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Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
Art review: ‘Acquired Symbols’ celebrates a teacher’s far-reaching effects
A colorful show at Maine Art Gallery in Wiscasset honors John Lorence through the work of his associates.
Bedside table: Reader, go West
Editor’s Note: Joyce Berk sent us her book selection in April, when most of us still weren’t getting out much. That’s changed, as the pandemic in Maine has waned, but a good book is a good book whenever you read it. “The book I’m reading is ‘Riders of the Purple Sage,’ by Zane Grey. It’s […]
Agnes Bushell’s latest novel blossoms into kaleidoscope
But “The Oracle Pool” is anything but a classic mystery. The plot is non-linear, the living and dead commingle, and the characters are seekers of every stripe.
Theater review: Monmouth opens with musical exchange of letters in ‘Daddy Long Legs’
The two-hour show about an orphan and her benefactor makes for an entertaining start to the season, but goes on a bit long.
Fifty Shades ends on an unexpected feminist note
With ‘Freed,’ James wraps things up. The writing is tediously mechanical, but the message is a surprise.
Fifty years after his death, fans honor Jim Morrison in Paris
Year after year, the place has become a pilgrimage for fans.
Vatican indicts 10, including cardinal, in London deal
Charges include extortion, abuse of office and fraud in connection with the Secretariat of State’s 350 million-euro investment in a real estate venture
Artist behind Woodstock poster reprinting the famous design in Portland
Arnold Skolnick, who designed the iconic image of a catbird on a guitar, is working with printmaker David Wolfe on a limited-edition version.
Museum fetes 200 years of cartoon canines
The world’s largest cartoon museum is commemorating two centuries of dogs in comic strips, editorial cartoons, comic books and animation.
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