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Posted inArts & Entertainment, Books
Read an excerpt from Morgan Talty’s ‘Night of the Living Rez’
The Levant author’s first book, a collection of short stories, comes out July 8.
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Posted inFood & Dining, Green plate special, Recipes
Green Plate Special: Make-ahead scones of every hue and season
Add seasonal fruit compote to the dough, then, whenever you get a craving, pull the scones from the freezer and bake. Bonus: It’s a good way to use up less than perfect fruit.
Posted inFood & Dining, Maine Gardener
Maine Gardener: In ornamental gardens, sometimes bigger leaves are better
Flowers get all the attention, but beautiful large leaves can add a lot of interest to your garden.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Pope celebrates families at big Vatican rally
He believes a ‘culture of waste’ is behind the societal acceptance of abortion.
Posted inArts & Entertainment
Mishael Morgan is first Black lead winner at Daytime Emmys
The 35-year-old from Trinidad and Tobago plays Amanda Sinclair on the CBS soap ‘The Young and the Restless.’
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World, Politics
Gabby Giffords documentary comes as gun debates stay center stage
The film ‘Gabby Giffords Won’t Back Down’ is partly an intimate look at Giffords’ recovery after the January 2011 shooting that left 6 people dead and 13 others wounded outside a Tucson supermarket.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Business, Nation & World
Manufacturers struggle to keep pace with vinyl record demand
Demand for vinyl records has been growing in double-digits for more than a decade.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
From joy to anger, faith leaders react to Roe’s reversal
Reactions from America’s faith leaders ranged from elation to anger after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 decision that made abortion legal nationwide.
Posted inArts & Entertainment, Nation & World
Composer John Williams, 90, steps away from film, but not music
Williams, who has written more than 100 film scores, is devoting himself to composing concert music, including a piano concerto he’s writing for Emanuel Ax.