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John Green

Author John Green explores the human experience through five-star reviews

He is a superstar in the world of young adult fiction but his latest book, “The Anthropocene Reviewed,” is a nonfiction work aimed at adult readers. Originally launched as a podcast, the book is a massive, unruly collection of “reviews” of everything from sunsets to the Lascaux cave paintings to Diet Dr. Pepper.

Prince Harry thought about quitting royal life in his 20s

The Duke of Sussex spoke candidly with host Dax Shepard during an episode of the “Armchair Expert” podcast about keeping his relationship with Meghan a secret and dealing with UK media scrutiny.

Bill Maher taping canceled after host’s positive virus test

A taping of Bill Maher’s weekly HBO show was canceled after the host tested positive for COVID-19.

‘It’s official!’ First trailer for long-awaited ‘Friends’ reunion is out

The show also has a premiere date: May 27.

Ellen DeGeneres in Burbank, Calif., Nov. 28, 2018. DeGeneres will step down from her daytime talk show next year.
Ellen DeGeneres insists decision to end her talk show had nothing to do with recent controversy
A day after news broke that the 19th season of her popular talk show will be her last, Ellen DeGeneres insisted on the "Today" show Thursday that the decision to end the show had nothing to do with allegations that emerged last year.

Ellen DeGeneres appears during a taping of the "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," in Burbank, Calif., in 2016.
Ellen DeGeneres will end her daytime talk show after 19 seasons
Ellen DeGeneres, whose feel-good talk show “Ellen” has made her one of the most recognizable and successful personalities on television, broke the news to the Hollywood Reporter, saying that the show’s 19th season will be its last.

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Kevin Hart.

Kevin Hart struggles as single dad in Boston in Netflix trailer for ‘Fatherhood’

Remember when Kevin Hart rode a swan boat while cameras rolled in the Boston Public Garden? Now that the boats are back for the season, Netflix has released the first trailer for “Fatherhood,” an upcoming parenthood drama partially filmed in Boston.

Matt Damon

‘I hope it’s true.’ Matt Damon says it would be ‘awesome’ if Ben Affleck rekindled J.Lo romance

Damon's comments Tuesday on "Today" are just the latest curiosities in the Bennifer 2.0 saga.

John Mulaney.

John Mulaney and wife Anna Marie Tendler are separating following his rehab stay, according to reports

Comedian John Mulaney and his wife, artist Anna Marie Tendler, are divorcing after almost seven years of marriage, according to reports.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck at Fenway back in 2003.

Former flames Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez reportedly retreat to Montana — alone

It's been 17 years since they famously split. Could Ben and J.Lo really be a thing again?

Zac Brown Band performs at Fenway Park September 1, 2019.

Zac Brown Band announces date for summer concert at Fenway Park

Another concert has been penciled in at Fenway Park this summer with the announcement Monday that the Zac Brown Band will return to Boston Aug. 8 for its much-anticipated 2021 “Comeback Tour.”

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A Free Blockbuster stand in Provincetown houses an honor-system video borrowing program inspired by the Blockbuster chain.

Free Blockbuster box gives Provincetown a one-stop-shop for nostalgic VHS and DVD needs

It’s one of dozens of Free Blockbuster “franchises” around the country, honoring the video rental chain that shuttered most of its physical locations in the 2010s.

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Marvin Hagler celebrated after knocking out Thomas Hearns in Las Vegas to win the world middleweight championship in 1985.

May 23 declared Marvin Hagler Day: Bernard Hopkins, Stephen A. Smith to join Brockton celebration

On May 23, which would have been Hagler’s 67th birthday, the City of Champions will hold a free celebration and memorial open to the public at Rocky Marciano Stadium at 2 p.m.

A love letter that John F. Kennedy wrote to a Swedish paramour a few years after he married Jacqueline Bouvier.

‘I miss you’: JFK’s intimate letters to Swedish mistress up for auction

The then-US senator from Massachusetts penned the eight page-collection — one full letter and two partial messages on government letterhead — to Gunilla von Post between 1955 and 1956, a few years into his marriage to Jackie Kennedy.