Arts & Entertainment

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September 15, 2013

Author Q&A: C’est Jack

Joyce Johnson's biography of Jack Kerouac delves into the impact the Beat writer's Franco-American identity had on his life and work.
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September 15, 2013

Book Review: Ennui as premise rubs off on reader

J.M. Coetzee's latest novel ultimately falls prey to the emptiness it describes.
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September 15, 2013

Room for ‘View’ and ‘Talk’? Time (and ratings) will tell

Jenny McCarthy joins 'The View' for the 83-year-old Barbara Walters' final season on the air.
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September 15, 2013

Signings, etc.: Eleanor Morse

Join author Eleanor Morse for a conversation about her acclaimed novel, “White Dog Fell From the Sky.” The book paints an intimate portrait of Botswana and a young man fleeing his beloved homeland to escape the brutality of apartheid. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing. WHEN: 7 p.m. Wednesday WHERE: […]
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September 15, 2013

Classical Beat: USM celebrates composer John Cage

One of the most unusual musical events of the season occurs at Corthell Hall on the Gorham campus of the University of Southern Maine this Friday. Noted “modern” music interpreter Bridget Convey, who now lives in Hallowell, will play John Cage’s complete Sonatas and Interludes for prepared piano. The word “modern” is in quotes because […]

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September 15, 2013

Daniel Kany: Postcards from the great Thomas Cornell

Thomas Cornell passed away last December after having taught in the Bowdoin College art department for 50 years. Cornell, in fact, founded Bowdoin’s fine arts program. June Fitzpatrick Gallery’s exhibition of Cornell’s work, “The Priority of Nature,” is a surprisingly bold show not only because of Cornell’s bristling work, but because Fitzpatrick chose to reach […]
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September 15, 2013

Movie Review: Silly ‘Insidious 2’ sets table for sequels to come

More silly than its sinister predecessor, “Insidious: Chapter 2” is entertaining for the contortions the script makes to incorporate both a brief prequel and highlights from the first film into a new 105-minute package. This is a Mobius strip of a movie, looping in on itself with ghosts from “The Further” and parallel existences interwoven […]
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September 15, 2013

Society Notebook: Toast of the town

Hundreds gather for a Portland Greendrinks event to meet 'n greet, hoist a glass and support a worthy cause.
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September 15, 2013

Another medal for our hero Joshua Chamberlain

Maine's history community gets excited about news of the discovery of Civil War general Joshua Chamberlain’s original Medal of Honor.
Published
September 8, 2013

A life in pictures

The photographer Robert Freson, who captured on film some of the most famous faces of our time, has settled into a happy – and still busy – existence on Bailey Island.

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