{"id":20739,"date":"2021-12-01T17:07:24","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T22:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/?p=20739"},"modified":"2021-12-01T17:07:47","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T22:07:47","slug":"december-2021-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.portlandmonthly.com\/portmag\/december-2021-2\/","title":{"rendered":"December 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"position: relative; padding-top: max(60%,326px); height: 0; width: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position: absolute; border: none; width: 100%; height: 100%; left: 0; right: 0; top: 0; bottom: 0;\" src=\"https:\/\/e.issuu.com\/embed.html?backgroundColor=%23ebebeb&amp;d=portland_magazine_dec21_issuu&amp;hideIssuuLogo=true&amp;u=portlandmagazine\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" sandbox=\"allow-top-navigation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation allow-downloads allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-modals allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>12 <strong>From the Editor \u201cEasy Living\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\nJean Arthur\u2019s spin on the screwball never gets old. By Colin W. Sargent<\/p>\n<p>13 <strong>Letters\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>MAINE LIFE<\/h3>\n<p>15 <strong>Chowder<\/strong><br \/>\nA tasty blend of the Fabulous,<br \/>\nthe Eyebrow-Raising, and the Just Plain Wrong.<\/p>\n<p>32 <strong>Senses &amp; Sensibility<\/strong><br \/>\nWhen one eye closes, another opens.<br \/>\nBy Diane Hudson<\/p>\n<p>43 <strong>Searching for Pauline<\/strong><br \/>\nA live-in psychopath takes us on a horror tour.<br \/>\nBy Kylie Low<\/p>\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>47 <strong>Hempy Holidays<\/strong><br \/>\nSeasonal euphoria boosts adult-use cannabis sales. From Staff &amp; Wire Reports<\/p>\n<p>53 <strong>Easy Money<\/strong><br \/>\nLocal banks woo you for 2022. By Colin W. Sargent<\/p>\n<h3>ARTS &amp; STYLE<\/h3>\n<p>39 <strong>New Rules of Engagement<\/strong><br \/>\nFive trending places in Maine to pop the question.<br \/>\nBy Colin W. Sargent<\/p>\n<p>71 <strong>Now Playing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>72 <strong>Holiday Gifts &amp; Events Guide<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>HOMES &amp; DESIGN<\/h3>\n<p>16<strong> Talking Walls<\/strong><br \/>\n\u201cThe Key to High Head\u201d<br \/>\nCaptured pilot builds a fortress for a Watch on the Rhine\u2014make that Eggemoggin Reach.<br \/>\nBy Colin W. Sargent<\/p>\n<p>28 <strong>Made in Maine<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>96 <strong>Maine Real Estate<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>FOOD &amp; DRINK<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p>59 <strong>Around the World in 80 Meals<\/strong><br \/>\nA universe of taste is right around the corner.<br \/>\nBy Gwen Thompson<\/p>\n<p>69 <strong>Dining Guide<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>LAST WORDS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>104 Breezy<br \/>\nNew fiction by Bruce Pratt<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 12 From the Editor \u201cEasy Living\u201d Jean Arthur\u2019s spin on the screwball never gets old. By Colin W. Sargent 13 Letters\u00a0 MAINE LIFE 15 Chowder A tasty blend of the Fabulous, the Eyebrow-Raising, and the Just Plain Wrong. 32 Senses &amp; Sensibility When one eye closes, another opens. 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