Hart wrote on Twitter early Friday that he was withdrawing as Oscars host just 2 days after being named.
Life & Culture
Arts, entertainment, food and books news from the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel.
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Toy Fund: Sole guardian of grandkids grateful for gifts
Three boys have a happy Christmas because of donations to the Press Herald’s fund.
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New play explores the love that Hollywood’s most famous witch had for Maine
‘My Witch’ tells the story of Margaret Hamilton, who played an iconic villain in ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and formed a permanent bond with Maine when she came to do summer theater in 1940.
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Round-the-world British sailor being rescued at sea after losing mast
Susie Goodall, 29, was knocked unconscious during a raging storm in the Southern Ocean, but officials say she’s safe.
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Maine artists receive $100,000 in grants
The Maine Arts Commission names its annual fellows, and Space Gallery funds a new round of Kindling projects.
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Sean Penn working on documentary about journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s slaying
This week, the actor interviewed a friend of the Washington Post columnist killed in October.
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South Portland restaurant offers free food for job referrals in tight labor market
Moe’s Original Bar B Que is having such a hard time filling jobs that it’s offering one free meal a day to anyone who refers a new worker, for as long as that person is employed, or until Jan. 1, 2020, whichever comes first.
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‘Vice,’ ‘A Star is Born,’ ‘American Crime Story’ top Golden Globe nominations
The Dick Cheney biopic led the pack with 6 nominations, which were announced Thursday morning.
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Local businesses offer Toy Fund critical support
East Brown Cow Management employees combine their holiday party with a day of volunteering at the toy fund warehouse.
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OFF RADAR: ‘American Ghost’
The short, sketchy life of Thumb Rivera