The new novel by Jean Hanff Korelitz, the author behind “The Undoing,” is a sharp and twisty tale of literary paranoia.
Review
Concert review: Celebration of the blues a powerful end to PSO’s digital season
Nothin’ But the Blues is streaming through June 11.
Art review: Skowhegan school’s influence, adventurousness on display
The Maine Jewish Museum shows works in many media by the art school’s alumni.
Portland Ballet performs before a live audience with ‘Momentum’
The production of ‘Momentum: 3 Dances for Moving Forward’ at the Westbrook Performing Arts Center featured two pieces choreographed by artistic director Nell Shipman that began and ended the evening.
In the 19th century, an unlikely man ignited a movement to protect animals from mistreatment
‘Traitor to His Species” tells the story of Henry Bergh, who believed that when we abuse animals, we also harm ourselves. He was accused of ‘benevolent balderdash,’ but his ideas live on.
When the sun never set on the British Empire and London never slept
Simon Heffer’s encyclopedic book about Victorian and Edwardian England offers a fascinating perspective on the present.
Art review: Ogunquit Museum opens with three thought-provoking shows
The temporary exhibitions are on view into July.
Girl meets movie star in ‘Finding You,’ a surprisingly unaffected Y.A. love story
Based on “There You’ll Find Me,” a Christian Y.A. novel about a college girl healing from emotional wounds (while also falling in love), the film “Finding You” would seem, by virtue of the title change alone, to have shifted its thematic focus slightly. The original wording suggests a journey of self-discovery; the latter, a more […]
‘The Water Man’ is a rare treat: A sensitive family film grounded in real life
In “The Water Man,” an assured, richly appointed directorial debut by David Oyelowo, the filmmaker nods toward his aesthetic roots when his main character briefly opens his “E.T.” lunchbox. That flash of retro pop culture feels right at home in this sensitive family drama, in which Lonnie Chavis plays Gunner Boone, a serious-minded only child […]
In helping her daughter bloom, a mother changed perceptions of autism
Clara Park successfully challenged the idea that “refrigerator” moms caused the condition.