The Nintendo video game adaptation dominated April in theaters, smashing records along the way.
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Posted inNation & World, News, Religion and Values
Pope, in final Mass in Budapest, urges Hungary to open doors
Francis has expressed appreciation for Hungary’s recent welcome of Ukrainian refugees. But he has challenged Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s hard-line anti-immigration policies.
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Posted inArts & Entertainment
USM guitar teacher scores big, as Buffalo orchestra premieres his concerto
As an artist lecturer at the Osher School of Music, José Manuel Lezcano balances teaching, performing and composing.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
No Mow May can help threatened pollinators, and by extension, us
Plus, a whole month to skip a chore? Now if only we could figure out a way to avoid doing the laundry.
Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
An inadequate kitchen years ago came with some surprising sustainability lessons
Yes to leftovers and efficient meals. No to wasting water. And bacon and sausages are the wise cook’s go-tos for fast flavor.
Posted inNation & World, News, Religion and Values
Judge in Catholic bankruptcy recuses himself over church donations
His recusal is likely to throw the case into disarray and trigger new hearings and appeals of every consequential ruling he’s made.
Posted inNation & World, News, Religion and Values
Pope in Hungary meets with Ukrainian refugees, Russian envoy
He called for a culture of charity in a country where the prime minister justified firm anti-immigration policies with fears migration threatens Europe’s Christian culture.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Andy Warhol portrait of OJ Simpson goes on auction block
The portrait is billed by the auction house as a work that brings together two of the most recognizable names of the 20th century.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Politics
Fox ratings tumble in Tucker Carlson slot after his firing
In the wake of Carlson’s firing, viewing at the conservative network Newsmax has shot up for Eric Bolling, who hosts a show in the same 8 p.m. Eastern slot.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, News
Jerry Springer, politician-turned-TV ringmaster, dies at 79
Jerry Springer, the former Cincinnati mayor and news anchor whose namesake TV show unleashed strippers, homewreckers and skinheads to brawl and spew obscenities on weekday afternoons, has died.