Tom Cruise returns as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell, in a sequel that feels familiar and new in just the right proportions.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
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Reality TV’s Josh Duggar gets 12 years in child porn case
Former reality TV star Josh Duggar, whose lawyers sought a 5-year sentence, maintains his innocence.
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Don McLean drops out of performance at NRA convention
The ‘American Pie’ singer and Camden resident was in the lineup to perform at the Grand Ole Night of Freedom concert Saturday.
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Steven Tyler enters treatment, Aerosmith cancels shows
The goal is to start performing again in September, the band posted on social media.
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Colin Cantwell, designer of Death Star, X-wing in ‘Star Wars,’ dies at 90
A veteran of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, he was tasked by director George Lucas with making the film’s ships look realistic but with “a comic book nobility.”
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Influential Portland gallery owner June Fitzpatrick dies at 83
She was known for her keen eye for art and gracious nature.
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Richard Gere helps Carnegie Hall raise money for Ukraine
The concert raised $360,000 and intends to raise more from a web stream of the performances.
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Southern Baptist leaders say they will release list of alleged sexual abusers
Board members of the Southern Baptist Convention’s administrative arm issued an apology Tuesday to survivors.
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Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band to tour in US, Europe
The Boss is hitting the road again.
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Southern Baptists face push for public list of sex abusers
A report by an independent firm contracted by the Southern Baptist Convention said survivors of abuse by SBC clergy repeatedly shared allegations with the Executive Committee, ‘only to be met, time and time again, with resistance, stonewalling, and even outright hostility from some within the EC.’