Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 48 Page 49 Page 50 Page 51 Page 52 Page 53 Page 54 Page 55 Page 56 Page 57 Page 58 Page 59 Page 60 Page 61 Page 62 Page 63 Page 64 Page 65 Page 66 Page 67 Page 68 Page 69 Page 70 Page 71 Page 72 Page 73 Page 74 Page 75 Page 76 Page 77 Page 78 Page 79 Page 80 Page 81 Page 82 Page 83 Page 84 Page 85 Page 86 Page 87 Page 88 Page 89 Page 90 Page 91 Page 92 Page 93 Page 94 Page 95 Page 96 Page 97 Page 98 Page 99 Page 10020 p o r t l a n d monthly magazine Perennial podcast favorite This American Life pulls in a weekly audi- ence of 2.2 million. One particular episode tugged the nation’s heart- strings: “Abdi and the Golden Ticket” tells of a Somalian refugee in Nairobi fighting astounding odds to secure a U.S. visa. At the nail-biting conclu- sion, the listener learns that Abdi successfully emigrates to none other than our own Portland, Maine. Forget the music charts. Edison Research reports monthly podcast listenership has increased 75 percent since 2013. And Maine has plugged into the hype. Local favorites include Born Yesterday; The humble farmer; Please Like This Podcast; and smash- hit Millennial, a guide on “how to maneuver your 20s.” An unusual incident on the corner of Congress and High Street caught national attention recently, with media outlets picking up the story of a Portland resi- dent arrested for holding up traffic…while dressed as a tree. Performance artist Asher Woodworth, 30, covered himself in evergreen branches and stood in the crosswalk. Woodworth later told TIME Maga- zine: “I’m a tireless advocate for slowness and quiet- ness and stillness. We could use a lot of those things in the world right now… I was just meditating one day and this very clear vision of this performance came into my head. I knew I needed to do it.” BrushWithFame Disillusioned with current events, Maine’s master of horror has gone offline in- definitely. Stephen King tweeted the following message to his 2.55 mil- lion followers, “No more book recom- mendations, politics, or amusing dog pictures for the immediate future. I’m shutting down.” Mainers are just one degree of separation away from the late Robert Vaughn (The Man from U.N.C.L.E., and The Young Phil- adelphians) because of his memorable work as a pitch man for The Law Offices of Joe Bornstein. You know, 1-800-CALL- JOE. So who can replace Robert Vaughn? Just tell us, not Ash- ton Kutcher. Flipping the Bird The Slippery Tell Them You Mean Business Slope And it’s not just Mainers making podcasts. Our state has also been an unexpected star of the genre. Lore, ranked #20 in the iTunes Podcast Chart, dedicated a whole episode of its exploration into folklore and leg- end on the unique mystery that sur- rounds Maine. Host and creator Aaron Mahkne says, “Some places just have a way of getting under your skin […] It is at the intersection of Maine’s harsh winters and deadly coastline that we find the most tragic stories of all. Sto- ries that no one would want to experi- ence for themselves.” from top: meaghan Maurice; leah brown, snow king mountain; @curtfletcher twitter TheRinkatThompson’sPointre- turnsonceagain,thistimewitha playfulpartneract.“TheHill,”a five-lane,two-storytubingslope,issure toexciteadrenalinjunkies.PartnersChris ThompsonandJedTroubhhopetheslope willmaintainthemomentumofasuccess- fulsummer,“Thereareamillion thingstodointhesummer.Now wintergetsitsturn,”Troubh toldTheBangorDailyNews. Singleridescost$3or$10for atwohoursession.