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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.

Society Notebook: Jewish Community Alliance joins synchronized Shabbat celebrations

by Amy Paradysz February 4, 2024January 31, 2024

About 100 people in southern Maine, and 30,000 people in North America, participated in Shabbat of Love on Jan. 19.

Arts & Entertainment, Review

Art review: In weavings and in photos, artists ably mine moments of humanity

by Jorge S. Arango February 4, 2024January 30, 2024

Works by Sarah Haskell and Richard Wexler are on display at the Maine Jewish Museum in Portland through March 1.

Arts & Entertainment

Bestsellers: ‘The Frozen River,’ ‘The Wager’

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The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books from Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.

Arts & Entertainment

Deep Water: ‘Three Robins,’ by Kenneth Rosen

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Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.

Arts & Entertainment, Review

‘Argylle’: Romancing the clone

by Ty Burr Special to The Washington Post February 1, 2024

The interminable, bullet-pocked cube of zirconium spy whimsy called “Argylle” comes to us from director Matthew Vaughn, master of the hollow jape and laddish smirk. If you enjoyed “Layer Cake” (2004), “Kick-Ass” (2010) and the three “Kingsman” movies (2014-2021) – well, you may or may not enjoy his latest action comedy, which takes a familiar […]