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Shanahan writes primarily for the Living/Arts section. He covers the comings and goings of Boston’s celebrity class in the newspaper's daily “Names” column, and also writes feature profiles of actors, authors, rock stars, and filmmakers.
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Alan Dershowitz and friends talk Sox in NYC
By Mark Shanahan and Meredith Goldstein , Globe Staff
Three prominent Red Sox fans were behind enemy lines this week.
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Trading punches for good cause at House of Blues
By Mark Shanahan and Meredith Goldstein , Globe Staff
Thirty men and women traded jabs and uppercuts at Haymakers for Hope, a fund-raiser for the Dana Farber Cancer Institute and the Jimmy Fund.
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Denis Leary brings ‘Sirens’ to USA Network
By Mark Shanahan and Meredith Goldstein , Globe Staff
According to The Hollywood Reporter, USA has given the green light to Leary’s version of the UK series.
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Cambridge picks Lo Galluccio as Poet Populist
By Mark Shanahan and Meredith Goldstein , Globe Staff
Galluccio is Cambridge’s newest Poet Populist, chosen by residents to represent the art of poetry for the city.