Arts Review

Published
January 29, 2023

Art review: Photos from punk scene, intricate paintings both reflect passage of time

The photography of Gary Green and paintings by Sara Crisp are on display at the Maine Jewish Museum in Portland.
Published
January 29, 2023

The tale of Martha the sheep and the ugly sweater she inspired

In 'Unraveling,' Peggy Orenstein explores the lessons gleaned from learning to shear, make wool and knit. But her book is not just a yarn about yarn.
Published
January 29, 2023

‘This Might Hurt’ furnishes estranged sisters, an evil dad, a cult-like leader, secrets and a remote Maine island

Stephanie Wrobel's new thriller seems to have it all, but the book suffers from its constantly shifting, confusing timeline.
Published
January 22, 2023

Essential reading for students of Portland’s history and admirers of its art

Earle Shettleworth, Jr.'s 'A Century of Portland Artists, 1820-1920' introduces the city and its cultural landscape in the first 100 years of Maine statehood.
Published
January 22, 2023

‘Locust Lane’ is as perceptive as it is compulsively readable

Stephen Amidon's new novel tells the story of a young woman killed in an affluent suburb and the ugly truths that emerge about several elite denizens.
Published
January 22, 2023

Art review: Bates pairs Hartley drawings with works by contemporary artists

The exhibit has been long in the making and is well worth a visit to the Lewiston college museum.
Published
January 18, 2023

Theater review: Sisters share woes, wisecracks in ‘Crimes of the Heart’

The dark comedy is playing at Good Theater in Portland.
Published
January 15, 2023

How will climate change destroy us? ‘The Deluge’ imagines the scenarios

Stephen Markley's new novel is part thriller, part horror, part all-too-real. It's scary, instructive and also entertaining.
Published
January 15, 2023

Poems of female agency and survival anchor Cate Marvin’s fourth collection

Amid the harrowing themes, several poems center on loving mother-daughter bonds.
Published
January 15, 2023

Art review: Portland photo museum puts on another jam-packed show

Maine Museum of Photographic Arts features works of 24 artists in 'Twelfth Night.'