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.

Arts & Entertainment

Deep Water: ‘In the Beginning,’ by Maya Williams

May 28, 2023May 24, 2023

Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.

Arts & Entertainment

Society Notebook: Boys & Girls Clubs a ‘second home’ for many southern Maine youths

by Amy Paradysz May 28, 2023May 26, 2023

Spring for the Kids on May 4 raised a record-breaking $210,000 for the area’s clubs.

Arts & Entertainment, Review

Art review: One photo shows captures range of emotions, another raises questions

by Jorge S. Arango May 28, 2023May 23, 2023

Maine Museum of Photographic Arts is packed with works from a personal collection, while the Portland Museum of Art images from Africa in 1958 by Todd Webb.

Arts & Entertainment, Review

‘You Hurt My Feelings’ is relationship comedy perfection

by Ann Hornaday The Washington Post May 25, 2023May 25, 2023

Early on in “You Hurt My Feelings,” a therapist named Don (Tobias Menzies) is wrapping up a Zoom session with a client. After noting that they’re making real progress, Don starts to log off, before hearing his patient mutter, “God, what an idiot.” It’s a laugh line, but also a moment of genius on the […]