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 8, 2023
‘The Pale Blue Eye’ a 19th-century whodunit – with Edgar Allan Poe
Writer-director Scott Cooper may be as perfect an interpreter as can be imagined for Netflix’s pulpy yet high-minded adaptation of “The Pale Blue Eye,” a well-received 2003 whodunit by novelist Louis Bayard about a series of grisly 1830 murders investigated by a retired police detective and his young assistant, Edgar Allan Poe. Coming off 2021’s […]
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2023
In ‘Corsage,’ a self-aware woman is trapped by the confines of a crown
Vicky Krieps plays Empress Elisabeth of Austria in Marie Kreutzer’s intriguing but inert historical drama.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2023
‘Glass Onion’ another fun, and scathing, ‘Knives Out’ mystery
Remember “Knives Out”? It was 2019, and we were all looking for a movie worth schlepping to a theater to see with the whole family. Who knew it would be a playful Agatha Christie-style parlor mystery whose themes of wealth inequality, political squabbling and internecine power plays made it arguably the most on-point film of […]
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2023
Stay active and entertained at these fun-centric indoor sports complexes
Golf simulators, ax-throwing pits, rock gyms and trampoline parks offer ways to expend energy inside during winter.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2023
Tap Lines: Maine’s non-alcoholic beer options keep getting better
You can now find locally made non-alcoholic craft brews in several styles.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2023
Indie Film: They wrote a silly script and let AI handle the animation
Watch the first episode of comedic sci-fi web series ‘Your Universe is Weird.’
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2023
Society Notebook: Holiday party becomes celebration of hope
Event at U.S. Custom House raised $18,000 for youth-led mental health nonprofit Yellow Tulip Project.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2023
French onion meets chicken soup in this creamy bowl of comfort
I’d been going through a dry spell, lacking in kitchen inspiration and feeling a bit blue, when it hit me: What I wanted was comfort food. I was itching for a creamy soup (with actual cream in it!), but I wanted it to be as familiar and easy to make as chicken soup with the […]
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2023
How to make Hoppin’ John, a tradition that’s more than a meal
Every new year, people – especially those whose roots run deep in the South – soak black-eyed peas to make their favorite good luck dish, Hoppin’ John. Beloved by all but commonly misunderstood, the dish of rice, peas and pork is traditional in the Lowcountry, the coastal areas of South Carolina, but it has found […]
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2023
Best-Sellers: ‘Lessons in Chemistry,’ ‘The Light We Carry’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.
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