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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.
Posted inRecipes
It’s everything but the bagel with this summer tomato tart inspired by a deli favorite
The cream cheese pie crust nods to the bagel and is a nice, forgiving dough, to boot.
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Posted inDo This, Food
Run & Eat: Taj is all about takeout
The South Portland Indian restaurant has mastered the pickup process.
Posted inDo This, Food
Bar Guide: Portland bartenders serve up refreshing takes on the spirits of summer
Get a new look at your favorite liquor on a cocktail menu near you.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
Indie Film: Let John Lewis inspire you to get into ‘Good Trouble’
The documentary about the late political and civil rights leader is available to stream through PMA Films.
Posted inReview
Movie review: Adaptation of ‘The Painted Bird’ is a shocking, deeply moving allegory of war
When “The Painted Bird” was first shown at film festivals in the fall – way back when people could still sit in movie theaters – there were mass walkouts reported at Venice and Toronto, by viewers who were horrified by some of the action depicted in this black-and-white Holocaust drama (more or less faithfully adapted […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment
‘The Old Guard’ on Netflix is a comic-book movie playing by a new set of rules
Gina Prince-Bythewood and Kiki Layne are a one-of-a-kind dynamic duo in the comic-book movie genre. Two women. Both Black. One directing. The other in a starring role. That’s something that has yet to be seen in a big-budget film with superpowers. “The Old Guard,” which debuted July 10 on Netflix, is based on the Image […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Peacock arrives with a big archive and a few new shows (‘Brave New World’) that aren’t much to strut about
As you know from endless (and endlessly grating) commercials, Peacock is the subscription streaming service from Xfinity, which is part of Comcast, which is part of NBC, which is part of Universal, which is part of America, which is part of Earth, which is part of the solar system. Beyond that, it’s E.T.’s problem – […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Deep Water: ‘Sonata in D Major (J.S. Bach),’ by Lori Powell
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Posted inDo This, Food
Bar Guide: What’s the real difference between a restaurant and a bar?
Legally, it’s about a license, but it can hard to tell by the experience.