Culture | Boston.com https://www.boston.com/category/culture/ Boston.com Thu, 21 Dec 2023 17:42:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.2 https://bdc2020.o0bc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/BDC_Logo_2020_Social_WhiteBG-609c79a967eee-150x150.png Culture | Boston.com https://www.boston.com/category/culture/ 32 32 10 things to do in Boston this holiday weekend https://www.boston.com/tease/10-things-to-do-in-boston-this-holiday-weekend-december-2023/ Thu, 21 Dec 2023 17:42:29 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?post_type=tease&p=28836795 The post 10 things to do in Boston this holiday weekend appeared first on Boston.com.

]]> Just how rich were the McCallisters in ‘Home Alone’? https://www.boston.com/culture/movies/2023/12/20/just-how-rich-were-the-mccallisters-in-home-alone/ https://www.boston.com/culture/movies/2023/12/20/just-how-rich-were-the-mccallisters-in-home-alone/#respond Wed, 20 Dec 2023 22:47:06 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=28828778 Fans have been debating the McCallister family’s wealth for years. We asked the Federal Reserve for answers.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/culture/movies/2023/12/20/just-how-rich-were-the-mccallisters-in-home-alone/feed/ 0 Marvel, Disney drop actor Jonathan Majors after he’s convicted of assaulting his former girlfriend https://www.boston.com/culture/celebs/2023/12/18/marvel-disney-drop-actor-jonathan-majors-after-hes-convicted-of-assaulting-his-former-girlfriend/ https://www.boston.com/culture/celebs/2023/12/18/marvel-disney-drop-actor-jonathan-majors-after-hes-convicted-of-assaulting-his-former-girlfriend/#respond Tue, 19 Dec 2023 01:41:23 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=28809524 Marvel Studios and the Walt Disney Co. have dropped actor Jonathan Majors after his conviction on charges of assaulting his former girlfriend in New York City earlier this year

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]]> https://www.boston.com/culture/celebs/2023/12/18/marvel-disney-drop-actor-jonathan-majors-after-hes-convicted-of-assaulting-his-former-girlfriend/feed/ 0 Boston Public Library shares this year’s 10 most borrowed books https://www.boston.com/culture/books/2023/12/18/boston-public-library-shares-this-years-10-most-borrowed-books/ https://www.boston.com/culture/books/2023/12/18/boston-public-library-shares-this-years-10-most-borrowed-books/#respond Mon, 18 Dec 2023 19:00:22 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=28807419 From buzzy celebrity memoirs to 'BookTok' favorites, see which titles library patrons borrowed most this year.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/culture/books/2023/12/18/boston-public-library-shares-this-years-10-most-borrowed-books/feed/ 0 With VHS and video stores, ‘tapeheads’ are fueling an analog revival https://www.boston.com/culture/national-news/2023/12/17/with-vhs-and-video-stores-tapeheads-are-fueling-an-analog-revival/ https://www.boston.com/culture/national-news/2023/12/17/with-vhs-and-video-stores-tapeheads-are-fueling-an-analog-revival/#comments Sun, 17 Dec 2023 23:20:35 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=28800631 LOS ANGELES – Video Home System. Even the name sounds anachronistic. It’s been nearly 20 years since the last major film was released on the clunky format, a plastic rectangle […]

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]]> https://www.boston.com/culture/national-news/2023/12/17/with-vhs-and-video-stores-tapeheads-are-fueling-an-analog-revival/feed/ 6 ‘I used to work here’: Kate McKinnon hosts SNL for the first time https://www.boston.com/culture/entertainment/2023/12/17/i-used-to-work-here-kate-mckinnon-hosts-snl-for-the-first-time/ https://www.boston.com/culture/entertainment/2023/12/17/i-used-to-work-here-kate-mckinnon-hosts-snl-for-the-first-time/#respond Sun, 17 Dec 2023 16:15:05 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=28798519 McKinnon, a "Saturday Night Live" cast member for 10 years, hosted last night’s episode alongside musical guest Billie Eilish.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/culture/entertainment/2023/12/17/i-used-to-work-here-kate-mckinnon-hosts-snl-for-the-first-time/feed/ 0 5 must-watch movies & TV shows streaming right now https://www.boston.com/culture/streaming/2023/12/15/5-must-watch-movies-tv-shows-streaming-right-now-december-15-2023/ https://www.boston.com/culture/streaming/2023/12/15/5-must-watch-movies-tv-shows-streaming-right-now-december-15-2023/#respond Fri, 15 Dec 2023 22:56:27 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=28785777 The best of what's new streaming on Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, Disney Plus, and more.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/culture/streaming/2023/12/15/5-must-watch-movies-tv-shows-streaming-right-now-december-15-2023/feed/ 0 Roasted GOAT: Netflix to produce a Tom Brady roast comedy special https://www.boston.com/culture/entertainment/2023/12/14/tom-brady-roast-netflix/ https://www.boston.com/culture/entertainment/2023/12/14/tom-brady-roast-netflix/#respond Thu, 14 Dec 2023 16:41:12 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=28769448 Tom Brady will be given the roast treatment at the Netflix is a Joke Fest in May.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/culture/entertainment/2023/12/14/tom-brady-roast-netflix/feed/ 0 Matt Damon, Casey Affleck back in Boston to film ‘The Instigators’ https://www.boston.com/culture/entertainment/2023/12/14/matt-damon-casey-affleck-boston-movie-the-instigators/ https://www.boston.com/culture/entertainment/2023/12/14/matt-damon-casey-affleck-boston-movie-the-instigators/#respond Thu, 14 Dec 2023 15:44:24 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?p=28769427 Matt Damon and Casey Affleck returned to both Boston and Quincy to continue work on their upcoming Apple Original Films movie.

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]]> https://www.boston.com/culture/entertainment/2023/12/14/matt-damon-casey-affleck-boston-movie-the-instigators/feed/ 0 10 things to do in Boston this weekend https://www.boston.com/tease/10-things-to-do-in-boston-this-weekend-december-14-17-2023/ Thu, 14 Dec 2023 14:06:37 +0000 https://www.boston.com/?post_type=tease&p=28776680 The post 10 things to do in Boston this weekend appeared first on Boston.com.

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