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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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Society Notebook: Celebrating the people putting Portland to work
Imagine Portland 2020, the Portland Regional Chamber’s awards ceremony, draws a crowd of 850.
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Deep Water: ‘Under The Bridge, A River,’ by Brian Evans-Jones
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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How Richard Rankin made his way to ‘Outlander’
A chance meeting during a trip to Hollywood changed his plans to continue a career in computer technology.
Posted inDo This, Review
Movie review: ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ is a surprisingly good time
I’m as surprised as anyone to report that “Sonic the Hedgehog,” the adaptation of the popular ’90s Sega video game, is actually good. Expectations have been low since the movie’s rocky rollout in its first trailer, with online backlash regarding the look of the computer-generated character requiring animators to go back to the drawing board, […]
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Indie Film: Quirky, animated films get a monthly slot at the Apohadion
The Animated Oddities series starts Feb. 26 with ‘Consuming Spirits.’
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Review: Comedic super-duo provide the perfect lift to ‘Downhill’
If you’re going to Americanize a celebrated European film, you can’t do much better than casting Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell.
Posted inDo This, Food
Tap Lines: Beer happenings to bring you out of hibernation
Sebago releases Barleywine, Novare Res hosts out-of-state breweries, and Winter Session returns on Leap Day.
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Theater review: Good Theater puts on 1960s period drama with chilling relevance to today
‘Pack of Lies,’ based on true events, takes a look into the lives of a suburban English family asked to allow counter-intelligence agents to use their home as an outpost to conduct surveillance on their neighbors.
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Society Notebook: Local acts pair up for Music Video Portland Awards
The third year’s ceremony, held at Bayside Bowl, is the biggest yet.