The White House is already a famously incoherent piece of architecture. A new ballroom of grand proportions seems very much in keeping with the natural evolution of American politics.
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Jenna Ortega grounds ‘Wednesday’s’ sillier, star-studded second season
Christopher Lloyd, Heather Matarazzo, Haley Joel Osment and Thandiwe Newton join the cast of the gothic supernatural dramedy.
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In ‘Freakier Friday,’ Lindsay Lohan gives the performance we didn’t know we needed
The film is touching and funny, and its actors capture the confusing emotional nuance of the original.
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In a new biography, a Black writer and intellect gets the consideration he deserves
Bowdoin professor Tess Chakkalakal’s ‘A Matter of Complexion’ gives Charles W. Chesnutt his due and examines his place straddling two distinct literary eras.
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Her brilliant flower paintings will teach you all about abundance
A traveling exhibition resurrects Rachel Ruysch, an ambitious Dutch painter (and two-time lottery winner) whose intricate still lifes still stun.
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This true story of CIA book smuggling reads like an Ian Fleming novel
Charlie English provides a fascinating account of how the agency smuggled Camus, Orwell and Vonnegut behind the Iron Curtain in ‘The CIA Book Club.’
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Two exhibits in Wiscasset, Kittery showcase extraordinary artists now gone | Column
Joseph Fiore, who died in 2008, and Baxter Koziol, who died in February, both have ongoing retrospectives at galleries in Kittery and Wiscasset.
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Winona’s in Camden earns 4 stars for marvelous micro-seasonal food
Chef Devin Dearden and partner Hannah Adams, formerly of The Alna Store, offer a memorable fine dining experience in an approachable, casual setting.
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A celebrity couple made a horror movie about something truly scary: Relationships
‘Together’ is a magnetic horror-comedy, starring the married actors, that literalizes the emotional struggles of some couples.
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Proposed Live Nation venue is a spectacular emblem of urban failure | Column
Who can argue with the relentless logic of markets?