On Stage: ‘The Lifespan of a Fact’ at Good Theater
John D’Agata (Mark Rubin) has written a brilliant essay, centered on a Las Vegas man who took his own life by jumping from a...
Homer with humor: Zach Horn’s exhibition in Bath takes a look at Maine’s favorite...
Art is serious business. There’s not much humor involved most of the time. So when you do find an artist like Zack Horn, who...
Game On: Soccer the Universal Language
You don’t need the studies — which do indeed exist — to confirm that soccer is a universal language. This fall’s South Portland boys’...
Leftovers: Ballots – signed, sealed, delivered
–The community mailboxes for my tiny condo are located at the end of a functional horseshoe parking area. Open to USPS and the elements,...
A Universal Trail in Bridgton: Pondicherry Park welcomes wheelchairs and walkers of all abilities
Maine’s outdoors are marvelous.
They’re downright pretty to look at, of course. And spending time on a forested trail has a notably positive effect on...
Leftovers: Arrivederci Ricetta’s and Thanks for the Memories
Just yesterday but well over a lifetime ago, Ricetta’s Brick Oven Ristorante was an integral part of my life and routine. At that time,...
On Stage: ‘When We Were Young and Unafraid’ at Mad Horse
Sarah Treem’s “When We Were Young and Unafraid” is set in 1972, a cusp of a year for women in America. Second-wave feminists were...
Heavy Rotation: Love by Numb3rs pack gravity into ‘Earth Needs a Moon’
Life is messy. For all the crisply packaged lives you see on the internet, everyone makes poor decisions sometimes. We flirt because it feels...
Peep the Leaves (and plunge pools): Step Falls is a prime spot for fall...
Maine has an abundance of nooks and crannies.
Some are well-known and frequently visited; others feel like a secret we ought to keep to ourselves.
And...
Leftovers: Reading between the lines
Second of two parts.
Last week’s column tiptoed into the notion of Banned Books Week, asking what, if any, impact it has for us in...