http://www.examiner.com/x-3803-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner?cid=exrss-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:50:51 -0700 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:30:22 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-3803-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m11d22-The-life-and-death-of-Vaughn-Meaders-career?cid=exrss-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner November 22, 1963. Comedian Lenny Bruce takes the stage. The audience, reeling from the events of earlier that day, wonder what Bruce can possibly say to address the matter. After a pause, he leans into the microphone and says, "Man, Vaughn Mead... Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:30:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3803-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m11d22-The-life-and-death-of-Vaughn-Meaders-career?cid=exrss-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3803-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m11d17-The-Stephen-King-and-I-Stephen-King-vs-Stephanie-Meyer?cid=exrss-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner Back in March, an interview with Stephen King appeared in USA Weekend. In it, he was asked to compare J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books, and Stephanie Meyer, author of the Twilight series. Here's what he said:Both Rowling and Meyer, they... Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:05:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3803-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m11d17-The-Stephen-King-and-I-Stephen-King-vs-Stephanie-Meyer?cid=exrss-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3803-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Beans-Birthday?cid=exrss-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner Maine is the only state that's well known for two different beans. One is B&M Baked Beans, produced in Portland.I think it goes without saying what the other one is, but just in case...LL Bean was born in Greenwood on November 13, 1872. Forty yea... Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:16:57 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3803-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Beans-Birthday?cid=exrss-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3803-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Awwwwwmost-Maine?cid=exrss-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner  John Cariani, who grew up in Presque Isle (he once said, "They call Montana Big Sky Country. Well. . .they haven't seen northern Maine") and is best known for his work on Law & Order as Julian Beck, was once a struggling actor who... Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:35:26 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3803-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m11d10-Awwwwwmost-Maine?cid=exrss-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3803-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Lordy-Lordy-Big-Birds-40?cid=exrss-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner Back in 1969, Britney Spears's mother was 14, JFK Jr. was 8, Kurt Cobain was 2, and a children's program went on the air that was to revolutionize the way kids learned, from Maine to Mexico and way, way beyond.Sesame Street is now celebrating its 40t... Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:19:19 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3803-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m11d4-Lordy-Lordy-Big-Birds-40?cid=exrss-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3803-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m11d1-Eye-patches-rule?cid=exrss-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner Maine has not one, not two, but three famous people who are associated with eye patches. That's got to be a record for an area that has next to nothing to do with pirates.The director John Ford (from Cape Elizabeth, as you know) had bandages removed ... Sun, 01 Nov 2009 09:25:04 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3803-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m11d1-Eye-patches-rule?cid=exrss-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3803-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Boo?cid=exrss-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner Maine's got a long record of witches and ghosts and inexplicable paranormal kind of stuff, and with Halloween drawing nigh I thought this would be a pretty good time to look into it.Fright at the Fort is taking place at Fort Knox (no, not that Fort K... Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:01:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3803-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m10d29-Boo?cid=exrss-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3803-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Maxim--more-than-a-magazine?cid=exrss-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner In 1882, Hiram Stevens Maxim, native of Sangerville and recent emigrant to Britain, was told by a man in Vienna, "Hang your chemistry and electricity! If you want to make a pile of money, invent something that will enable these Europeans to cut ... Tue, 27 Oct 2009 18:33:47 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3803-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m10d27-Maxim--more-than-a-magazine?cid=exrss-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3803-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m10d25-RIP-Little-Mermaid?cid=exrss-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner Shiloh Pepin of Kennebunkport was born with sirenomelia, or "mermaid syndrome" - her legs were fused together. This is a condition that occurs once every 100,000 births, and usually proves fatal within 72 hours.Shiloh had other plans. Despi... Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:14:01 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3803-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m10d25-RIP-Little-Mermaid?cid=exrss-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3803-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m10d24-Andrew-Bird-changed-my-life?cid=exrss-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner    In 2004, I went to UPenn with two friends to see the Magnetic Fields. Upon arrival, we learned that the opening act was Andrew Bird. "Oh, this is great," said one of my friends. "This is terrific. He's awesome." My f... Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:53:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3803-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m10d24-Andrew-Bird-changed-my-life?cid=exrss-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3803-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m10d23-The-The-Band-Band-Rock-Rock?cid=exrss-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner   If you're lucky enough to be at One Monument Square in Portland tonight, you can get to see The The Band Band. That's not a stammer on my part; that's the name of a tribute band that does the songs by Robbie Robertson, Richard Manuel, Levon H... Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:03:34 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3803-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m10d23-The-The-Band-Band-Rock-Rock?cid=exrss-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3803-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Hopalong?cid=exrss-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner It's a pretty safe bet that you've never heard of Clarence E. Muford before, but you've surely heard of the Fryeburg resident's greatest creation - the gritty, tough talking cowboy Hopalong Cassidy.At least he was gritty and tough talking in the nove... Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:41:32 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3803-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m10d21-Hopalong?cid=exrss-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3803-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m10d19-What-a-goal?cid=exrss-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner There's a clip that's currently burning up the internets of a hockey player making an astonishing shot. In case you haven't seen it, here it is. And then here it is five more times.That's Oliver Wahlstromk, age 9, at the Mini 1-on-1 Challenge in the... Mon, 19 Oct 2009 19:51:35 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3803-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m10d19-What-a-goal?cid=exrss-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3803-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m10d17-Emmylou?cid=exrss-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner Emmylou Harris is playing in at the Merrill Auditorium in Portland tonight. Not only is she the most beautiful woman in the history of country music (fact, not opinion - just like at this face for a minute, or this face, for that matter), she's also,... Sat, 17 Oct 2009 19:04:03 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3803-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m10d17-Emmylou?cid=exrss-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3803-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m10d15-Alice--remember-Alice-This-is-a-song-about-Alice?cid=exrss-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner    Today is Linda Lavin's birthday. Born in Portland in 1937, she's carved out a respectful career for herself, on television (click here to watch her in a full episode of Barney Miller) and on stage (click here to see her in her one-woman... Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:43:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3803-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m10d15-Alice--remember-Alice-This-is-a-song-about-Alice?cid=exrss-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3803-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m10d12-Honeyhefting-Spouseschlepping-Loveofmylifelugging?cid=exrss-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner    This weekend, the tenth annual North American Wife Carrying Championship was held at Sunday River in Newry. Since we can't ski quite yet (but don't blink), they've got to do something over Columbus Day weekend; what better way than to t... Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:53:21 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3803-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m10d12-Honeyhefting-Spouseschlepping-Loveofmylifelugging?cid=exrss-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3803-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m10d8-Its-the-Great-Pumpkinfest-Charlie-Brown?cid=exrss-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner    This weekend I'm going to be visiting a friend of mine in New York. We're going to see Ben Folds in concert and have a grand old time. There's only one negative thing to this: I'm going to miss out on the Damariscotta Pumpkinfest. ... Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:39:27 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3803-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m10d8-Its-the-Great-Pumpkinfest-Charlie-Brown?cid=exrss-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3803-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m10d6-THE-Jonathan-Livingston-Seagull?cid=exrss-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner    I was going through some old Maine trivia cards and found this question: "What extremely successful book was written by Richard Bach of Kennebunkport?" I about fell out of my chair. Richard Bach? The author of Jonathan Li... Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:12:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3803-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m10d6-THE-Jonathan-Livingston-Seagull?cid=exrss-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3803-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m10d5-A-daisy-a-day?cid=exrss-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner    There's a fella name of Justin Strunk, most folks just call him "Jud." Born and raised in New York, he moved to Maine in his early 20s and wound up settling down in Farmington. He became quite popular, not just in Maine (wher... Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:58:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3803-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m10d5-A-daisy-a-day?cid=exrss-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-3803-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m10d2-Happy-birthday-Don-McLean?cid=exrss-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner    October 2, 1945, was (in at least one household in New Rochelle, NY) the day the music was born, as Donald and Elizabeth McLean welcomed their son Don into the world. By the age of two, he already knew a hundred songs. At 16, he'd begun... Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:48:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-3803-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner~y2009m10d2-Happy-birthday-Don-McLean?cid=exrss-Portland-Pop-Culture-Examiner