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A successful whaling captain estranged from his family is compelled to take the seat of his ancestral home in rural Maine (ofc, Stephen King). His foreign-found wife perishes during the voyage, leaving him with three children. There was a damned good reason Charles Boone left to seek a life on the seas. [more inside]
posted by porpoise on Jun 26, 2022 - 6 comments

From MeFi’s own Linda_Holmes comes a heartfelt debut about the unlikely relationship between a young woman who’s lost her husband and a major league pitcher who’s lost his game.
posted by Etrigan on Aug 10, 2019 - 5 comments

A New England couple's college-aged son dates an older woman who has two small children and an unwelcome ex-husband. [more inside]
posted by MoonOrb on Mar 25, 2018 - 0 comments

This week....

• Donald Trump starts to mend fences with the Republican elite (5m), as we all knew he would; refuses to release his tax returns; invented a publicist for himself in the 80s that was actually just him.
• A recording of the Queen of England caught her saying a remark about a Chinese diplomat. (2m)
• Budweiser announces temporarily changing the name of their beer-like substance to "America." (2m)
• People Who Somehow Got Elected: Paul LePage, Governor of Maine. (4m)
• Main story: 911, and the difficulties it faces in the age of cell phones. (16m)

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posted by JHarris on May 18, 2016 - 5 comments

John Lurie and Willem Dafoe brave the elements to go ice fishing in Maine. [more inside]
posted by Elementary Penguin on Oct 3, 2015 - 5 comments