Category: Arts & Culture

Every Saturday morning the Royer family commutes to Portland. They pass the time by quizzing one another in the car, but not with minor trivia questions. Instead they are translating and discussing culture in something a little more difficult: the Japanese language.

Interfaith Chaplain Andrea Thompson McCall recalls her recent trip to Israel: Memorial Day weekend, a time in the U.S. when Americans take advantage of sales or barbecues, rather than reflect on the strong veterans, heroes, and wars of our country. Instead of seeing consumers racing to store after store, she saw Jewish citizens reflecting on…

1.5 stars: This isn’t a see-at-the-theater movie. In fact, it can barely be rated as a renter. One would be better off waiting to see this when it hits Comedy Central.

Its about time I got some class, and where better than at Katahdin? This isn’t exactly what I first thought when walking alongside the building. At first glimpse I thought I was all right wearing my flannel shirt and Capri jeans. But once we walked in, I felt a little underdressed.

Erin and Nicolette spend an afternoon shopping to find the perfect fall outfit in Portland’s consignment shops. How much would you spend for three skirts and two sweaters? Nicolette saved over $300 by shopping around at Material Objects on Congress St. and The Goodwill on Forest Ave., instead of spending her hard earned Free Press…

Review of “One Hour Photo,” starring Robin Williams as a one-hour photo developer turned stalker

Going out to breakfast is always one of my favorite things: the early morning sun, the smell of coffee brewing and eggs cooking on a hot grill. Bintliff’s American Caf?, a favorite among Portlanders, has now become dear to my heart.

Many of the great artists in history were influenced by someone equally remarkable. T.S. Elliot was influenced by Joseph Conrad’s novel “Heart of Darkness” Elvis Presley’s music was influenced by the sound of Motown. But for Art Department chair Michael Shaughnessy, a picture of his grandfather’s architectural thesis is his influence and inspiration.

Marcy’s Diner, located at the corner of Oak and Free Streets, is a quaint, out of the way oasis for any breakfast or lunch starved businessperson, sleep-deprived student, or passer-by.

September 11, 2002 at 8:46 am, the bell in Corthell Tower rang for one minute. Following the bell was a chorus of students, faculty and members of the community as they joined in a worldwide effort in singing Mozart’s Requiem at 8:47. The same song was sung in every state and throughout many countries.

Very loosely based on a 1997 Esquire article by Pulitzer Prize winner Mike McAlary, “City by the Sea” creates a nice leisurely pace in establishing its characters, conflicts and location. Aided by the skilled hands of director Michael Caton-Jones, the film escapes both the frazzle of the slicker cop pictures and the boredom of the…

Name: Don Wholey Age: 21 Major: Math What do you want to do with your degree? Teach high school. Where are you from? Arundel, Maine Why are you here at USM? Because I can commute to it. What’s your favorite thing about classes? Learning something new.

After Sept. 11 Americans were left with many questions unanswered. How could this happen? Who did this to us? This led to even more difficult questions of our reaction. Should we take revenge? Go to war? In finding the answers one must look from all different angles to find a just answer.

Students who watch USA Network’s new hit television series Monk have something in common with the show’s leading man: matriculation at USM. Tony Shalhoub played Antonio Scarpacci, the cab driver on NBC’s television series Wings, from 1991-1997. Now, Shalhoub stars as Adrian Monk, the obsessive-compulsive private detective solving San Francisco’s toughest crimes by noticing the…

On my first official endeavor into the wonderful world of food criticism, my companion and I partook of an interesting dining experience. Only a short walk from the Peaks Island launch, we casually walked into Happy Cooking. The inside is quite different from its “general store” outside appearance.

“The Good Girl” plays off that nagging feeling we all have about the direction our lives have taken, and the regrets of opportunities missed. It examines the unfulfilled life, but refuses to offer a solution. The film’s depiction of life, including the lack of easy answers and outcomes, that it is perhaps one of the…

Monday, April 29 The Fourth Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival, a performance of 10 ten-minute student productions, through Student Performing Artists, 8 p.m., the Main Stage at Russell Hall, Gorham campus (subject to change to the Lab Theater, downstairs in Russell Hall) $1.

When you are walking around the Gorham campus these last weeks of the semester, be sure to take a break and sit out on the grass behind Corthell Hall and take in the gigantic spiral sculpture. The 31-foot tall, 15-foot wide sculpture was created by senior art education major Barry Pitchfortch for his senior exhibition.

Each year the beginning of the summer movie season comes a little earlier as the studios try to get the jump on each other for the huge profits the hottest months of the year bring. If this trend continues, the summer movie season will begin around Groundhog’s Day in a few years.

Tuesday, April 23 Lecture, “From African to African American: The Atlantic Slave Trade and the Black Diaspora,” by Maureen Elgersman Lee, presented in conjunction with the Gloria S. Duclos Convocation “Diaspora: Meanings of Home” exhibit, “Exodus and Exile: The Spaces of Diaspora,” 6 p.

What are your plans after graduation? Get a job, go to grad school, pay some bills? Senior theater majors Matt Cary and Matt Curtis probably have a better answer than most grads. The two plan to drive cross-country to Los Angeles to start their careers in the film industry.

Thanks to the talent of its filmmakers, “Changing Lanes” avoids triteness and finds itself in a unique category: The gutsy studio movie. It delves deep into the human soul and finds some truth about us all. And like any true exploration of humanity, the film finds both dark and redeeming characteristics.

The Department of Theatre presents the final production of the 2001-02 season-multi-medi@tion- a student-created performance piece directed by faculty member Assunta Kent. “multi-medi@tion” is an original work created by students in Assunta Kent’s theater class, THE 399-Devised Theater.

Monday, April 15 USM Jazz Combos in concert, 7:30 p.m., Corthell Concert Hall, Gorham, $5 public, $3 seniors/staff/students, 780-5555. Tuesday, April 16 USM Chorale conducted by Robert Russell, 7:30 p.m., Corthell Concert Hall, Gorham, $5 public, $3 seniors/staff/students, 780-5555.