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Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
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A fascinating, expansive look at the ‘disappearing music of the coast’
In ‘A Foghorn’s Lament,’ writer Jennifer Lucy Allan explores the telltale blast that signaled both hope and fear.
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Deep Water: ‘Wild Turkeys,’ by Thomas Moore
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
The 33 movies we loved in 2022 – and where to watch them
In a season of Top 10 lists, here’s one on steroids: We looked through the last 12 months of movie reviews and found 33 films that received 3 1/2 or 4 stars from our critics. Ranging from such mainstream fare as “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Nope” to “You Won’t Be Alone” – a little Macedonian-language […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine, News
Portland Children’s Museum lets kids in on New Year’s revelries
The Children’s Museum and Theater of Maine has thrown family-oriented daytime New Year’s Eve parties for decades.
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Another woman files sex abuse lawsuit against Cosby, NBC
Five other women filed a similar lawsuit in December.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Barbara Walters mourned as trailblazer, broadcasting icon
The TV news pioneer and ‘The View’ creator dies at 93.
Posted inNation & World, News, Religion and Values
In U.S., sharply contrasting views on Benedict XIV’s legacy
Some U.S. Catholics, on learning of his death Saturday, recalled him as an obstacle to progress in combating clergy sex abuse and expanding the role of women in the church.
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Benedict XVI, first pope to retire in 600 years, dies at 95
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, who will forever be remembered as the first pontiff in 600 years to resign has died
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Barbara Walters, TV’s tireless pursuer of the newsmaker ‘get,’ dies at 93
Walters, whose death was reported by ABC on Dec. 30, spent the following decades overcoming her mangled r’s and became one of television’s premier interrogators of the newsworthy.