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Life & Culture
Stories about life, culture, entertainment and arts from the Portland Press Herald.
Les McKeown, who fronted the Bay City Rollers, dies at 65
The band had a fanatical teen following and sold more than 100 million records.
LeVar Burton will be ‘Jeopardy!’ guest host
His supporters launched an online petition for the actor.
Tempest Storm, exotic dancer called ‘The Last Queen of Burlesque,’ dies at 93
Her many paramours, according to her 1987 autobiography, included Elvis Presley and John F. Kennedy.
Robert Indiana’s estate responsible for $3.7 million in overpaid legal fees, Maine attorney general says
The AG’s office wants the late artist’s personal representative to repay the money to Indiana’s foundation.
Burning Man mulling mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for August festival
The organizers back off an earlier statement indicating that they had already decided to require the shots.
Prince fans headed to Paisley Park 5 years after death
A select 1,400 fans on Wednesday will mark the anniversary from inside his creative sanctuary in suburban Minneapolis.
Pingree urges SBA to fix problems with online grant applications for arts, music venues
One arts official in Portland calls the federal agency’s web portal, which went live on April 8, ‘a disaster waiting to happen.’
Ted Nugent, who called COVID-19 ‘not a real pandemic,’ is sick with coronavirus
Nugent, a supporter of ex-President Donald Trump, previously called the pandemic a scam and has railed against public health restrictions.
Justice Amy Coney Barrett lands book deal
Politico reports the book with be about how judges should avoid letting their decisions be shaped by personal feelings.