BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – Note for cooks making candy: Romance aside, remember chemistry principles affect the candy-making process.Sue Ann Bowling, associate professor of physics at the Geophysical Institute at the University of Alaska in Fairbanks, has studied the science of fudge.In her article, “The Physical Chemistry of Making Fudge,” she writes: “There’s a lot […]

Feb. 8: FARMINGTON, a poetry slam will be held at 9 p.m. at UMF Olsen Student Center. Free 778-7346Feb. 8: FARMINGTON, blues musician David Mello will perform at 7 p.m. at UMF Olsen Student Center. Free 778-7258Feb. 8: FARMINGTON, Rachel Griffin will perform at 8 p.m. at UMF Latte Landing. Free 778-7346Feb. 8: LEWISTON, country […]

By Colleen Lunn Scholer,Special to the Sun JournalJust in time for Valentine’s Day, Covey offers recipes for truffles, toffee. POLAND – Laird Covey’s first job was in a bakery in Middlebury, Vt., where he fried lots of doughnuts and rolled out three dozen pie crusts each day.“I was in high school, and I put in […]

Knight Ridder Newspapers It may be hard to believe, but it’s possible something noteworthy, even momentous, will take place during the Grammy Awards telecast from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday night.I’m not speculating about whether Kanye West will perform while mounted on a crucifix. (Best post-Rolling Stone crown-of-thorns cover joke, from Stephen […]

By Brian McCollum,Detroit Free Press Even the Vegas bookies are torn when it comes to this heavyweight bout: the hot comeback queen vs. the king of the icy comebacks. There are hundreds of artists lined up to compete Wednesday for Grammy Awards at Los Angeles’ Staples Center, vying for statuettes honoring the best in American […]

‘Galactica’ gets little more Lawless Lucy Lawless, already a cult heroine from her days as Xena, is about to pick up even more geek cred.Lawless will join the cast of the Sci Fi Channel’s “Battlestar Galactica” for its third season, reprising her role as D’Anna Biers. She’s scheduled to appear in 10 episodes of season […]

By Rick Porter,Zap2it.com Super Bowl XL wasn’t exactly a thriller, with the Pittsburgh Steelers leading for pretty much the entire second half on their way to a 21-10 victory over the Seattle Seahawks.At least casual viewers – who, let’s face it, made up most of the 80 million-plus people watching Sunday’s game – could look […]

Knight Ridder Newspapers There are too many Grammy awards. Wednesday night’s telecast from the Staples Center in Los Angeles will go on for (at least) 3½ hours – and still the vast majority of this year’s record 108 gold gramophones will have to be given out off camera.Trying to make sure it doesn’t miss anything, […]

NEW YORK (AP) – Madonna says she’s more stubborn than a terrorist – at least when it comes to her music career.“What’s the difference between a pop star and a terrorist? You can negotiate with a terrorist,” jokes Madonna, poking fun at her diva reputation in the March issue of Harper’s Bazaar, which hits newsstands […]

Today Feb. 7: AUBURN, Michael Pabst will speak on “Your Self-Worth and Employment: Do They Go Hand-in-Hand?” at 7 p.m. at the Book Burrow, 593 Center St. 782-0012Feb. 7: LEWISTON, former sweatshop workers will speak at 4 p.m. at Bates College Pettengill Hall, 4 Andrews Road. Free 786-6330Feb. 7: BRUNSWICK, “Cooley High,” will be shown […]