Arts Review
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PublishedJanuary 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.
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PublishedJanuary 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.
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PublishedJanuary 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.
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PublishedJanuary 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.
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PublishedJanuary 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.
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PublishedJanuary 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.
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2023
Theater review: Sisters share woes, wisecracks in ‘Crimes of the Heart’
The dark comedy is playing at Good Theater in Portland.
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PublishedJanuary 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.
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PublishedJanuary 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.
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PublishedJanuary 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.'
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