Living
Tugboat chef trapped in underwater air bubble for three days
By Rachel Nuwer, Slate magazine on June 18, 2013, at 5:11 p.m.
NEW YORK — Being buried alive is usually near the top of any worst-ways-to-die list. But how about being buried alive 100 feet below the ocean surface in a tiny pocket of air? For Harrison Okene, a 29-year-old Nigerian boat cook, this nightmare scenario became a reality for nearly three ...
Kanye West’s ‘Yeezus’ introduces darker, more twisted fantasy
By Chris Richards, The Washington Post on June 18, 2013, at 3:58 p.m.
Kanye West’s new album didn’t leak online over the weekend. It gushed out into the pop ecosystem like a million barrels of renegade crude — ominous, mesmerizing and of great consequence. “Yeezus” is the rapper’s sixth album and his riskiest since, “808s & Heartbreak,” the 2008 left turn that proved ...
IF MY COASTER COULD TALK (blog)
Book Review- Maine Beer: Brewing in Vacationland
on June 18, 2013, at 3:18 p.m.
I’ve been talking with Josh Christie, author of “Maine Beer, Brewing in Vacationland” on Twitter for a while now. It was roughly a year ago when I caught a passing tweet about the book he was writing, and all I gathered was it was about Maine Beer. I’ve met Josh ...
BOURBON. PORTLAND. BEER. POLITICS. (blog)
Travel: On Melbourne, Florida. And Orlando. And Serbia.
on June 18, 2013, at 2:50 p.m.
“Are you from here?” “Yeah, dude.” “Is it like this like this all the time around here?” “Like what?” “So loud? Packed, I guess? Insane? “Yeah, man. Where are you from?” “Right outside of Portland, Maine.” “So what? You don’t like this?” As the youngish, ratty dreadlocked punk said “this,” ...
Autism tied to air pollution, brain-wiring disconnect in studies
By Elizabeth Lopatto and Nicole Ostrow, Bloomberg on June 18, 2013, at 1:17 p.m.
Researchers seeking the roots of autism have linked the disorder to chemicals in air pollution and, in a separate study, found that language difficulties of the disorder may be due to a disconnect in brain wiring. Researchers from Harvard University’s School of Public Health found that pregnant women exposed to ...
From the community
Writer’s Workshop: Breaking Through Writer’s Block
Have you started writing a novel or short story and just couldn’t finish it? Or would you like to write a novel but can’t seem to begin? At Witherle Memorial Library on Friday August 2nd from 10 a.m.-12 p.m., and Friday August 9 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., award-winning children’s book ...
BY HAND
Attend a textile painting exhibit and workshop
Christine Macchi of Maine Fiberarts in Topsham has this information to pass along to By Hand readers: “Painted, Stitched Textile Art” by Catherine Worthington is on view through Saturday, June 29, at Maine Fiberarts, 13 Main St. in Topsham. Arlene Morris and Paul Hollingsworth installed the work so that the ...
CONVERSATIONS WITH MAINE
Saying goodbye to our Pakistani daughter
By Robin Clifford Wood on June 18, 2013, at 11:58 a.m.
Last week, we had a going away party for Aqsa, our daughter-for-a-year who came from Pakistan to live with an American family, attend high school, and exchange cultural perspectives. Our party guests came from Hampden, Bangor, Pakistan, Thailand, Germany, Egypt, Lebanon, Denmark, France, Spain, Japan, and Israel. An extraordinary gathering, ...
POSTCARDS FROM A WORK IN PROGRESS (blog)
Social media, over-sharing and over-stimulating ~ except when it’s not stimulating enough!
on June 18, 2013, at 10:27 a.m.
I have just got too much going on lately. Let’s face it actually, we all have too much going on! When my co-blogger Jim LaPierre posted his essay in Get A Life, I never planned on taking two months to respond but life happens and even the good things are ...
Facebook organ donor option leads to surge in registrations
By Ankita Rao, Kaiser Health News on June 18, 2013, at 9:43 a.m.
Toni Lewis-Bennett remembers hesitating when she was asked to be an organ donor while applying for her driver’s license. But years later, when a friend at work became sick, she got tested to see if she could donate her kidney to save his life. And with a green light from ...
CULTURE SHOCK (blog)
Maine creature part of the inspiration for Portland band’s new album
on June 18, 2013, at 9:41 a.m.
Despite the fact that people sleeping in a tent probably hate them, and that they are known to rummage about in unsecured garbage cans, raccoons are pretty nifty animals, with their nimble paws, high intelligence and cultural significance. That’s part of the reason why Evan Parker, primary songwriter for the ...
GET A LIFE (blog)
Social media, over-sharing and over-stimulating – except when it’s not stimulating enough!
on June 18, 2013, at 9:28 a.m.
I have just got too much going on lately. Let’s face it actually, we all have too much going on! When my co-blogger Jim LaPierre posted his essay in Get A Life, I never planned on taking two months to respond but life happens and even the good things are ...
CAMPBELL'S CORNER (blog)
Bangor Public Library
on June 18, 2013, at 7:29 a.m.
In a few hours, residents of Bangor will be deciding whether or not to approve a three million dollar for the Bangor Public Library. A staple of the community, the Library has fallen on hard times earlier this year and needs repairs that are estimated to be nine million dollars. Should the residents ...
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Delicious corn and tomato salad
on June 18, 2013, at 6:41 a.m.
Corn and tomatoes make a great salad combination.
Farmington’s first Summer Solstice Celebration set for Saturday
FARMINGTON, Maine — There will be something for the young and the young at heart at the Pirates and Princesses Palozza, one of many events offered Saturday during Farmington’s first Summer Solstice Celebration. Activities, store sales and specials, food and entertainment are being planned to help kick off summer, John ...
Taste of Brunswick event postponed because too few restaurants signed up
BRUNSWICK, Maine — The Taste of Brunswick, Brunswick Downtown Association’s signature event, has been postponed because too few local restaurants signed up. Originally scheduled for Saturday, June 22, the event is likely to be held instead sometime in early fall, according to Patti Spencer-Yost, BDA’s marketing coordinator. “We didn’t have ...
25 things to do this summer — boats, barbecue, the Bard and everything else
There is only one drawback to summer in Maine: By the time it’s officially summer — June 21 this year — the three warmest months of the year are already crammed with weddings, reunions, cookouts and much-needed sojourns to camp. Can’t very well plan a lakeside barbecue in January, can ...
UMPI solar system model expanding into Canada
PRESQUE ISLE, Maine — For the past ten years, visitors to the area have been stopping along U.S. Route 1 to have their pictures taken next to an out-of-this-world project that was several years in the making — the University of Maine at Presque Isle’s Maine Solar System Model. During ...
BACKSTAGE AT PTC (blog)
DRAMATIC ACADEMY SUMMER UPDATE!
on June 17, 2013, at 4:36 p.m.
Summer is getting ready to begin at Penobscot Theatre Company! Our Dramatic Academy Session 1 begins June 24th. The newest updates are………………… Session 1 Youth and Session 2 Junior/Youth Musical are now full! We still have limited spots available for all other programs. Registration for Session 1 closes June 20th. Registration ...
From the community
Book Sale at Witherle Memorial Library
At last, another book sale at Witherle Memorial Library! Come stock up on reading materials on Saturday, June 29th, from 11 a.m.-2p.m. Hardcovers sell for $1.50, mass-market paperbacks for $0.50. Call the Library at 326-4375 for more information.
LePage vetoes Medicaid expansion, says ‘Maine can do better’
Report: University of Maine System teacher-training programs rank among worst in nation
Caribou High School graduate among newest NASA astronauts
Attorney seeks psychiatric evaluation of Orono man charged with killing Nichole Cable
In support of Bangor library, schools budget
We don’t understand female politicians
Maine Sports Hall of Fame revokes Dana Wilson’s 2012 induction
Pellerin enthusiastic about job as new Lawrence High School boys varsity basketball coach
Rask gives Bruins 2-1 series lead
Retiring Hermon High School athletic administrator Soucy maintains love of sports
25 things to do this summer — boats, barbecue, the Bard and everything else
UMPI solar system model expanding into Canada
Saying goodbye to our Pakistani daughter
