4 decisions that turned SNL into a cultural juggernaut — and 3 mistakes
Critic Eric Deggans explains how Saturday Night Live became the long-lived force it is.
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GBH Music Holiday Spectacular 2024
Celebrate the season with the GBH Music Holiday Spectacular, a family-friendly concert and an opportunity for music lovers to be part of a live television production at GBH’s headquarters in Brighton.
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New book examines Massachusetts ties to a failed plot to kill JFK
New York Times bestselling author Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch mingle hidden history with nail-biting detective work in their latest book, "The JFK Conspiracy, The Secret Plot to Kill Kennedy-And Why it Failed." The book takes a deep dive into a 1960 assassination plot shortly after Kennedy’s election and before his inauguration.
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Artist Steve Locke on the ubiquity of art in every day life
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New film 'Playland' shows a Boston queer history that was almost erased
Filmmaker Georden West shares how Boston forgot its oldest gay bar. -
Roxbury International Film Festival celebrates 25 years of highlighting Black artists
The largest New England film festival that highlights films by, for and about people of color is back for it’s 25th year.
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