The embalming room at Pinette & Lynch Funeral Home in Lewiston. For most of us, the embalming room at a funeral home is like the Green Room for TV actors. It’s where we get prepped, dressed and made up for our final appearance. A solemn place. A special place. And a surprisingly simple place, that […]

Some events require tickets or are subject to other limitations. If in doubt, we recommend you contact the venue. Night Life listings must be e-mailed to [email protected] and received no later than Thursday. Tonight Keeping Me Conscience, Too Late the Hero Soundbender and The Flight Scheme, 5 p.m., Club Texas Sunday Night Dance Party with […]

By Kim Ode, Star Tribune Star Tribune (Minneapolis)  Oops. If your family has lived, or at least survived, by the 5-second rule, researchers at San Diego State University say you may be living on borrowed time. You know the rule: If food falls to the floor and you grab it back within 5 seconds, you […]

KEWADIN, Mich. – On a warm summer morning thick with dew, the counselor stood before 50 sleepy kids in T-shirts and sweatpants at the flagpole – the meeting place before all meals – and bellowed, “Good morning, Camp Maplehurst!” “Good morning,” they mustered back. He asked for announcements. Nothing for a moment, then one camper […]

A couple years ago, I bought one of those robotic floor cleaners I saw in a TV commercial at 3 a.m. It was just a softball-sized mechanism that rolled around the kitchen trying to pick up dirt with feeble scraps of felt. The thing didn’t clean at all, but it freaked out the cats so […]

It’s one of those things you’ve always needed but just never knew it. A tiny gadget that will speak in a man’s voice or bark like a dog to scare away strangers. Just press a button and bam! A man will leave your voice-mail message for you, prod you to get the door or shout […]

Dr. Steve Mazlin secretly longs to be a magician. It doesn’t sound so crazy, really. Not until you learn what the good doctor is already doing with his time. By day, he is a neurologist exploring the mysteries of earthbound brains. By night, he switches views, turning his eyes from the very small components inside […]

Jason Carrier dreams of running an inspirational T-shirt business and offering college scholarships to Maine students. Kaitlin Gallagher dreams of opening a store, studio and gallery dedicated to recycled art. They both dream of winning $25,000 from the Pepsi Refresh Project, a Pepsi grant competition to find and fund ideas that will change communities for […]

Some events require tickets or are subject to other limitations. If in doubt, we recommend you contact the venue. Night Life listings must be e-mailed to [email protected] and received no later than Thursday. Tonight Sunday Night Dance Party with Steve Colella, 8 p.m., Mixers, Sabattus Carbon Leaf, 8 p.m., Port City Music Hall, Portland Karaoke, […]