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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 inArts & Entertainment
Ben Schwartz in the fast lane with starring role in ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’
The ‘Parks and Recreation’ star has loved the animated character since he was a kid, when he played Sonic video games.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment
Review: ‘The Last Thing He Wanted’ is alarmingly unthrilling
Anne Hathaway stars in the Netflix film, but the end result may not be what anyone wanted.
Posted inNews, Review
Concert review: PSO, guest conductor earn standing ovation for 20th century sampling
But a piano concerto highlights Merrill Auditorium’s need for a new instrument.
Posted inDo This, Food
Bar Guide: Wilson County puts the bar in barbecue
The new restaurant in West Bayside has specialty cocktails and 28 draft lines.
Posted inDo This, Review
Movie review: Harley Quinn and her girl gang are lovable psychopaths in ‘Birds of Prey’
The best thing to come out of 2016’s much-derided DC antihero team-up “Suicide Squad” was Margot Robbie’s inspired take on Harley Quinn, the self-proclaimed “Joker’s girl” and quirky chaos clown. Robbie’s Quinn, with her colorful pigtails and baseball bat, instantly became an icon, a perennial Halloween costume, eclipsing even her lesser half, Jared Leto’s heavily […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
Indie Film: Valentine’s Day movie picks you’re not already sick of
Refreshing romances to watch while snuggling.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
Society Notebook: Strive dances away two decades
The program for Mainers with intellectual disabilities held its 20th anniversary gala on Jan. 25.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
Society Notebook: Strive dances away two decades
The program for Mainers with intellectual disabilities held its 20th anniversary gala on Jan. 25.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Why it matters that the Oscars lack diversity — and what can be done about it
The Oscars have a problem, and it’s not going to be easily solved. In 2015, frustrated by yet another all-white slate of acting nominees (and the fact that seven out of eight best-picture candidates focused on stories of white men), former attorney April Reign coined the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite, drawing attention to the academy’s roster of […]