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From the Editor: The naked truth about PETA and its extremist ilk

Apparently, having celebrities pose naked for ad campaigns and exhibiting women in cages body-painted to look like tigers isn’t enough for PETA. Late last week, the activist organization announced plans for an Internet porn site. So now PETA supporters will be able to “promote” their cause by showing more than just their bare behinds; they’ll […]

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Exploring ‘What if?’ moments, ‘Another Earth’ captivates

“Another Earth” is quietly and movingly out of this world. Director Mike Cahill has woven sci-fi imaginings and quantum physics theories of parallel universes into a provocative meditation on the prospect of rewriting your life history. It is no simple task to spin such abstract notions into smart (versus cheesy) entertainment, but there is such […]

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At the Movies

OPENING FRIDAY “OUR IDIOT BROTHER” (R) (1:30) Stars Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks and Zooey Deschanel. Directed by Jesse Peretz. A pot bust sends nice guy Ned to jail, and though he’s released early on good behavior, he returns home to discover that his girlfriend has left and taken his dog. Homeless and unemployed, he divides his […]

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Got Tix?

The latest On sale 10 a.m. Friday — All Time Low with The Ready Set and He Is We, 7 p.m. Nov. 17, State Theatre, Portland. $20/$22. Statetheatreportland.com; (800) 745-3000; Cumberland County Civic Center box office On sale 10 a.m. Friday — Yonder Mountain String Band with The Infamous Stringdusters, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 26, State […]