J. David McSwane’s deep dive unmasks the profiteers who proliferated in the outbreak’s wake.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
Deep Water: ‘America,’ by Martin Steingesser
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Review: Biographies of a musician and a painter succeed admirably in conveying the arts to young children
‘Look!’ and learn from two compelling new picture books, one about Scott Joplin, the other Winslow Homer.
Nicolas Cage has seen your memes. He wants you to see his work.
Burdened by mountains of debt, Nicolas Cage spent much of the last 15 years saying yes to just about any offer. He appeared in some 50 films, at least half of which were low-budget, direct-to-video schlock that typically vanished into the single digits of Rotten Tomatoes reviews. Yet Cage remained Cage, outrageous and outsize, strutting […]
Best-Sellers: ‘Sea of Tranquility,’ ‘Time is a Mother’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
Biden roasts Trump and himself at correspondents’ dinner
President Biden took the annual White House press corps’ gala as an opportunity to make light of the criticism he has faced in his 18 months in office.
Angelina Jolie makes surprise visit to war-torn Ukraine
The U.N. humanitarian speaks with displaced people who have found refuge in Lviv.
Munich will stage first Oktoberfest after 2-year hiatus
The festival will be held without restrictions from Sept. 17 to Oct. 3.
Naomi Judd, of Grammy-winning duo The Judds, dies at 76
The Judds were to be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame on Sunday.
Corden calls leaving ‘Late Late Show’ his ‘hardest decision’
The British comedian will be done hosting by summer 2023.