Top 10 for Portland store Aug. 20-26: 1. “Hunger Games” (DVD) 2. Grace Potter and The Nocturnals, “The Lion the Beast the Beat” 3. Various artists, 7-inch vinyl singles 4. “The Dictator,” (DVD) 5. Mumford & Sons, “Sigh No More” 6. Grace Potter and The Nocturnals, “Nothing But the Water” 7. Jack White, “Blunderbuss” 8. […]
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From the Editor: Comic relief: Superman, Wonder Woman yield to the power of love
Well, they’ve finally gone and done it. After 70 years of winks and nods, cat-and-mouse flirting and enough sexual tension to blow up Krypton three times over, Superman and Wonder Woman have finally hooked up. It all takes place in “Justice League” No. 12, which went on sale Wednesday. And although the pair have locked […]
Off Beat: Crowds at skillet tosses a sign of serious fun
One story is that women began tossing skillets competitively during the days of the pioneers as a way to kill time when man were off roping steers and whatnot. Another story goes that women’s skillet tossing contests grew out of the fact that a woman who could throw a skillet with accuracy had a certain […]
DVD Releases
New on the shelf: ‘Battleship’ / ‘The Lucky One’ / ‘The Pirates! Band of Misfits’ / ‘Boardwalk Empire’ (season two) / ‘Sons of Anarchy’ (season four) / ‘The Walking Dead’ (season two)
Bar Guide: Easy to get hooked on Dogfish Bar & Grille experience
In addition to live jazz every Friday night, the bar is host to a ton of local live music.
Indie Film: ‘Blue Potato,’ set in the County, puts accent on authenticity
Filmmaker Aron Gaudet grew up in Old Town.
New Westbrook gallery builds on group dynamic
The Saccarappa Art Collective pools the works and commitment of several artists to create a new kind of gallery.
In defense of anime
ANIMAINE packs four days with films, games, info and the Bootleg Bomber.
CD Review: It takes a village and a Maine barn for Bryan Laurier & The Lost Acres
Many different folks from different walks of life come together on ‘Bought & Sold’.
At the Movies
Opening: ‘The Possession’ / ‘Celeste and Jesse Forever’ / ‘Farewell, My Queen’