Leslie Bridgers

Columnist

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.

Arts & Entertainment, Review

Art review: Sculptures feed off each other in energetic Greenhut show

by Jorge S. Arango February 14, 2021February 13, 2021

The Portland gallery features the works of three Maine artists in ‘Objects/Objectivity.’

Arts & Entertainment, Review

‘Minari’ is a movie about the immigrant experience that’s both universal and surprising

by Ann Hornaday The Washington Post February 14, 2021February 11, 2021

To call “Minari” uncannily timely almost does it a disservice. This modestly scaled but enormously heartfelt drama touches on any number of so-called hot buttons, including immigration, assimilation, the American Dream and the fluctuations of identity. But it’s not about those things. Rather, this is the funny, sad, inspiring and ultimately universal story of how […]

Arts & Entertainment

Britney Spears and the trauma of being young, female and famous in the ’90s

by Ashley Fetters The Washington Post February 14, 2021February 11, 2021

It’s become pretty trendy, re-litigating the headline controversies of the late ’90s and early 2000s. Netflix’s “The Crown” recently revisited the royal English intrigue of Prince Charles and Princess Diana; ESPN’s “The Last Dance” told the behind-the-scenes story of the other most famous dynasty of the time, the Michael Jordan-era Chicago Bulls. Slate’s “Slow Burn” […]

Arts & Entertainment, Do This

Indie Film: ‘Commie High’ a lesson in determination and flexibility

by Dennis Perkins February 8, 2021February 4, 2021

The documentary about the success of a Michigan ‘hippie school’ is streaming through PMA Films.

Do This, Food

Bar Guide: Shake things up on Valentine’s Day with these Cupid-themed cocktails

by Angie Bryan February 8, 2021February 4, 2021

Maine mixologists share recipes that will have you seeing red.

Arts & Entertainment

Golden Globe nominations: ‘The Crown’ leads TV nominations while ‘Mank’ dominates movies

by Emily Yahr, Bethonie Butler and Sonia Rao The Washington Post February 7, 2021February 3, 2021

It looks like the members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association spent the last year doing what we all did: watching a lot of Netflix. “Mank,” the David Fincher-directed drama about screenwriter Herman Mankiewicz penning the screenplay for “Citizen Kane,” earned six Golden Globe Award nominations on Wednesday morning, the most of any film. “The […]

Recipes

How to cook a quick hash and make the most of the food you have on hand

by Becky Krystal The Washington Post February 7, 2021February 3, 2021

There are plenty of sayings that make you want to roll your eyes, but “make a hash of” is one that really gets under my skin. The implication: You’ve ruined or spoiled something. You’ve messed up. I hate it, because I love a good hash. Hash is one of the most time-honored, satisfying ways to […]