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.

Recipes

Crunchy stuffed sweet pepper ‘boats’ are a family-friendly meal

by Becky Krystal The Washington Post February 5, 2023January 27, 2023

It’s a flexible dish that can be customized for varying tastes.

Arts & Entertainment, Books

Best-Sellers: ‘Lessons in Chemistry,’ ‘The Creative ACT’

by Leslie Bridgers February 5, 2023January 31, 2023

The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.

Recipes

A hearty lentil soup that’s easy on your budget

by G. Daniela Galarza The Washington Post February 5, 2023February 2, 2023

Chicken sausage can add lots of flavor, or you can leave it out for a vegan version.

Arts & Entertainment, Local & State

Deep Water: ‘Practice, Practice…,’ by L. M. Turner

February 5, 2023February 2, 2023

Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.

Arts & Entertainment, Review

In ’80 for Brady,’ these golden girls just wanna have fun

by Mark Jenkins Special to The Washington Post February 1, 2023February 1, 2023

A serviceable mash-up of sitcom and sports flick, “80 for Brady” should please fans of Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno, Sally Field and/or Tom Brady. Everybody else might want to call a timeout. The movie is almost entirely fiction, but its central characters were inspired by a group of Boston-area women of a certain […]

Arts & Entertainment, Review

‘Plane’ is cinematic junk food, but oh, so tasty

by Michael O'Sullivan The Washington Post January 31, 2023January 31, 2023

Like a serving of extreme junk food – say, a Flamin’ Hot Cheetos-crusted fried chicken sandwich – the movie “Plane” is better than it looks. That’s not to say it’s a great film, or even a good one, but this action thriller, set on a remote jungle island swarming with Filipino separatists who have taken […]