The concert was not without its more consonant moments, as when the horns harmonized around mournful/melancholy musical suggestions of what was and what might have been.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inHealth, Maine
Soaring RSV cases raise fears about hospital capacity with COVID rising and flu looming
Public health experts are fretting about a “tri-demic” where RSV, influenza and COVID-19 strain the health care system.
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Posted inHealth, Maine, Schools and Education
Schools prepare for more illness after outbreak at Cape Elizabeth
School districts in southern Maine are focusing on mitigation strategies as federal health officials predict the worst flu season in 13 years.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
Jerry Lee Lewis, outrageous rock ‘n’ roll star, dies at 87
The last survivor of a generation of groundbreaking performers that included Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry and Little Richard.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
This flu season is more severe so far than in the last 13 years
Influenza has hit unusually early and hard, already hospitalizing a record number of people at this point in the season in more than a decade.
Posted inBooks, Food, Recipes
Bloody good: Stephen King-themed cookbook blends delicious, dreary into fearsome froth
In ‘Castle Rock Kitchen,’ released this month by Ten Speed Press, a cookbook author from New Brunswick and a Maine photographer let their creative juices splatter.
Posted inHealth, Maine, News, Schools and Education
Cape Elizabeth High School closed Friday because of COVID-19 outbreak
The school board voted against a mask mandate, but the closure will allow custodial staff to conduct a deep cleaning of the building.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Communities of color record big gains in health insurance coverage
The increase is tied to improved affordability and outreach efforts to get people enrolled in the United States.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’ latest painting targeted by climate activists
Police in The Hague said they had arrested three people for ‘public violence against property.’
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
Movie review: ‘Armageddon Time’ a nuanced exploration of race and class privilege
Time, place and character are embodied with a stunning physicality (and emotional potency), especially by actors Anne Hathaway and Jeremy Strong.