture from 1470 to the present, Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, free. 725-3275. 1 to 5 p.m. today; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thursday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday. Through Jan. 16. […]

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