Some animals are easier to love than others, whether they deserve it or not. Who wouldn’t want to cuddle an otter, though they are some of the most ruthless killers in the animal kingdom? And everyone loves the chittering of Flipper, until … well, Google “male dolphin gangs” – just not on your work computer. […]
Leslie Bridgers
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Leslie Bridgers is a columnist for the Portland Press Herald, writing about Maine culture, customs and the things we notice and wonder about in our everyday lives. Originally from Connecticut, Leslie came to Maine by way of Bowdoin College and never left. She joined the Portland Press Herald in 2011 as a reporter and spent seven years as the paper’s features editor, overseeing coverage of arts, entertainment and food.
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Society Notebook: Indigo Arts Alliance celebrates creative and cultural connections
The party at One Longfellow Square served as a fundraiser for the nonprofit’s residency program for artists of color from around the world.
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Watch: Press Herald’s Aimsel Ponti interviews music legend Bonnie Raitt
Bull Moose hosts the Q&A with Raitt on Saturday, before she performs a sold-out show at Merrill Auditorium.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
Indie Film: Amid fishing gear fight, ‘Last of the Right Whales’ highlights inter-species responsibility
The documentary by Canadian filmmaker Nadine Pequeneza, screening next week at Nickelodeon, is ‘really a film about us.’
Posted inDo This, Food
Tap Lines: Breweries’ collaboration offer lessons in mythology and chemistry
Mast Landing and Belleflower have jointly released two new beers centered around the story of the Argonauts and the Sirens, and flavors of Sauvignon Blanc.
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Eat & Run: Let Sullivan House Bakery surprise you with its daily display
The Gorham bakery offers a rotating selection of sweet and savory baked goods and a daily soup special.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
A thrilling new take on Winslow Homer – America’s favorite artist
A spring show at the Met features Homer’s works that are centered along the Gulf Stream include themes of race relations in the post-Civil War era.
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Society Notebook: All-ages art show returns to Engine
An opening reception for ‘Rumpus’ was held on April 1 in Biddeford.
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Best-Sellers: ‘The Paris Apartment,’ ‘Crying in H Mart’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
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Art review: Indigo Arts residents put on community-minded multimedia exhibition
Work by the three artists is on display at Maine College of Art & Design’s Institute of Contemporary Art.