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
August 16, 2020

The best-kept secret in documentaries? It’s all in the casting

The documentary “Boys State” follows four Texas teenagers as they navigate the title summer leadership program in their home state, an intense week-long lesson in running for office and hard-nosed realpolitik. The four young men occupy a range of descriptions and political positions: Ben is a person with disabilities who worships at the altar of […]
Published
August 16, 2020

Deep Water: ‘the cosmonaut’s heart,’ by John Reinhart

Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Published
August 10, 2020

Bar Guide: Meet Arvid Brown, the best bartender in town

The Baharat bar manager was the first winner of a new Portland bartending competition.
Published
August 10, 2020

Indie Film: Both inspiring and infuriating, ‘The Fight’ goes the distance for freedoms

A new documentary exploring the ACLU’s efforts to safeguard civil liberties is available for rent through PMA Films.
Published
August 9, 2020

Skillet-cook summer corn and chorizo for tacos that pop with summer flavor

The sweetness of fresh corn can be balanced by a spicy sausage.
Published
August 9, 2020

Movie review: A low-key ‘Secret Garden’ that still blooms

For more than a century, Frances Hodgson Burnett’s ‘The Secret Garden,’ first published in 1911, has endured.
Published
August 9, 2020

Seafood guacamole makes a luxurious, no-cook weeknight supper

Sometimes a weeknight dinner can be luxurious. There’s no rule against that, right? I was inspired to make this Seafood Guacamole – with shrimp and crab – after spending time with Roberto Santibañez’s “Truly Mexican” (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011). After leafing through the office copy, I bought my own and gave it a spot on […]
Published
August 9, 2020

Concert review: Chamber musicians meet challenge of performing remotely

The Portland Chamber Music Festival continues with performances Sunday and Thursday.
Published
August 9, 2020

Movie review: ‘She Dies Tomorrow’ is a queasily effective horror film for the pandemic era

Writer-director Amy Seimetz dredges up a queasily effective sense of impending doom in “She Dies Tomorrow,” a vivid but vaporous portrait of collective unease that feels uncannily of this moment. The film opens on the teary, bleary eye of an obviously distraught woman. It belongs to a character named Amy (Kate Lyn Sheil), who has […]
Published
August 9, 2020

With his camera, Gordon Parks humanized the Black people others saw as simply criminals

In 1957, Gordon Parks accepted an assignment from Life magazine, where he had been a staff photographer for a decade – the first African American to hold such a position – to explore crime in America. An interesting gig. How to tackle it? Parks traveled for six weeks, visiting Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles and […]

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