The portrayal as sexual and harmful to children can obscure its rich history.
Arts & Entertainment
Arts, entertainment and books news from the Sun Journal.
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Jerry Lee Lewis, outrageous rock ‘n’ roll star, dies at 87
The last survivor of a generation of groundbreaking performers that included Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry and Little Richard.
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Alan Jackson to get CMA lifetime achievement award
Country star Alan Jackson will receive the CMA Willie Nelson Lifetime Achievement Award in November
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Woman testifies Harvey Weinstein rape filled her with guilt
In his opening statement, Harvey Weinstein’s attorney Mark Werksman said many of the counts his client is charged with were actually consensual sex.
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Leslie Jordan, versatile Emmy-winning actor, dies at 67
The Tennessee native, who won an on outstanding guest actor Emmy in 2005 for ‘Will & Grace,’ appeared recently on the Mayim Bialik comedy ‘Call me Kat’ and co-starred on the sitcom ‘The Cool Kids.’
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Filmmaker group pictures a brighter future for Maine’s movie industry
A new group called Picture Maine is part of a growing effort by local film professionals to create a larger media production industry in the state.
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Actor Robbie Coltrane, Harry Potter’s Hagrid, dies at 72
The Scottish actor, who played a crime boss in 2 Bond films and well known as the beloved Hagrid in the ‘Harry Potter’ movies, has died.
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George Carlin’s talent manager now guards the comedian’s legacy from Maine
Jerry Hamza of Grand Lake Stream managed Carlin for more than 30 years and helped produce the Emmy-winning film ‘George Carlin’s American Dream.’
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Famed children’s illustrators draw for a crowd on last day of Maine Lit Fest
Two famous Maine authors/illustrators, Scott Nash and Chris Van Dusen, face off – or draw off – in an event before fans Saturday in Monument Square.
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Loretta Lynn, coal miner’s daughter and country queen, dies
The Country Music Hall of Famer wrote fearlessly about sex and love, cheating husbands, divorce and birth control and sometimes got in trouble with radio programmers for material from which even rock performers once shied away.