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Pulitzer and now top Tony Award, ‘A Strange Loop’ makes history
“A Strange Loop,” an irreverent, sexually frank work about Blackness and queerness took home the best new musical crown at the Tony Awards.
With ‘Jurassic World 3,’ dinosaurs rule at box office again
The filmmakers have said “Dominion” is intended to be the last of the “Jurassic World” films, which began in 2015.
Green Plate Special: Start with a mix of hearty greens, sausage and onions
Then take your meal in one of several directions, from grilled pizza to quiche.
New children’s books by Maine writers, illustrators tackle disabilities, with uneven success
Each takes a different approach to stories about, in part, children with disabilities going to school.
Best-Sellers: ‘Big Truck Little Island,’ ‘Breaking Bread’
The current top-selling fiction and nonfiction books at Longfellow Books in Portland.
Art review: Harold Garde retrospective showcases his innovative print technique
The artist, who splits his time between Belfast and Florida, developed a method that requires producing paintings in reverse.
Bedside table: Have we got the beach read for you!
Book recommendations from readers.
Deep Water: ‘Maybe,’ by Erin Covey-Smith
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
Peat is an excellent growing medium for garden plants. But its use threatens the global environment
The mining of peat hastens climate change.