Robert Zemeckis’s golden touch has faded since the prior century, when his hit streak stretched from 1984’s “Romancing the Stone” through 2000’s “Cast Away.” Along the way, he won an Oscar for directing “Forrest Gump” (1994), the best picture winner that became one of the weirdest blockbusters in history and enshrined him as our national […]
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.
Posted inElection 2024, Local & State, News, Politics
Live updates: Flag referendum fails, 2nd District race remains tight and local results trickle in
We’re gathering election results and reactions from across the state all day following an historic U.S. election.
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Posted inDo This, Food
This falafel wrap from Mr. Chickpea has a lot of pluses
A new South Portland restaurant proves more is more when it comes to Mediterranean options.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Deep Water: ‘Hiraeth,’ by Sherry Barker Abaldo
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
A Maine photographer uses a marble from childhood to look into his past
Tad Beck gets personal with exhibition ‘Scrying’ at Grant Wahlquist Gallery.
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Bestsellers: ‘Tell Me Everything,’ ‘What If We Get It Right’
The week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books and More in South Portland.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This, Review
‘Lost on a Mountain in Maine’ could have more drama, and more Maine
Some good acting by the people playing young Donn Fendler and his mother are among the highlights of this movie, inspired by a true story that’s taught at Maine schools.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
Society Notebook: Read all about it, The Telling Room turns 20
The Portland literary arts education nonprofit celebrated the anniversary at a fundraiser Oct. 18.
Posted inBusiness, Food
Here are the southern Maine restaurants that have closed in 2024
A month-by-month look at the dining establishments, including bars and cafes, that have shut their doors this year. Plus, announced closures that are coming.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State, Review
‘Angels in America’ returns with an intense and rewarding Part 2
Portland Stage hosts the Dramatic Repertory Company production, continued from May.