Rowland was set to co-host a segment of the ‘Today’ show with Kotb before her abrupt exit.
Arts & Entertainment
Arts, entertainment and books news from the Sun Journal.
Wendy Williams diagnosed with same form of dementia as Bruce Willis
The 59-year-old’s diagnoses of primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia ‘have already presented significant hurdles in Wendy’s life,’ a statement released Thursday says.
Beyoncé becomes first Black woman to top Billboard country music chart
Beyoncé is also the first woman to have topped both Billboard’s country and R&B/hip-hop lists since records began in 1958, Billboard reported.
Criminal case over handwritten lyrics to ‘Hotel California’ goes to trial
The trial concerns about 100 pages of drafts of the words to songs from the 1976 release ‘Hotel California,’ which is the third-biggest selling album ever in the U.S.
Cumberland college student will appear on television to audition for ‘American Idol’
Julia Gagnon, a senior at the University of Southern Maine, will appear on the show in early March.
Spider-Verse-adjacent action flick ‘Madame Web’ has low-key appeal
Dakota Johnson isn’t an obvious choice for a superhero. Best known for “Fifty Shades of Grey,” the actress mostly exudes a laid-back, half-lidded, even soporific energy that only rarely rears up with intensity, as it did in her acclaimed supporting performance in “The Lost Daughter.” But that may be precisely the best argument for casting […]
Paul Vermel, former Portland Symphony Orchestra conductor, dies at 99
The PSO’s first full-time conductor died Feb. 14, just 5 days before his 100th birthday.
Waterville’s former Railroad Square Cinema to house acting playhouse, cultural events center
Randy and Lisa Jones of Augusta bought the former Railroad Square Cinema complex, which they have renamed The Playhouse at Waterville Station. Their long-term goal is to make it a center for the arts and artisans.
Portland Camera Club still clicking after 125 years
An exhibit of members’ photos over the years will be on view March 1-31 at the Portland Public Library.
Forget the ‘reading rules’ – and other lessons from a life with books
In ‘Why We Read,’ a writing professor reflects on the mistakes we make when we turn reading into a chore.