The latest installment in the Despicable Me franchise, the series of animated comedy films centering on Gru, a semi-reformed supervillain voiced by Steve Carell, is a fish-out-of-water tale set in a sleepy suburban safe house. It’s also a revenge story, precipitated by the escape of Gru’s arch-nemesis Maxime Le Mal (Will Ferrell) from maximum security […]
Leslie Bridgers
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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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Talea Ensemble shocks and amuses at Bowdoin music festival
The classical musicians from New York City played works by contemporary composers from around the world.
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12 hidden gems of this year’s Maine International Film Festival
From an animated short about a social media-addicted pig to a Blue Hill-based horror film, there’s lots to see in Waterville.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Bestsellers: ‘Pitch Dark,’ ‘The Demon of Unrest’
The week’s bestselling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
Society Notebook: Maine-made fashion hits the runway
The Stitch fashion show and style market raised $3,000 for Maine Crafts Association programs.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Deep Water: ‘No One Taught Us Lifelong Love,’ by Kate Kearns
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Review
More summer art shows to see – out west, up the coast and close to home
Make an old Victorian house in Norway, two galleries in Rockland and a South Portland frame shop your July art destinations.
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Julia Gagnon’s down-home charm, big-time experience on display at Merrill
The ‘American Idol’ contestant sold out the Portland venue for her homecoming concert Sunday.
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Spirited ‘Funny Girl’ captures excitement of early musical theater
The show that made Barbra Streisand famous is playing at Maine State Music Theatre through July 13.
Posted inFood
A new cream ale from Maine Beer Co. and two others to try
This very American style is more commonly found on tap lines in the summer.