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February 10, 2013

Art Review: Brilliant show a study in conceptual depth

The iconic shape of Maine combines the practical and the abstract. We have both the land’s natural boundaries, such as the coastline and rivers, and then we have the straight lines drawn by men on maps. Modernism in art could be defined as the aggressive introduction of map and diagram logic — flat and based […]
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February 10, 2013

Dine Out Maine: Buck’s Naked has great barbecue, any way you spell it

Barbecue or BBQ? Spell check says both are correct. Having lived in South Carolina, I understand that Southern enthusiasts take barbecue nuance (even spelling) very seriously. New Englanders do too. Did you know there is a New England Barbecue Society with cooking classes and barbecue judging lessons? (Note to self: sign up at www.nebs.org.) Luckily, […]
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February 10, 2013

Calendar

Art “Between Past and Present: The Homer Studio Photographic Project,” contemporary photography made with historic processes, through Feb. 17; Lois Dodd: “Catching the Light,” career retrospective — 1955-2012 — for the Maine painter, through April 7; and “Voices of Design” — 25 Years of Architalx, interactive exhibition that showcases the power of design, through May […]
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February 10, 2013

Bob Keyes: Call it the Blanco boom. Or bloom

The Richard Blanco literary event that is happening in Portland on Feb. 26 is a Maine success story from every angle. It’s an example of a community coming together to celebrate the success of an individual, and it started because one individual believed strongly it had to happen and was willing to work hard to […]
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February 10, 2013

Movie Review: Characters lose their punch early in ‘Identity Thief’

“Oooh, honey, less is more,” the flamboyant hair stylist whispers, out of earshot, at Diana (Melissa McCarthy) as she bombs her head with hairspray and trowels on the eye shadow. That’s never the case with McCarthy, the bawdy, rude, larger-than-life comic whose big movie break was “Bridesmaids.” She riffs, tosses back belts of booze and […]

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February 10, 2013

Author Q&A: Great ‘Promise’

Maine native Priscille Sibley's acclaimed debut tells the story of a family trying to decide the fate of their comatose – and pregnant – loved one.
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February 10, 2013

Midtown Men takes ‘Boys’ success and runs with it

The phone call interrupted the harmonies. J. Robert Spencer was rolling across Pennsylvania in a tour bus with the other three members of the Midtown Men. While he talked on the phone, the other three sang in the background. “We’re having a lot of fun,” Spencer said, stating the obvious. “This all comes very naturally […]
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February 10, 2013

Miniature ships exhibited in USS Constitution Museum show

BOSTON – If you are headed to Boston over February vacation week, considering adding the USS Constitution Museum to your list of museums worth visiting. Members of the USS Constitution Model Shipwright Guild display the finest of their craft in a War of 1812-themed exhibition. Commemorating 200 years of peace between the United States and […]
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February 10, 2013

No clear favorite in this year’s wide-open contest

It's gonna be fun. Or it might be Jay-Z and Kanye. Or Mumford & Sons. Or . . .
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February 10, 2013

Music: Producer Bhasker having fun. Period

When music producer Jeff Bhasker — the mastermind behind fun.’s breakthrough — had thoughts of becoming a musician, the high school student in the jazz band figured he would play keyboard for a talented singer looking to carve a space in the musical universe. “In the jazz world you become a sideman, say with like […]

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