Israeli leaders have declined to provide weapons or defense systems to Ukraine and refused to join Western economic sanctions for fear of jeopardizing its security relationship with Russia.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
‘Avatar 2’ makes waves with $134 million domestic debut
The sequel carried the pressure of following up the highest grossing film of all time more than a decade later.
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Society Notebook: Gala at White Columns a step back in time
The event at the Greek Revival mansion raised $8,000 for the Kennebunk Historical Society.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Art review: Join the ‘conversation’ between photo exhibitions at UNE
Deep into next month, the university’s art gallery in Portland features works that speak achingly and poignantly about the human condition.
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Deep Water: ‘Trauma,’ by Jennifer Ryan Onken
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
New biography of Jefferson makes this case: To know the man, read his writing
‘His Masterly Pen’ tackles head-on one of the former president’s central contradictions: How could he declare that all men are created equal and that slavery is immoral and still be a slaveholder?
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside table: If you think a Maine winter is cold…
Book recommendations from readers.
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With new downtown facility, Waterville poised to become arts destination
The $18 Million Paul J. Schupf Art Center is Colby College’s latest investment in the arts and the city.
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Best-Sellers: ‘Horse,’ ‘The Light We Carry’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
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Margaret Atwood, Stephen King rally around new author after no-shows at signing
‘We’ve all been there’: Best-selling novelists including Min Jin Lee, Neil Gaiman and Jodi Picoult told debut Ohio author Chelsea Banning after she shared that her book signing had attracted only two people.