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Boston’s official Santa Claus Jim Manning paints his eyebrows white to prepare for his 12th annual performance at the 2023 Boston Common Tree Lighting. MARGARET CORONA/DFP STAFF

Meet the jolly man behind the designer beard

Margaret Corona December 8, 2023
This holiday season, Jim Manning returns to the Boston Common Tree Lighting for his 12th performance as the city’s official Santa Claus.
The Adam project review

Cinephilia: Ryan Reynolds leads the pack in an overstuffed, way too familiar ‘The Adam Project’

Andrew Harwood March 22, 2022
Ryan Reynolds leads the pack in an overstuffed, way too familiar 'The Adam Project.'
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Gaming the System: When it comes to esports work, don’t use the language of labor disputes lightly

Nick Speranza October 20, 2021
If we don’t oppose a loose interpretation of the language of activism for freelancers commentators for Nintendo, the subversive power of the idea of a strike will be lost further.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Gaming the System: Economic incentives are preventing desperately-needed game archiving

Nick Speranza October 13, 2021
Instead of pinning the blame entirely on developers, we should instead focus our attention on the ways they are incentivized to limit the release of their work.
John Mulaney stars in Netflix stand-up comedy special, "The Comeback Kid." PHOTO COURTESY SAEED ADYANI/NETFLIX

REVIEW: John Mulaney makes triumphant return to screen in “The Comeback Kid”

Steve Friedman November 16, 2015

If you’ve only ever heard of John Mulaney through his short-lived sitcom “Mulaney,” you’re probably not a fan. The comedic wit of Mulaney, previously a writer for “Saturday Night Live” (the...

PHOTO BY CLINTON NGUYEN/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Indirect Kick: It’s the Cubs’ time to shine

Dan Shulman October 13, 2015

1908 … what a year it was! The ball dropped for the first time at Times Square, legendary cricketer Jack Hobbs made his Test debut, a long distance radio message was sent from the Eiffel Tower for...

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