Ernie Anderson is an award-winning cartoonist and the creator of Anvil Falls — which has been running in the Sun Journal on Sundays since February 2023. He got his start in newsprint media in 2012, producing editorial cartoons and illustrations for the Sun Journal, and in 2014 and 2015 his cartoons took first place at […]
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Arts, entertainment and books news from the Sun Journal.
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Sick of sugar plums? Try one of these less familiar holiday stories coming to Maine stages
If you want to get into the holiday spirit but have had enough of ‘The Nutcracker,’ here are some less-told tales in unexpected settings and with more grownup themes.
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Why do classics like ‘A Christmas Carol’ endure? We asked a bunch of Scrooges
Four adaptations of the Dickens novel are on Maine stages this season, along with several other universal holiday classics.
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From burlesque to ballet, Maine has established many of its own holiday arts traditions
Several of Maine’s unique annual holiday shows, like ‘Magic of Christmas’ and ‘Victorian Nutcracker,’ have lasted 20 years or more.
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Jussie Smollett’s conviction in 2019 attack on himself is overturned
Smollett, who is Black and gay, claimed two men assaulted him, spouted racial and homophobic slurs and tossed a noose around his neck, leading to a massive search for suspects and kicking up international uproar.
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Linda Bean collection, including 20 Wyeth paintings, fetches $2.5 million at auction
The artworks owned by the late granddaughter of L.L.Bean’s founder were valued at more than $3 million and were part of a larger auction, American Art, by Bonhams in New York.
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A Westbrook trivia host on how he writes questions and who you need on your team
Nate Parent, one of the founders of Best Worst Trivia, aced our five questions.
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Forever chemicals
Ernie Anderson is an award-winning cartoonist and the creator of Anvil Falls — which has been running in the Sun Journal on Sundays since February 2023. He got his start in newsprint media in 2012, producing editorial cartoons and illustrations for the Sun Journal, and in 2014 and 2015 his cartoons took first place at […]
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Betty White Forever: New stamp will honor the much-beloved ‘Golden Girls’ actor
The United States Postal Service might have found a way to unite a nation bitterly divided after this month’s election: It’s releasing a Betty White stamp.
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Where to play trivia any night of the week in Maine
These bars, breweries and restaurants in central, western and southern Maine hold weekly events where you can test your knowledge.