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Comedy, magic, suspense and … danger balls?
The Gorham Events Board kicked off their weekly Thirsty Thursday event last week with potty-mouthed magician, Frank Deville. Deville, who billed himself as “Your Girlfriend’s…
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USM Professor lived the Oingo Boingo dream
For exactly 10 years, Professor Ed Collom, chair of USM’s Sociology department, lived in a completely different world. In the early 80s where Collom grew…
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Local Ear Candy: Foam Castles
A blog last year said that Foam Castles is “a criminally underrated band with a naturalistic penchant for affectionate lyricism and whose lo-fi tunes worm…
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Local bands ‘Walk The Line’
Last Wednesday, SPACE Gallery on Congress Street hosted their second annual Johnny Cash night. Local musicians, including Christopher Terret, Jessie Pilgrim and The Bonfire, and…
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What to know before you get a tattoo
3,000 years ago, tattoos were used to show people’s status or what their lifestyle was like. Today, tattoos are everywhere. With shows like Miami and…
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USM dominates in college film festival
On the last day of April, a Maine college film festival called Film Chowdah was held at The Maine Studios in Portland. As its inaugural…
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Movie Review: ‘The Losers’
Rated: PG-13 Grade: B “The Losers” follows a team of five CIA black ops after they have been framed for the deaths of 25 Bolivian…
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Restaurant Review: King of the Roll
On the corner of State and Congress Streets, across from Longfellow Square, you can find a small Japanese restaurant boasting the name King of the…
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Movie Review: ‘Kick Ass’
Rated: R Grade: A “Kickass” follows Dave Lizewski, an everyday, unnoticed teenage boy who is puzzled by the idea that no one has ever tried…
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Four local record labels to check out
Mckeenstreet Music Originally started in 2004 by Maine native Graeme K, Mckeenstreet Music moved from NYC to Portland to Seattle until finally settling back in…
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Book Review: ‘The Road’
McCarthy has garnered praise from every corner of the world. Students, teachers, librarians and Oprah – of all people – have been blindsided by the…
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‘Mimedancer’ says yes to dance
Last Thursday night at Space Gallery, Karen Montanaro, resident of Casco and world-famous dancer and mime, lead her most unusual workshop to date. When Mystic…
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WMPG holds fashion show at Space Gallery
On Saturday April 17, WMPG held their Sixth Annual Benefit Fashion Show. The event has been a hit in the past and this year was…
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Restaurant Review: Cinque Terre
Located down the narrow, cobblestone road of Wharf Street, you’ll find Cinque Terre, a restaurant that serves traditional northern Italian cuisine. Their menu may seem…
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Movie Review: ‘Date Night’
Rated: PG-13 Grade: B “Date Night” follows the story of Phil and Claire Foster, a married couple bored with their mundane suburban lifestyle. In an…
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At the center of attention, whether she likes it or not
Ashley Sterling, a junior psychology major, has been singing for her entire life, but she hates being in the spotlight. “The funny thing is I…
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Artists open their home to student artwork
Four years ago, Deborah and Peter Loughlin had an idea. They wanted to open a gallery for local artists, where Deborah and others could display…
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Twilight graphic novel disappoints
“Twilight: The Graphic Novel: Volume One” Stephanie Meyer and Young Kim, 2010 It sounded perfect, but “Twilight” disappointed again. Yen Press released part one in…
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Apocryphonic: Hard to say but easy to enjoy
Portland, Maine is known for it’s variety of music; whether it be rock, punk, rockabilly, blues, or something a little more undefined. Apocryphonic, composed of…
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Event celebrates writing minors
This week, the English department hosted a series of events for their “Celebrate Writers” festival. The festival concluded with a series of student readings by…
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For Kyle Gervais, ‘it’s all about the music’
The pounding rain and the dark night sky made it hard to find. Hidden behind the Concord Trailways bus station, around a big white warehouse…
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Movie Review: Clash of the Titans
RATING: PG-13 Grade: C+ Set on the mountainous coast of ancient Greece, “Clash of the Titans” follows demigod, Perseus, played by Sam Worthington (Terminator: Salvation), as…
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USM showcases exceptional talent at annual Honors Recital
Last Saturday evening faculty, students, family and friends gathered in the Corthell Concert Hall on Gorham campus for the 33rd Annual Honors Recital. The event…
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Book Review: Four and Twenty Blackbirds
“Four and Twenty Blackbirds” is a modern treatment of the Southern Gothic genre, and it’s sophisticated for what it is: unashamed, straight-up trade paperback genre…