Nudity, steam and an icy-bath plunge are the only respectable way to lay eyes on Portland’s newest slice of Brutalist architecture.
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A book of poems set in Old Orchard Beach moves from the specific to the transcendent
‘Old Orchard’s Palace’ is poet Robert Gibbons closely observed second book about the town he lives in.
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In ‘Ballerina,’ something ‘Wick’-ish this way comes
‘Ballerina’ is an effective spin-off of the John Wick franchise.
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New shows in Rockland, Portland show innovation and evolution in Maine painting
Holden Willard’s ‘Pictures of Home’ is at Notch8 Gallery in Portland, while ‘Elizabeth Awalt: Natural Selections’ is at Caldbeck Gallery in Rockland.
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South Portland’s Spring Point Ledge Light is a little world built for living
The lighthouse, dating to 1897, is a concrete and tidy illustration of the adage ‘form follows function.’
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‘Jane Austen Wrecked My Life’: Modern love with a Regency twist
Laura Piani’s ode to a beloved author delivers on its promise of gentility, gracious settings and mostly frictionless romance.
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The maybe-final ‘Mission: Impossible’ finds Cruise in control, again
The franchise concludes with Tom Cruise at his usual full throttle. Now he can pull the mask off and reveal his true identity as an actor.
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Portland’s Space gets weird with 2 ambitious documentaries
‘Swamp Dogg Gets His Pool Painted’ follows the blues-country singer and songwriter, while ‘Japanese Avant-Garde Pioneers’ takes a look at art in post-WWII Japan.
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Proposal for Maine’s tallest building would change Portland — and deserves extra scrutiny | Column
Architect Moshe Safdie’s portfolio of A-list projects around the globe betrays an obsession with height.
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Radiohead’s Thom Yorke and Mark Pritchard team up for inventive ‘Tall Tales’
‘Tall Tales’ is the first full-length collaboration between Radiohead singer Yorke and electronic music pioneer Pritchard.