r You might have noticed that the Seacoast is popular. Really popular. So popular that our little region is always showing up on top-10 (or...
Tagged: 2015-year-in-review
Rearview mirror
Between blizzards, presidential candidate visits, and an ongoing opioid crisis, the Seacoast had a lot to talk about in 2015. Here’s a look back at...
Best books
Hundreds of thousands of new books are published every year. That’s good news and bad news for book lovers — there are so many choices,...
Most deft vs. tone deaf
Ah, 2015 — to paraphrase “The Simpsons,” it was the best of times and also the blurst of times. The amount of new shows, reboots,...
Fair warning
Editor’s note: Warning: there be spoilers here. For almost as long as there have been movies, they have been warning us about the robots. But have...
Play it again
“Painted Shut” by Hop Along (Saddle Creek Records) Frances Quinlan’s fiery, unique voice and frantic, emotive songwriting were the best part of 2015. “Summertime ‘06” by Vince Staples (Def...
Listen closely
It was a year of anticipation, frustration and, ultimately, triumphs, but somehow 2015 seems unfinished. Amidst a litany of pressing issues in a passionately polarized...