Isbell and the 400 Unit played the Portland venue Monday.
Review
Art review: From seascapes to surreal photography, seeing Maine through 3 artists’ eyes
Distinctly different perspectives emerge in paintings at Moss Galleries in Falmouth and two photo exhibits at Dowling Walsh in Rockland.
Bedside table: It’s ‘Late in the Day’ for the U.S. publication of this terrific book, says a fan
Book recommendations from readers.
The author died far too young. Her brilliant short stories live on.
Decades after Diane Oliver’s death in a motorcycle accident, ‘Neighbors and Other Stories’ offers a startling glimpse of what might have been.
In ‘Just East of Nowhere,’ troubled teens trudge toward adulthood
Scot Lehigh’s debut novel, set in Eastport, tells the intertwining tales of three young adults who must grapple with their questionable and sometimes violent choices.
In ‘The Taste of Things,’ Juliette Binoche is Mona Lisa in the kitchen
In “The Taste of Things,” a radiant Juliette Binoche plays Eugénie, a gifted cook who for the past 20 years has been running the kitchen of a 19th-century epicurean named Dodin Bouffant (Benoît Magimel). As the movie opens, Eugénie is harvesting vegetables from Dodin’s garden, smiling beatifically and delicately rearranging wisps of hair as she […]
Spider-Verse-adjacent action flick ‘Madame Web’ has low-key appeal
Dakota Johnson isn’t an obvious choice for a superhero. Best known for “Fifty Shades of Grey,” the actress mostly exudes a laid-back, half-lidded, even soporific energy that only rarely rears up with intensity, as it did in her acclaimed supporting performance in “The Lost Daughter.” But that may be precisely the best argument for casting […]
Portland String Quartet plays ‘Music at the J’ show in Portland Sunday
Titled “PSQ III” to mark the quartet’s third concert of the season, the program featured works by an interesting variety of composers, past and present.
In ‘Directions to Myself,’ a frank look at the vagaries of motherhood and childhood
A new memoir by Heidi Julavits examines four years in the life of her young son – and herself.
Art review: Immerse yourself in Emilie Stark-Menneg’s fantastical world
Her show at the Farnsworth is the first in series featuring the next generation of Maine artists.