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THE BOOK OF RUTH
How an American radical reinvented back-yard gardening.
LEAVE WITH DESSERT
Graydon Carter’s great magazine age.
JUST BETWEEN US
The pleasures and pitfalls of gossip.
THE FRENZY Joyce Carol Oates
Early afternoon, driving south on the Garden State Parkway with the girl beside him.
After 50 years in education, Snow retiring from school board
After 12 years on the Blue Hill school board, chair Jan Snow will retire when her term expires in April.
DIAA March artist a longtime multifaceted creator
The Deer Isle Artists Association announces that David McBeth is the March Artist in Residence.
Students to showcase independent study projects
The event, which will take place in the GSA gym, will showcase the program experiences of approximately 120 11th and 12th grade students. The event is open to the public, according to a press release, and community members are invited to see the exhibits and hear directly from the students about their projects.
GSA and local boutique partner for prom 'shopping' experience
Donated attire will be free to local students
Naomi Fry on Jay McInerney's "Chloe's Scene"
As a teen-ager, long before I lived in New York, I felt the city urging me toward it. N.Y.C., with its art and money, its drugs and fashion, its misery and elation—how tough, how grimy, how scary, how glamorous! For me, one of its most potent siren calls was “Chloe’s Scene,” a piece written for this magazine, in 1994, by the novelist Jay McInerney, about the then nineteen-year-old sometime actress, sometime model, and all-around It Girl Chloë Sevigny.
INTERIORS
The tyranny of taste in Vincenzo Latronico’s “Perfection.”
ONWARD AND UPWARD WITH THE ARTS BETTING ON THE FUTURE
Lucy Dacus after boygenius.
INHERIT THE PLAY
The return of “A Streetcar Named Desire” and “Ghosts.”
STEAL, ADAPT, BORROW
Jonathan Anderson transformed Loewe by radically reinterpreting classic garments. Is Dior next?
YOU MAD, BRO?
Young men have gone MAGA. Can the left win them back?
UPDATED KENNEDY CENTER 2025 SCHEDULE
April 1—A. R. Gurney’s “Love Letters,” with Lauren Boebert and Kid Rock
Fisheries scientist with local ties nominated to lead DMR
Carl Wilson is state’s longtime lead lobster biologist
For second year in a row, student actors head to state finals
THE ISLAND—Deer Isle-Stonington High School students' theater production of Treasure Island has won the Downeast Maine Class B Regional on Mount Desert Island, sending the show to the state final on Friday and Saturday, March 21-22, in Millinocket. DISHS also won the annual MDI Tech Olympics at the event.
Slowing traffic, paving roads among 2025 Deer Isle select board priorities
Newly sworn in after being elected, Patricia “Patty” Oliver was ready for business at her inaugural meeting of the Deer Isle Select Board on Thursday, March 6. The three members of the select board are now Oliver, Peter Perez and Ronald “Ronnie” Eaton.
OFIP hosts Black Balloon Day
Students at the Deer Isle-Stonington High School participated in honoring those lost to overdose on Black Balloon Day, March 6, in partnership with the Opiate-Free Island Partnership.
MacBook Air
THE POWER OF THE M4 CHIP MEETS ULTRA-PORTABILITY
IROBOT LAUNCHES EIGHT NEW ROOMBAS WITH LIDAR MAPPING
This week, iRobot unveiled its most ambitious lineup yet, introducing eight new Roomba models that bring lidar mapping to the brand for the first time.
3D PRINTING SPEEDS WILDFIRE RECOVERY: HOMES FROM THE ASHES
Azure Printed Homes is turning tragedy into triumph, using 3D printing to rebuild LA homes lost to wildfires. This tech slashes recovery time from years to days, offering displaced tech users a fast, affordable lifeline. It's not a gimmick—it's a roof over your head, built smarter.
APPLE VISION PRO ROCKS WITH METALLICA: AN IMMERSIVE CONCERT EXPERIENCE UNLEASHED
Apple has rolled out a groundbreaking addition to its Vision Pro lineup, unveiling an immersive concert experience featuring Metallica that promises to redefine how fans experience live music.
META'S NEW PLAY: CROWD-SOURCED FACT-CHECKING COMES TO FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM
Meta Platforms Inc., the powerhouse behind Facebook and Instagram, is set to launch a bold experiment in battling misinformation with its crowd-sourced fact-checking program, Community Notes, starting March 18, 2025.
FSR 4 SET TO ELEVATE PS5 PRO GRAPHICS IN 2026: A CLEARER PICTURE AHEAD
PlayStation's lead architect Mark Cerny dropped a tantalizing hint about the PS5 Pro's future, revealing that AMD's new FSR 4 upscaling technology will shape the \"next evolution\" of the console's PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR).
STARSHIP FLIGHT 8: A STEP FORWARD, A STUMBLE UPWARD, AND THE ROAD TO REUSABILITY
SpaceX's eighth Starship flight test, dubbed Flight 8, soared into the skies above South Texas, delivering a mix of triumph and turbulence that underscores the company's relentless push toward a reusable future.
GROK AND XAI'S AI INFRASTRUCTURE: ELON MUSK'S SUPERCHARGED BRAIN TRUST
Elon Musk's xAl is making waves this week with Grok, a super-smart AI powered by a massive computer setup that's hard to wrap your head around.
IOS 19 RUMORED TO BE ONE OF APPLE'S BIGGEST IPHONE UPDATES EVER
This week, whispers about iOS 19 are stirring excitement among iPhone users, with Bloomberg reporting it could be one of the most transformative updates in Apple's history.
AI-POWERED FARMING TOOLS GAIN TRACTION: FEEDING THE FUTURE
California's Farm-ng is sowing a quiet revolution, using AI and robotics to transform farming. Announced this week, via CBS News, these tools tackle seeding and harvesting with precision, promising US tech users fresher food and lower prices. It's not futuristic hype-it's tech that's already working the fields.
WAYMO'S CHINESE-MADE EVS CLEARED FOR US DELIVERY: A ROBOTAXI REVOLUTION BEGINS
Waymo's latest move is a game-changer: Chinese-made Zeekr electric vehicles (EVs) are set to hit US streets by late 2025, dodging tariffs and bringing autonomous rides closer to reality.