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Arts & Entertainment, Business

‘Encanto,’ ‘Ghostbusters,’ ‘Gucci’ hang on to top 3 spots

by LINDSEY BAHR Associated Press December 5, 2021

All three films are playing exclusively in theaters.

Kennedy Center Honors presented Sunday night

by ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press December 5, 2021December 5, 2021

The ceremony will be broadcast Dec. 22 on CBS.

Arts & Entertainment, Books

Bedside table: Make new friends

December 5, 2021November 30, 2021

Editor’s note: Penny Hathaway is reading “Daughter of the Morning Star” by Craig Johnson. At number 17, it’s the newest installment in the Longmire series. “When I go to sleep at night, I tuck Walt Longmire and Henry Standing Bear into the drawer of my night stand, very reluctantly. I want to devour every word […]

Arts & Entertainment

Give from the heart with works of original, local art

by Bob Keyes December 5, 2021December 4, 2021

Buying for art lovers can be intimidating, but these tips and gift ideas will help.

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Review

Book review: ‘Wait: Poems from the Pandemic’ reveals our anxieties, longings and loneliness

by Dave Canarie December 5, 2021December 4, 2021

In a ‘landscape transformed,’ Maine writers and artists describe pain, hope and ‘the boring parts of keeping us alive’ in these extraordinary times.

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Review

Neal Stephenson’s ‘Termination Shock’ is another prescient page-turner

by Paul Di Filippo Special to The Washington Post December 5, 2021November 29, 2021

In his latest thriller, a geoengineering scheme to save the planet goes awry.

Arts & Entertainment

Deep Water: ‘How To Be Pretty,’ by Meredith Mitchell

December 5, 2021December 3, 2021

Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.

Arts & Entertainment

From ‘Ted Lasso’ to ‘Insecure,’ TV’s therapists keep getting better (with a few exceptions)

by Bethonie Butler The Washington Post December 5, 2021December 1, 2021

Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) had just finished detailing the sorrow and helplessness he felt over his son’s depression when the tears welling up in his eyes turned to seething anger. “It’s in his blood,” the sensitive mob boss told his psychiatrist (Lorraine Bracco) in a memorable Season 6 episode. “My rotten … putrid genes have […]

Arts & Entertainment, Books