The Portland venue served the complex arrangements well.
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What did Shakespeare really look like? One writer’s quest to find out
In his lively new book ‘Stalking Shakespeare,’ Lee Durkee chronicles his adventure seeking answers about the Bard’s identity.
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‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ trilogy ends with whimper, not bang
The origin story of Rocket Raccoon is a bittersweet and smothered in special-effects sauce.
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Art review: Diversity of contemporary art scene demonstrated by 3 shows
They’re up for the next few weeks at Grant Wahlquist and Zero Station galleries in Portland and George Marshall Store Gallery in York.
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‘Hatchet Island’ is multilayered and gripping from the get-go
With missing people, murder victims, endangered puffins, racism and romance, Paul Doiron’s 13th Mike Bowditch mystery is jampacked.
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Dance review: Portland Ballet’s rendition of ‘Sylvia’ by turns fierce and folksy
The performance marked the end of the dance company’s season.
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A woman struggles to hold her fragile family – and herself – together in ‘Lungfish’
Set on an unnamed island in Maine, Portland writer Meghan Gilliss’ first novel is evocative and haunting.
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Art review: Portland galleries put the natural world in a new context
While an immersive experience at Speedwell explores mass extinction, Space looks at the subjectivity of what is considered natural.
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Michael Laudor was a Yale golden boy. Then a psychotic break led to tragedy.
‘The Best Minds’ details Jonathan Rosen’s friendship with Michael Laudor, who, in the grip of psychosis, killed his pregnant fiancee.
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John Mulaney still needs you to like him
John Mulaney is the kind of comedian I want to see crack open. I say that as a fan. I’m not alone here. I think often about his 2014 appearance on “WTF with Marc Maron” because you can hear Maron’s frustration at Mulaney’s composure build while he prattles charmingly on. “Just, you know, who’s in […]