Turkish writer Elif Shafak’s new novel weaves the tumultuous history of Cyprus into a story of young lovers split apart.
Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Maine
Society Notebook: Best Buddies forges new friendships all over Maine
The organization, which pairs people with and without disabilities, has grown from having two Maine chapters in 2019 to 16 and counting.
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Actress who grew up in Waldo – without TV – now starring in a Hallmark Christmas movie
Heather Hemmens says her off-the-grid childhood helped her get the roles she has now, in Hallmark Channel’s ‘Christmas in My Heart’ and on the CW Network series ‘Roswell, New Mexico.’
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bedside table: A muse of another species
“I bought ‘Mozart’s Starling’ by Lyanda Lynn Haupt at Bull Moose in Waterville. It thrilled me to read about the ordinary starling being a pet for Mozart for three years in his Vienna apartment. The author experienced the same in her home in order to write her bird facts and music facts. Star was Mozart’s […]
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Art review: Frontier fills space with works of Fort Andross artists
The restaurant is currently serving as a gallery featuring 26 artists with studios in the former Brunswick mill.
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Book review: Lily King’s new short story collection is a paragon of the genre
‘Five Tuesdays in Winter’ ‘speaks volumes in short form.’
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Deep Water: ‘Along the Big Branch – 10 days in,’ by Sandy Stott
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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Drama finds the nuanced flavor of class dynamics, family pressure
‘India Sweets and Spices’ has some good laughs and good lessons, although its twists and turns are relatively predictable.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Hanukkah’s darker origins feel more relevant in time of rising antisemitism, intense interest in identity
Hanukkah has always had varied and competing narratives, depending on the era and the specific Jews celebrating.
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Exhibition of Bob Dylan artwork opens in Miami
The most comprehensive show of the Nobel laureate’s visual art to be held in the U.S. goes on display on Tuesday in Miami.