The Talking Heads frontman speaks with the national arts reporter for The Washington Post.
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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Deep Water: ‘The Death of Juliet,’ by Mark Evan Chimsky
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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In ‘Shirley,’ Elisabeth Moss delivers a ferocious star turn as writer Shirley Jackson
By the conclusion, its characters are merged so effectively that viewers may not be entirely certain whose breakdown they’re witnessing.
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Bar Guide: Put the ‘ice’ in isolation by moving on from cubes
Different shapes work better for different cocktails, and they aren’t hard to make.
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Indie Film: If you could make a roster of movie baseball players, these would be the all-stars
Why not spend our baseball-void days filling a lineup with (mostly) fictional characters?
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Art Q&A: Sculptors Aaron Stephan and Lauren Fensterstock keep their heads down on long-term projects
It will be a while before the Portland couple knows how the shutdown will affect their livelihood.
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HBO Max rolls in with ‘Love Life,’ a surprisingly deep romance dramedy
Season 1, starring Anna Kendrick, follows a 20-something through her ups and downs with dating and relationships.
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Inspired by Duke Ellington, Seven Tones Project brings quarantined musicians and filmmakers together
The artists collaborate on short films (streaming on YouTube) set to original renditions of Ellington’s compositions.
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Deep Water: ‘Haunted,’ by Suzanne Langlois
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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Movie review: Tracee Ellis Ross takes center stage in ‘The High Note’
The film never quite hits one, but it has its moments and offers a bit of summer escapism.