PERSPECTIVES

10 From the Editor

12 Letters

33 The Big Bank Theory: Dollar Fun
It’s amazing what banks & credit unions will do to get your attention–and your account.
From Staff & Wire Reports

ART & STYLE

15 Maine Classics

17 Goings On

22 Chowder

71 A Little Retail Therapy
Perfect gifts and perfect occasions collide in our gift guide.

95 Fiction
“Captain”
By Lee Roberts

PERSONALITIES

40 Lobster Mania
Matt Jacobson courts 21st-century statistics to help our most delicious resource claw its way to world fame.
Story & Interview by Colin W. Sargent

51 I’m Not a Mainer, But I Play One on TV
Frances McDormand brings Olive Kitteridge to HBO.
By Claire Z. Cramer

96 Flash

FOOD & DRINK

53 Delicious in Print
Maine cookbooks make inspired holiday gifts.
By Claire Z. Cramer

58 Dining Guide

59 Restaurant Review
Scrumptious dumplings add wow to Bao Bao.
Review by Diane Hudson

MAINE LIFE

25 Portland After Dark: Exploring the Outliers
On your mark, get set, get out of town.
By Olivia Gunn

SHELTER & DESIGN

87 House of the Month
Sweet stone cottage in Saco.

90 New England Homes & Living