Features

27 Working-Class Hero
She spent her seafaring days cruising among Antarctica’s icebergs, but now she’s slipping between the world’s temporal cracks.
By David Svenson

30 Ten Most Intriguing
They’re new, noteworthy, and changing the way you live: Michelle Gass, Laurence Pope, Katie Aselton, Manny Caulk, Bill Burke, Elle Logan, Daniel G. Lilley, Lisa DeSisto, Rick Barton, and Michele Sturgeon.

43 All the City’s a Stage
Portland Ballet Co. stretches around town to make us part of the cast.
By David Svenson

82 A Real Cliffhanger
There’s a secret mission behind this $4.5M home bordered by sea roses and the Atlantic on Bald Head Cliff.
By Colin W. Sargent

Departments

10 From the Editor

12 Letters

14 Imperatífs

16 Goings On

22 Chowder

49 Hungry Eye
Dining Like a Flash Mob

54 Dining Guide

55 Restaurant Review
Figa

56 2012 Gift Guide

88 New England Homes & Living

93 Fiction
“The Falling Man”
By Duncan Whitmire

96 Flash