Reading and Roaming
Happy Valentine’s Day! It seems appropriate to present a mix of films and fiction that capture different kinds of love. Romantic love and longing, platonic friendship, and married love. ON THE SCREEN Loving (Netflix) This historical film about Richard and Mildred Loving is a testament to love and devotion through hardship and ostracism. In 1958, Richard, a white man, …
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MEMOIRS: OF GEOGRAPHY AND GENEALOGY Mill Town: Reckoning with What Remains by Kerri Arsenault Kerri Arsenault grew up in the small town of Mexico, Maine, adjacent to neighboring Rumford and home to an active paper mill. Like the river Androscoggin that runs through the region, her memoir meanders along a nonlinear path. We learn about her immediate family and her …
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AN APPALLING WEEK Like many of you, we’ve been glued to the television news, avidly following the latest developments, and devouring articles in the paper and online media. Wednesday afternoon American democracy was severely tested with the Capitol building breached and ransacked by domestic terrorists. Early Thursday morning brought the official certification of Joe Biden …
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ON THE SCREEN Holiday Cooking Class The other evening, we enjoyed a cooking demonstration. Clarkson University, the Chief Penguin’s alma mater, invited alumni to see and join their campus chef in the preparation of several dishes. They included a colorful cranberry and whiskey cocktail, baked brie, baby potatoes wrapped in bacon, and julienned root vegetables with pistachio …
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