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Archive for April, 2010



Monday, April 19th, 2010, 1:41 am in News
By Mario Moretto

The show starts with wine. Before the camera even rolls, a new bottle — usually Yellowtail Chardonnay — is uncorked and poured.
Sarah Hinman and Josh O’Donald, hosts of The Maine Channel’s “Sex and Wine with …


Monday, April 19th, 2010, 1:39 am in News
By Jessie Darkis

Missing bike
A bike was reported as stolen from a bike rack outside the Memorial Gym at 10:30 a.m. April 16.  The blue 21-speed Dawes bike has an estimated value of $250. There are currently no suspects. 
Alfond bike …


Monday, April 19th, 2010, 1:32 am in Style & Culture
Events across the campus make UMaine a musical hotspot
By Kegan Zema

This weekend, the University of Maine campus was a lot louder than usual. Bands of nearly every genre were rocking out in the Memorial Union, on the mall and in the Field House. They duked it …


Monday, April 19th, 2010, 1:20 am in Style & Culture
Pride Week ends with hilarious, risque event
By Kyle Kernan

Drag queens with big hair and even bigger attitudes flirted with a roaring crowd in the Memorial Union on Friday night in a Drag Show featuring student queens and three professionals.
“It’s a good time — it’s …


Monday, April 19th, 2010, 1:17 am in Style & Culture
By Clint Snyder

The smoke clears in the Bangor Opera House and the cast and crew of “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” receive a well-deserved standing ovation for their rock star performance. Hedwig, played by Scoop Sloan, dominated the …


Monday, April 19th, 2010, 1:16 am in Style & Culture
By Jay Grant

Each April, audiophiles and music lovers sleep while something magical happens. While it would appear no creatures are stirring — not even mice — there is actually a fat white guy flying around to drop off …


Monday, April 19th, 2010, 1:15 am in Style & Culture
By Kyle Kernan

We all assume another skin and posture to meet social roles, don’t we? We want to be accepted and noticed, and our admiration for superheroes is a glorified desire stemming from this. America’s obsession with superheroes …


Monday, April 19th, 2010, 1:13 am in Style & Culture
Documentary and live album give fans an intimate glimpse
By Kegan Zema

Jack White knows how to keep his fans satisfied. The Dead Weather and all their raunchy glory have been a great companion over the last year or so, but true fans would start to miss The …


Monday, April 19th, 2010, 1:11 am in Style & Culture
By Kegan Zema

Regardless of whether you think Spose truly is “awesome,” if you’re from Maine, you better be rooting for him.
It’s once in a great while that a musician from Maine makes it to the national stage in …


Monday, April 19th, 2010, 1:09 am in Opinion
By Eryk Salvaggio

Convicted drunk drivers and their mistakes have left enormous wounds in the world, and their sentences should fit the audacity of their crimes.