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Nichelle Nichols, Lt. Uhura on ‘Star Trek,’ has died at 89

by LINDSEY BAHR Associated Press July 31, 2022August 1, 2022

Nichols broke ground for Black women acting on television as Lt. Nyota Uhura on the original TV series.

Arts & Entertainment, Books, Maine Authors

Book review: ‘Portraits of Racial Justice’ captures community of fighters, in paintings and words

by David Canarie, Jr. July 31, 2022July 30, 2022

Robert Shetterly adds context and quotations to turn his art project into a book.

Arts & Entertainment, Books

Best-Sellers: ‘Horse,’ ‘An Immense World’

July 31, 2022July 29, 2022

The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Nonesuch Books & More in South Portland.

Arts & Entertainment

Art review: Emotional shows in Portland, Rockland explore African diasporic experience

by Jorge S. Arango July 31, 2022July 30, 2022

Billy Gerard Frank exposes what life was like for a gay teenager in Grenada, while Daniel Minter narrates the appalling story of Maine’s Malaga Island.

Arts & Entertainment, Life & Culture

In the eyes of Isle Theater, all the natural world’s their stage

by Eric Russell July 31, 2022July 30, 2022

The company, founded in 2020 by Deer Isle native Marvin Merritt IV and Anna Fitzgerald, is staging its latest site-specific play on a working farm in Penobscot.

Arts & Entertainment

Will Smith apologizes on video for slapping Chris Rock at Oscars

by Jami Ganz Tribune News Service July 29, 2022July 29, 2022

In the video Will Smith posted on Friday, Smith also apologized to Chis Rock’s mother.

Arts & Entertainment

Mayim Bialik, Ken Jennings to split ‘Jeopardy!’ host job

by LYNN ELBER Associated Press July 28, 2022

They have been serving as rotating hosts since Mike Richards exited the show amid controversy.

Arts & Entertainment

Actor Bernard Cribbins, who starred in ‘Carry On,’ ‘Doctor Who,’ dies at 93

by JILL LAWLESS Associated Press July 28, 2022July 28, 2022

A younger generation knew Cribbins as Wilfred Mott, a companion to David Tennant’s titular Doctor, when ‘Doctor Who’ was revived in the early 21st century.