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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PublishedJanuary 30, 2023
Tap Lines: More brewers using oats to smooth things over
Adding oats, like these Portland breweries are, can give beers a fuller body and smoother mouthfeel.
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PublishedJanuary 30, 2023
Eat & Run: Watami adds to international options on Brunswick’s Maine Street
The casual restaurant specializes in ramen, poke bowls and bubble tea.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2023
Deep Water: ‘Maine Winter,’ by Chrystena Hahn
Maine Poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2023
Art review: Photos from punk scene, intricate paintings both reflect passage of time
The photography of Gary Green and paintings by Sara Crisp are on display at the Maine Jewish Museum in Portland.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2023
This year’s Oscar nominations featured a unicorn: Genuine surprise
When nominations for the 95th Academy Awards were announced Tuesday, most of the names called out had been handicapped for months. Few were shocked that such theatrical hits as “Top Gun: Maverick,” “Avatar: The Way of Water” and “Elvis” made the cut. Ditto Cate Blanchett’s ferocious lead performance in “Tár,” or Brendan Fraser’s heart-rending comeback […]
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2023
Indie Film: With ‘Chapman Speaks,’ Husson film students imagine an authoritarian cautionary tale
The team behind a politically savvy movie-in-progress is holding auditions at the Bangor university on Saturday.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2023
Best-Sellers: ‘Lessons in Chemistry,’ ‘Spare’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2023
‘Infinity Pool’? More like dead-on-arrival pool
Mia Goth is on a roll. That’s one way of looking at “Infinity Pool,” the third in a string of recent indie horror films (after last year’s “X” and “Pearl”) that threaten to erase all memory of the actress in the 2020 Jane Austen adaptation “Emma.” (Actually, COVID-19 is probably more responsible for killing that […]
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2023
Indie Film: When horror without the blood and gore is a whole lot scarier
Spielberg and Scorsese agree: ‘The Haunting,’ screening at Space next week, is among the best examples of this sub-genre.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2023
Bar Guide: Cocktails are no afterthought at new Thai restaurant Dok Mali
Here are some of the standouts from the Portland restaurant’s extensive drink menu.
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