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Arts & Entertainment

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September 11, 2011

Book review: Journey to core of marriage finds love, pain

How does one assess a marriage of 42 years? Which joys and grievances sum up a life together, and what questions linger? And how reliable are those recurring memories, anyway? These are among the questions posed by Lily Tuck’s fearless and absorbing new novel, “I Married You For Happiness.” Tuck, a part-time Maine resident who […]
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September 11, 2011

Signings, etc.

LIZA BAKEWELL
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September 11, 2011

Author Q &A: Swine flew

The nostalgic, county-fair event known as the pig scramble provides fodder for Topsham writer Jessica Kinney's new children's book.
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September 11, 2011

Society Notebook: World View

Works by Maine artists now can be seen exhibited in an African nation, thanks to Ambassador Pamela White and some art-loving friends.
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September 11, 2011

Movie Review: ‘Apollo 18’: Silly, derivative, but . . . surprisingly effective

A thin but fairly diverting entry in the low-fi fakeumentary horror genre, “Apollo 18” explains what’s really on the moon and why the U.S. space program decided against further study. Why? Because a “Blair Witch Project” filmmaking seminar set up camp there first, that’s why! Spanish director Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego’s exercise in “found” footage scares was […]

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September 11, 2011

New fall TV shows

It's going to be ladies night almost every night this fall.
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September 11, 2011

Book Review: Pelecanos returns to his forte in ‘Cut’

He introduces Spero Lucas, a hard-driving Iraq war vet willing to wade into gray ethical areas.
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September 11, 2011

Take Heart: A Conversation in Poetry

Edited and Introduced by Wesley McNair, Maine Poet Laureate
Published
September 10, 2011

Dine Out Maine: Eat well, savor the great value at inventive Scarlet Begonias

In the old Scarlet Begonias of only 25 seats, you brought your own bottle, sat on a couple of out-of-the-way bar stools and waited for a table to open up. You ordered at the counter in full view of a miniscule kitchen, and a server brought over the food and water. This snug little spot […]
Published
September 4, 2011

Book Review: Exposing cracks in the foundation of privilege

The title, “Daughters of the Revolution,” may put off some readers who sense a book laden with American history. Not to worry: The “daughters” in this dazzling episodic novel are of more modern vintage, more brazen inclinations, and their history is decidedly latter-day. They make love, not war, as the ’60s mantra goes, blithely turning […]