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Ben Affleck’s Top Sketches from Saturday Night Live

The actor/director will join the Five-Timers Club this weekend on SNL’s season finale, and we're revisiting Affleck's funniest sketches from previous appearances on the show.

By Bryanna Cappadona | May 16, 2013 11:23 am

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Video: What If The Office Were Set in Boston?

The NBC comedy is set in Scranton, Pennsylvania—but how would the show be different if it took place in half its stars' hometown of Boston?

By Bryanna Cappadona | May 16, 2013 10:43 am

Five Reasons to Leave the House This Weekend, Maddie on Things Edition

Want your five reasons to go out this weekend? Here. Meet Maddie. She stands on things. And she does it well.

By Yiqing Shao | May 16, 2013 9:51 am

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Q&A: Josh Ritter, the New Face of Folk

Ritter discusses his heartbreaking new album, The Beast in Its Tracks.

By Christopher Hughes | May 15, 2013 1:05 pm

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MIT Will Use 300 Programmable Umbrellas to Light Up the Cambridge Skyline

The umbrellas have interchanging LED lights and will be used for an interactive performance.

By Steve Annear | May 15, 2013 11:43 am

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Ben Affleck Collaborates with TOMS on Charitable Shoe Line to Support the Eastern Congo Initiative

Ben goes from director extraordinaire to shoe designer.

By Bryanna Cappadona | May 15, 2013 10:14 am

Festival Turns Front Porches Into Performance Stages

The third annual Somerville PorchFest features more than 100 musical acts.

By Steve Annear | May 14, 2013 3:13 pm

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Pre-Production Starts for Movie Based on Dennis Lehane’s Latest Novel

Ben Affleck is behind the adaptation of the gangster tale "Live By Night."

By Steve Annear | May 13, 2013 2:27 pm

Amy Poehler Orders a New Show…In Sweden?

Plus: Parks and Rec renewed for season 6, The Mindy Project renewed for season 2, and guess which Boston actor will be on Arrested Development?

By Bryanna Cappadona | May 13, 2013 1:58 pm

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With New Dan Brown Novel, Harvard Professors to Once Again Seem Exciting

Inferno hits stores Tuesday.

By Eric Randall | May 13, 2013 1:31 pm