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
July 26, 2020

What NBC’s ‘World of Dance’ gets right about dance

After watching the impeccable tutting routine by a group called Geometrie Variable, Ne-Yo had one question for his fellow judges on NBC’s “World of Dance.” “Did you catch the chin-ography?” Of course they caught it. They’d all whooped when one of the dancers hammered his chin like a sewing-machine needle along the extended forearm of […]
Published
July 26, 2020

Deep Water: ‘Following the Bear,’ by Sandy Stott

Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Published
July 26, 2020

Chef’s Caribbean-Scottish heritage inspires Jerk Chicken Wings with Pineapple and Peanuts

The dish offers a lot of flavor for just a little work.
Published
July 26, 2020

It’s everything but the bagel with this summer tomato tart inspired by a deli favorite

The cream cheese pie crust nods to the bagel and is a nice, forgiving dough, to boot.
Published
July 23, 2020

Run & Eat: Taj is all about takeout

The South Portland Indian restaurant has mastered the pickup process.
Published
July 20, 2020

Bar Guide: Portland bartenders serve up refreshing takes on the spirits of summer

Get a new look at your favorite liquor on a cocktail menu near you.
Published
July 20, 2020

Indie Film: Let John Lewis inspire you to get into ‘Good Trouble’

The documentary about the late political and civil rights leader is available to stream through PMA Films.
Published
July 19, 2020

Movie review: Adaptation of ‘The Painted Bird’ is a shocking, deeply moving allegory of war

When “The Painted Bird” was first shown at film festivals in the fall – way back when people could still sit in movie theaters – there were mass walkouts reported at Venice and Toronto, by viewers who were horrified by some of the action depicted in this black-and-white Holocaust drama (more or less faithfully adapted […]
Published
July 19, 2020

‘The Old Guard’ on Netflix is a comic-book movie playing by a new set of rules

Gina Prince-Bythewood and Kiki Layne are a one-of-a-kind dynamic duo in the comic-book movie genre. Two women. Both Black. One directing. The other in a starring role. That’s something that has yet to be seen in a big-budget film with superpowers. “The Old Guard,” which debuted July 10 on Netflix, is based on the Image […]
Published
July 19, 2020

Peacock arrives with a big archive and a few new shows (‘Brave New World’) that aren’t much to strut about

As you know from endless (and endlessly grating) commercials, Peacock is the subscription streaming service from Xfinity, which is part of Comcast, which is part of NBC, which is part of Universal, which is part of America, which is part of Earth, which is part of the solar system. Beyond that, it’s E.T.’s problem – […]

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