Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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, Books
Bestsellers: ‘How to Read a Book,’ ‘The Demon of Unrest’
The week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Music
Billie Eilish shows us what she was made for
It feels too early to draw a bright pink line through Billie Eilish’s recording career, but do we really have a choice? Her obliterating ballad from last summer’s “Barbie” soundtrack, “What Was I Made For?,” felt so delicately inventive and deeply existential that it automatically split her songbook into before-and-after. So into the post-pink we […]
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State, Review
Review: Opera In the Pines spellbinds with ‘The Crucible’
The sold-out audiences at The Old Red Church in Standish this weekend were treated to a rich production that deserves an encore run.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Do This
New book maps out the real Maine places that inspired Stephen King
Space is holding a release party for ‘Stephen King’s Maine,’ during which it will also screen a Maine filmmaker’s 2021 documentary about ‘It.’
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Bestsellers: ‘How to Read a Book,’ ‘The Demon of Unrest’
The week’s top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Deep Water: ‘After Spending Most of Your Life Claiming You Don’t Believe in God, Is it Too Much to Ask for an Afterlife?’ By David Moreau
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Local & State
Society Notebook: Opera Maine goes big for ‘Aida’
An Egyptian-themed gala raised money for the ambitious summer production.
Posted inRecipes
Serve seared scallops on a creamy herb sauce for a quick, elegant meal
This recipe comes together fast, making it a terrific weeknight dinner.
Posted inRecipes
From a forgotten Indian cookbook, a deeply flavored chickpea curry
‘Lord Krishna’s Cuisine’ by Yamuna Devi won awards after it was published in 1987, but her book isn’t often cited nowadays.