The documentary by Canadian filmmaker Nadine Pequeneza, screening next week at Nickelodeon, is ‘really a film about us.’
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
Face the Music: Tough subjects get upbeat treatment on ‘Bitchcraft’
Musician and performance artist Bitch brings songs from her new album to Space on Saturday.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
Live Music Lineup: A whole lot of rock and a visit from a folk legend
See shows this week from Dorothy, The Worst and Judy Collins in Portland.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Pope makes plea for Ukraine peace, cites nuclear risk
Applause erupts from many of the crowd, estimated by the Vatican to number 100,000.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Letizia Battaglia, photographer of Sicilian underworld, dies at 87
Battaglia covered the inter-family feuds mostly by photographing the bodies of their victims.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business
‘Fantastic Beasts’ topples ‘Sonic 2’ to lead holiday box office
The film follows zoologist Newt Scamander and his battle against a dark wizard.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
William, Kate lead royals at Easter service
Queen Elizabeth II, who has been experiencing mobility problems, does not attend.
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In Lviv, displaced artists create antiwar, anti-Russian work
Ukrainians feel a need to tell the world – and especially Russians – what’s happened here. The country’s contemporary artists find themselves at the forefront of that storytelling mission.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Clashes erupt again near flashpoint Jerusalem holy site
Palestinian medical officials say 17 people have been wounded in clashes with Israeli police in Jerusalem.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
A thrilling new take on Winslow Homer – America’s favorite artist
A spring show at the Met features Homer’s works that are centered along the Gulf Stream include themes of race relations in the post-Civil War era.