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Words over pictures

My first thought when I learned about the project to paint 16 of the tanks in the big South Portland tank farm was “Why would anyone think this is a good idea?”
By KEN GREENLEAF | September 03, 2008

Do you have any treasures in your attic?

Old books
Sure, every once in a while, someone shows up at Ken Gloss’s talks on antique books with a real treasure, like a personalized, signed copy of JD Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye .
By DEIRDRE FULTON | July 02, 2008

Interview: John Cusack sounds off on War, Inc.

Say everything
Most filmgoers recognize John Cusack as a brooding sexy, sometimes sardonic leading man.
By PETER KEOUGH | June 11, 2008

Crossword: ''Two of a kind''

Like sibling, like sibling

By MATT JONES | April 09, 2008

Fishing for filmmakers

Maine struggles to attract the movie industry
When you can make Shreveport look like Bridgton for less money, what’s the bottom-line allure of filming in Maine?
By DEIRDRE FULTON | April 02, 2008

Who goes there?

Politics and other mistakes
In one of the most profound changes ever instituted by state government, officials in Augusta recently announced they’d redefined the word “tourist.”
By AL DIAMON | February 06, 2008

Last man standing

Once a cautionary tale about human folly, has the doomsday myth become just more fun and games?
In his 1954 novel I Am Legend , Richard Matheson conjured up a terrifying scenario: a man-made plague has killed most of humanity.
By PETER KEOUGH | December 12, 2007

The Mist

Ridiculously alright
Frank Darabont’s adaptation of the Stephen King novella spawns a horror beyond human comprehension. Yes, I’m talking about another performance by Marcia Gaye Harden.
By PETER KEOUGH | November 20, 2007

Ills of modern man

Politics and other mistakes
I’m always amazed when somebody who’s famous for a really bad idea suddenly comes up with a really good idea.
By AL DIAMON | October 10, 2007

Pop goes to war

Music and movies are vital coping mechanisms for US servicepeople in Iraq. And often, say four local troops, after they get home.
Next time you put on the new Spoon single to make that subway ride go by a little faster, consider what musical escapism means to troops in Iraq.
By MIKE MILIARD | July 25, 2007

Crossword: ''Just a bunch of words''

No theme, but you'll like it anyway

By MATT JONES | July 02, 2007

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The Shining gets squeezed
If you know your Stephen King, then you know haunted hotels have killer pasts.
By TOM MEEK | June 27, 2007

PPL drama continues

Got books?
The saga of the financially stressed Providence Public Library sometimes seems like a story being written by multiple authors.
By BRIAN C. JONES | May 09, 2007

Readers' picks 2007: Arts and Entertainment

Best bar, best gallery, best jukebox, best happy hour, and more
SPACE Gallery, Dock Fore, the White Heart, and more.
By PORTLAND PHOENIX STAFF | April 27, 2007

King’s Tower series spawns another

Men in black
For a lot of Stephen King fans, the Dark Tower series is the Holy Grail of his writing.
By MICHELLE SOULIERE | January 31, 2007

Sticking with it

After 10 unpublished novels, some kind words from Stephen King make a difference
One day in the fall of 2003, Ron McLarty was driving along in Arizona when he got a phone call and was told to pull over.
By BILL RODRIGUEZ | January 17, 2007

Lovely, dark, and deep

Good theater enters the Woods
Everyone’s tale winds up among the trees in Good Theater’s enchanting and absolutely virtuoso production of Into the Woods , Stephen Sondheim’s clever musical elaboration upon our favorite fairy tales, seamlessly directed by Brian Allen at the St. Lawrence.
By MEGAN GRUMBLING | October 25, 2006