Dan Chaimowitz already had the idea for ‘Dole Mates,’ a film about unemployed people struck living together. COVID helped complete the premise.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This, Life & Culture
Robert Solotaire captured places, including Portland, with his paintbrush
Maine Jewish Museum is displaying an exhibit of work by the late artist, a prolific painter of cityscapes and landscapes.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
Live Music Lineup: Carol Noonan and singer-songwriter Dar Williams
You can also see Carol Noonan with Duke Levine and Kevin Barry.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
After Roe’s demise, clergy lead faithful in praise, laments
Some religious Americans are sad or angry, while others are grateful and elated.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Paul McCartney wows Glastonbury with Dave Grohl, Bruce Springsteen
Now, at 80, he’s the festival’s oldest-ever solo headliner.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Society Notebook: Boys & Girls Clubs benefit from auctions at brewery
In its return to an in-person event, the Spring for the Kids fundraiser was more casual than in years past.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Life & Culture
Levant author getting buzz for first story collection, set on Penobscot reservation
Morgan Talty’s book, ‘Night of the Living Rez,’ is fictional but draws heavily from his experiences.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Deep Water: ‘Prayer for the warblers, dead on my houselot,’ by Katherine Hagopian Berry
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
The historical novel ‘Horse’ sheds light on real-life racism
Pulitzer winner Geraldine Brooks’s latest book is a sweeping tale that uses the true story of a famous 19th-century racehorse to explore the roots and legacy of enslavement.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books, Review
A naïve prep school student in Maine falls under the sway of a fanatical classmate
In ‘The World Cannot Give,’ writer Tara Isabella Burton reckons with both grand questions and contemporary trials.