Joanna Pocock’s memoir is about her travels from Detroit to California in 2023, retracing a trip she had taken 17 years earlier
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Summer’s end is the perfect time for sumptuous exhibits in Rockland, Portland
Dowling Walsh and Caldbeck galleries in Rockland, and Cove Street Arts in Portland play host to shows that wrap up the season.
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Lauren Wolk’s lyrical ‘Candle Island’ gets so much right
But her recent YA novel gets one thing all wrong: the summer residents versus locals dynamic.
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‘Little World’ is the brief, transporting story of a young saint
In Josephine Rowe’s novel, the body of a girl refuses to decompose and is suspected of causing miracles.
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South Portland’s library is designed to speak volumes – literally | Column
A public library works best when it gives the visitor both free access to information and a setting in which to successfully absorb it.
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Margaret Qualley shines in Ethan Coen’s ‘Honey Don’t!’ as Philip Marlowe in red lipstick
It’s the second film in Coen and Tricia Cooke’s so-called ‘lesbian B-movie trilogy,’ and while this shaggy caper might not add up to anything significant, it is fun and immensely watchable.
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New book details how Maine’s North Woods was protected
Karin Tilberg’s ‘Loving the North Woods’ gives a detailed history of the region’s recent conservation, but misses a few key points.
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PMA’s ‘Painting Energy’ is a revelatory show highlighting a collector’s varied taste | Column
‘Painting Energy: The Alex Katz Foundation Collection at the Portland Museum of Art’ showcases some of collector Katz’s donated artworks.
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There’s a Godzilla movie you probably haven’t seen. Fix that.
‘Shin Godzilla’ is back in theaters with a 4k restoration that hopes to leave a bigger footprint in the United States than it did in 2016.
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Biddeford’s Vacationland Film Festival highlights the best of Maine filmmaking
City Theater in Biddeford plays host to a weekend’s worth of Maine-centered storytelling on film.