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Sadoff’s latest collection is beautiful, but problematic

by Sarah Neilson September 13, 2020September 8, 2020

The poems in ‘Country, Living’ fall “entirely within a world of the white male gaze.”

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Review

Thirty years after he took his life, poet Peter Kilgore gets his due

by William Barry September 13, 2020September 12, 2020

‘Quarry,’ which collects his poems, evinces his keen awareness of place and offers a glimpse into the Portland cultural scene of the ’70s.

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Two 20-somethings meet cute – way too cute – in ‘The Broken Hearts Gallery’

by Michael O'Sullivan The Washington Post September 13, 2020September 10, 2020

Two 20-somethings meet hyper-cute in “The Broken Hearts Gallery.” Lucy (Geraldine Viswanathan) – a quippy Manhattanite who has been dumped recently by her superficial boyfriend and fired from her job as an art gallery assistant – has accidentally jumped into the back seat of an idling vehicle she mistakes for her Uber, only to find […]

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Ferrante intertwines self worth, temptation

by Marion Winik Special to The Washington Post September 6, 2020September 3, 2020

In ‘The Lying Life of Adults,’ the author of the Neapolitan quartet tackles the wild drama of adolescence with insight and humor.

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Review

Book review: Close encounters with critters

by Thomas Urquhart September 6, 2020September 5, 2020

Two books by Maine authors offer affectionate, but very different, takes on loons and other wildlife.

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Art review: Cove Street ‘Retrospective’ covers Jon Imber’s range

by Jorge S. Arango September 6, 2020September 5, 2020

The Portland gallery is also showing the photography of John and Cynthia Orcutt.

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Review

In a you-can’t-make-this-stuff-up age, Hiaasen can

by Richard Lipez Special to the Washington Post August 30, 2020August 27, 2020

In the latest from the master of satire, ‘Squeeze Me,” President Trump – “Mastodon” per his Secret Service code name – gets a starring role. “The Trump era is truly Carl Hiaasen’s moment.”

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Movie review: A dickens of a ‘David Copperfield,’ with Dev Patel heading up a great ensemble cast

by Ann Hornaday The Washington Post August 30, 2020August 27, 2020

If ever a match were made in cine-literary heaven it would be Charles Dickens and Armando Iannucci, each a master of probing social criticism, slashing wit and floridly besotted love of language. So the fact that Iannucci’s “The Personal History of David Copperfield” is a surpassingly lively and acutely observant flight of fancy doesn’t come […]