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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.
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Indie Film: Canadian dark comedy parodies its country’s politics
‘The Twentieth Century’ takes stereotypes of our neighbors to the north to a new level.
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‘New England Nature’ a panorama of prose
The book compiles excerpts on the environment around us from 60 writers over 300 years.
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The new ‘Saved by the Bell’ has a big advantage over other reboots: It’s really good
Remixing “Saved by the Bell” is nothing new. Making the remix slap? That’s something else entirely. The original series encompasses the ultimate high school television universe. And for the ′90s tweens who watched each episode feverishly on Saturday mornings, the show was as addictive as a second bowl of sugary cereal. But that adulation hasn’t […]
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Think it will soon be too cold to eat outside? Heed this advice from Alaska, Scandinavia – even the South Pole
Yes, it’s possible to dine outside during the winter, but be prepared to dress in layers, and bring a blanket.
Posted inRecipes
This decadent quinoa bake is a clever way to reinvent leftover Thanksgiving vegetables
When this dish emerges from the oven, the first thing you notice is how gloriously cheesy it is, with an alluring, golden-brown crust of nutty, funky gruyere. Scoop into it and you get to the tender quinoa studded with pieces of autumnal roasted vegetables, all moistened and married in a light, creamy cheese sauce. It’s […]
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Steve McQueen’s film series ‘Small Axe’ is a powerful act of restorative justice
In “Lovers Rock,” we see a young woman surreptitiously sneaking out of a house, her shoes in her hand. Meanwhile, a group of young men clear furniture from the main room of another London house, making way for a turntable and speakers. In the kitchen, women begin to prepare curried goat and callaloo, laughing and […]
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Bedside Table: ‘The Death of the Heart’ is observant writing worth savoring
Reminded by a Zoom author interview, Mount Desert man finally takes up his mother’s recommendation.
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This New Orleans-style Thanksgiving po’ boy is the answer to all your holiday leftovers
Use that turkey, stuffing, gravy and cranberry sauce to make the sandwich of your dreams.
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A trip down memory lane with Timothy Leary’s companion
If Joanna Harcourt-Smith hadn’t existed, a screenwriter might have had to invent her. Harcourt-Smith, who died recently at the age of 74, was a jet-setting denizen of the ’60s and ’70s at their most hedonistic: The daughter of a prosperous family, she effortlessly joined various fabulous entourages in such places as Marbella and Gstaad. At […]