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.

Cookbook Reviews, Food, Recipes

Components within ‘Clean-Eating Breakfasts and Lunch Made Simple’ worth considering

by Leslie Bridgers February 2, 2020February 1, 2020

But the combinations of ingredients in individual recipes seem either too basic or too busy.

Arts & Entertainment

Can ‘Parasite’ parlay the international Oscar into a best picture prize?

by Glenn Whipp Tribune News Service February 2, 2020February 1, 2020

Perhaps all the attention ‘Roma’ received paved the way.

Arts & Entertainment

From marching bands to The Boss to Lady Gaga at halftime

by BARRY WILNER Associated Press February 2, 2020February 1, 2020

Regardless of your musical tastes, it seems the Super Bowl halftime show has gone there.

Do This, Review

Movie review: ‘The Turning’ less about answers, more about gothic horror to savor

by Katie Walsh Tribune News Service (TNS) January 30, 2020January 28, 2020

At the end of Floria Sigismondi’s “The Turning,” after all the credits had rolled, male members of the audience at a press screening were visibly and vocally upset. They were seemingly enraged at the film’s unwillingness to offer up a single definitive answer about the perceived haunting in this take of Henry James’ 1898 novella […]