Erik Messerschmidt, who won for his work on ‘Mank,’ remembers watching the Oscars on TV in his Cape Elizabeth home as a child.
Life & Culture
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Oscars award show the latest to suffer a significant drop in viewers
The Academy Awards lost more than half its audience from 2020’s show, hitting a record low.
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Kanye West sneakers fetch record $1.8 million
He wore the Nike Air Yeezy 1 prototypes at the 2008 Grammy Awards.
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Indie Film: Eastport among the small towns profiled in uplifting HBO documentary
‘Our Towns,’ based on a book, is streaming on HBO Max.
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A complete list of all the winners at the 2021 Oscars
Daniel Kaluuya, Chloé Zhao, Emerald Fennell – and even a Mainer, Erik Messerschmidt for cinematography – were among the winners at Sunday’s Academy Awards.
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Noted Peaks Island photographer Arthur J. Fink dies at 74
He had an enduring connection to the Bates Dance Festival, where he served as resident photographer from 2005 through 2017.
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Americans update their closets as they emerge from pandemic
Levi Strauss is seeing a resurgence in denim while demand for dresses at Macy’s, Anthropologie and Nordstrom is going up as proms and weddings resume.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Feds charge D.C. pastor with fraud, alleging theft of more than $1.5 million in PPP loans
Authorities say Rudolph Brooks Jr. used the money to purchase luxury cars and property.
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Cape Elizabeth native Erik Messerschmidt wins Oscar for cinematography
It was his first nomination from The Academy.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Who is the greatest fictional detective? A new book reminds us why it’s Poirot
Mark Aldridge’s ‘Agatha Christie’s Poirot’ offers clues – and evidence – to prove the case.