Leslie Bridgers

Press Herald

Leslie Bridgers is the features editor for the Portland Press Herald, overseeing coverage of arts, entertainment and culture. She spent 10 years as a reporter, half of that time for the Portland Press Herald, covering the western suburbs of Portland, writing feature stories and working on special projects. Originally from Connecticut, Leslie came to Maine by way of Bowdoin College and never left.

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Published
April 18, 2021

Society Notebook: Spurwink’s virtual gala succinct but still inspirational

The nonprofit provider of behavorial health and education services recognized Community Housing of Maine Executive Director Cullen Ryan as its humanitarian of the year.
Published
April 18, 2021

Art review: Hilary Irons imbues plants with spirit and symbolism

‘Orb Weaver’ is on view at Dowling Walsh Gallery in Rockland.
Published
April 18, 2021

Black sesame and coconut mochi balances sweet and savory

While making it and then eating it, you’ll be stuck on this not-too-sweet traditional Asian dessert.
Published
April 18, 2021

To see or not to see? Experiencing Shakespeare during the pandemic offers its own rewards

Simon Godwin, 43, joined D.C.’s Shakespeare Theatre Company, where he is artistic director, in late 2019. He’s associate director at the Royal National Theatre in London. During the pandemic, he directed a film version of “Romeo & Juliet” that will air on PBS on Friday, Shakespeare’s birthday. Q: So this has been quite a year, […]
Published
April 12, 2021

Young adults run amok in the silly sci-fi thriller ‘Voyagers’

Set in the late 21st century, on a spacecraft en route to a new “Earth” – a habitable planet, 86 years distant from ours, to be colonized by the best representatives of the human race, after climate change and disease have ravaged this one – the sci-fi thriller “Voyagers” is grounded in very real current […]
Published
April 12, 2021

Indie Film: ‘Nighthawks’ filmmakers know the art of the trailer

The short film is still in post-production, but the teaser will give you a sense of the talent behind it.
Published
April 12, 2021

Bar Guide: Parkside ‘bardega’ redefines convenience store

Quinn’s opened a year ago in the Mellen Street Market.
Published
April 11, 2021

Deep Water: ‘savannah blues,’ by Leslie Moore

Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Published
April 11, 2021

‘Hummingbird Salamander’ is a gripping eco-thriller full of cinematic set pieces

The easiest thing for Jeff VanderMeer to do after the success of his Southern Reach trilogy (which includes the novel “Annihilation,” adapted for the screen by Alex Garland) would have been to continue in that same vein: spooky, Lynchian, Tarkovskian, “X-Files” adventures in contemporary wilderness settings. Instead, he wrote “Borne,” a futuristic post-collapse urban disaster […]
Published
April 11, 2021

How ‘Shiva Baby’ captures the anxieties of being a young woman

The premise of the new film “Shiva Baby” sells itself: While begrudgingly accompanying her parents to a shiva, the Jewish mourning ritual, a college student encounters not only her ex-girlfriend, but also her sugar daddy. Filmmaker Emma Seligman ran with the classic advice to write what you know, combining the experiences of sugar babies she […]

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