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‘Pacific Rim: Uprising’ dethrones ‘Black Panther’ at box office

by Associated Press March 25, 2018March 25, 2018

The movie earned $28 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Never-seen photos of Beatles’ early U.S. concerts auctioned

March 25, 2018March 25, 2018

The photographer snapped the photos at the Washington Coliseum and the Baltimore Civic Centre in 1964.

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Poems from ‘Notes from an Open Book’

March 25, 2018March 23, 2018

These poems by Mainers appeared in “Notes from an Open Book,” a monthly e-newsletter of the Maine Humanities Council. SMELT SHACKS By Joseph Coleman The frost-heaved road lined with cord on cord of wood weaved down to River Bend Smelt- Camps. The office had a roaring fire; sixty dollars to fish the tide in a […]

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Voices outside the mainstream share their stories at Portland poetry reading

by Bob Keyes March 25, 2018March 24, 2018

The Portland Public Library kicks off National Poetry Month Saturday by showcasing a half-dozen Maine poets from different backgrounds.

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Deep Water: ‘Turning In’ by Carl Little

March 25, 2018March 23, 2018

Maine poems, edited and introduced by Gibson Fay-LeBlanc

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David Byrne sees world gone wrong on ‘American Utopia’

by MICHELLE R. SMITH Associated Press March 25, 2018March 23, 2018

The former Talking Heads frontman discusses his first solo album in 14 years.

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PBS documentary salutes pioneering activist on the frontlines of history

by RUSSELL CONTRERAS Associated Press March 25, 2018March 24, 2018

Civil rights activist Dolors Huerta, who gained fame in the 1960s as a leader of the United Farm Workers, finally gets her due as a social reformer, jazz lover and political activist.

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Ned Bachus’s memoir explores the challenges faced by first-generation community college students

by DAVE CANARIE March 25, 2018March 24, 2018

Many non-traditional students have persevered through intense hardships – including immigration, homelessness, violence and financial pressures – to get to college.