The newest installment in the “Conjuring” horror franchise – an expanding cinematic universe centering on fictionalized versions of real-life paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga), and embracing the “Annabelle” spinoff series about a demonic doll – seems bent on converting skeptics, to an almost missionary degree. “The Court accepts the […]
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How ‘Master of None’ portrays a single lesbian’s fertility struggles with an honesty rarely seen on TV
Struggling on her own, Alicia calls her mother. She has to muster up the courage to self-administer a shot of progesterone as part of her fertility treatment, and Sharon knows just what to say: Alicia is as strong as other women who have been through this before, isn’t she? Plus, Sharon has a down payment […]
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The story of Europe’s infamous witch trials gets the Monty Python treatment
The comedy that runs through Rivka Galchen’s “Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch” is a magical brew of absurdity and brutality.
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Bedside Table: How to get through tough times? This book, set in World War II, has some answers
“I recently finished reading ‘Symphony for the City of the Dead’ by M.T. Anderson and winner of several awards. This book was chosen by my book club and was based on the true story of Soviet-Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich, who used his musical talents to bring hope to the people of his country during the […]
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Rockland gallery makes way for the shapes of David Row
The artist, who splits his time between New York and Cushing Island, gets his first show in his home state at 71.
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Maine writers, poets and artists respond to ‘A Dangerous New World’
In the pages of this collection on climate change, loss, grief, hope – and calls to action – mingle.
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Theresa Secord, Penobscot basket maker, wins $75,000 fellowship
She will use the money to work with an apprentice, demonstrate her craft and help preserve Indigenous language.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Artists record songs honoring Juneteenth
The 20-song playlist includes Chloe x Halle, Black Thought of the Roots, H.E.R., and country singers Kane Brown and Jimmie Allen.
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The Pompidou, Paris’ temple of modern art, plans New Jersey branch
It plans to open a satellite museum in what is now a gutted industrial building in Jersey City.
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Johnny Gilbert, the voice of ‘Jeopardy!’, keeps going at 92
The death of Alex Trebek last year left Gilbert to decide whether he’d want to work with a new host. He decided to stay in the game.