“The Automat” documentary looks back lovingly on one of American’s great eateries. Said the technocrat, To the Plutocrat To the autocrat, And the Democrat — Let’s all go eat at the Automat! — New York Evening Sun, 1933 New York director and producer Lisa Hurwitz decided to give us a gift from the American past, […]
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Officers: No injuries on Amber Heard after fight with Depp
Los Angeles police officers who responded to a domestic violence call at the penthouse of actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard say they saw no marks on her face after a 2016 fight between the couple in which Heard says she was assaulted.
Helen Mirren graces cover of People’s ‘Beautiful Issue’
The cover story touches on her thoughts of beauty and how the Oscar winner still gets nervous before filming a role.
Jesse Terry covers 22 songs, makes them his own in new CD set
I first became aware of Jesse Terry almost a year ago when he was releasing his seventh album, “When We Wander,” it was during the pandemic when touring was impossible and he and his family were in Prosperity, S.C. working on a couple of musical projects. Little did I know then that one of those […]
Climate activist’s self-immolation raises questions about faith, protest
Last Friday, on Earth Day, a 50-year-old Buddist set himself on fire outside the U.S. Supreme Court
Psychologist hired by Depp says Heard has personality disorders
She says she reached her diagnosis during 12 hours of interviews and from reviewing her mental-health records.
Police release videos in probe of Baldwin film-set shooting
Data files released by the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s office include a video of investigators debriefing actor and producer Alec Baldwin within hours of the fatal shooting.
After decades painting in private, Bowdoinham artist readies his first exhibit
A dozen paintings and one sculpture by David Mann will be on display at the Merrymeeting Arts Center in Bowdoinham, beginning Friday.
Deep Water: ‘Unplowed Land,’ by Matthew Bernier
Maine poems edited and introduced by Megan Grumbling.
‘The First Lady’ turns three compelling women into Emmy bait
The new East Wing drama, “The First Lady,” exists to illustrate a fact most of us intuitively know: The women asked to play hostess, decorator, fashion plate and champion for unobjectionable causes as part of each administration’s political theater tend to be much more interesting and complicated than the manicured images they project. That’s certainly […]