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Stephen Lenz

Reporter · US

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Oct 1, 2026
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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Stephen Lenz

    I'm a Food-Obsessed Mainer. Here's Where I Shop for Pantry Staples in Portland (opens the original)

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    Much has been said about Portland, Maine, being a food town. It recently landed in the top 10 of America's best foodie cities, lauded for its diverse offerings and for luring chefs from big cities to a small coastal city in Maine. I do love trying restaurants, and probably my favorite part is enjoying a good meal out and then trying to recreate it at home. But surprisingly, there are very few specialty food stores for those of us foodies who like to cook at home. No, I don't like the word "foodi

  2. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Stephen Lenz

    40 Years Ago This Week, TV Premiered 4 Iconic Shows, Including One Your Grandparents Never Missed (opens the original)

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    Fall TV premieres were a big deal for kids in the '80s. I read the "Cheers and Jeers" column in TV Guide every week, and I pored over the Fall Preview issue like I was studying the racing form before the Kentucky Derby. Rarely did you get four long-running shows premiering in a single week (OK, one is more iconic than long-running). But that's exactly what happened in September 1986. MORE: Classic TV Guide Covers From TV’s Golden Age Some of these were perfect easy-watching TV. Others actually t

  3. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Stephen Lenz

    40 Years Ago This Week, TV Premiered 4 Iconic Shows, Including One Your Grandparents Never Missed (opens the original)

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    Fall TV premieres were a big deal for kids in the '80s. I read the "Cheers and Jeers" column in TV Guide every week, and I pored over the Fall Preview issue like I was studying the racing form before the Kentucky Derby. Rarely did you get four long-running shows premiering in a single week (OK, one is more iconic than long-running). But that's exactly what happened in September 1986. MORE: Classic TV Guide Covers From TV’s Golden Age Some of these were perfect easy-watching TV. Others actually t

  4. Article · Sep 26, 2026 · Stephen Lenz

    I Tried to Capture the Entire '80s in 26 Letters. Here's What I Picked. (opens the original)

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    I fancy myself an '80s expert, and that's for one simple reason: I loved it. I wore the parachute pants, carried around my Trapper Keeper, and wore out the batteries on my Walkman more times than I can count. Even at the time, I knew the '80s felt different from the '70s, and by the time the '90s rolled around, I knew that decade felt different from the '80s too. I've even written extensively about the decade, from '80s TV theme songs to the places from '80s TV shows and movies I desperately wan

  5. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Stephen Lenz

    I Went Looking for My Childhood Toys. I Wasn't Ready for the Prices. (opens the original)

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    Like many parents, I assumed my child would want to play with the toys I loved as a kid. I think they call this "nostalgia blindness" — because when he hit a certain age, I bought him one of my favorite toys, used, off eBay: the submarine from the Fisher-Price Adventure People "Aero-Marine Search Team." You know where this is going. He said "thanks!" and gave it to his friend the next day. Sigh. That was years ago. Recently, it hit me: maybe I should buy back all my old toys for me, not him, whi

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