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A man dressed in themed attire recites one of the 154 Shakespeare sonnets aloud in Harvard Square Saturday afternoon at the “Shakespeare Sonnet Slam,” which honored the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death. PHOTO BY KANKANIT WIRIYASAJJA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

“Sonnet slam” celebrates 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s death

Samantha Bastress April 27, 2016

William Shakespeare, renowned playwright and poet, died on April 23, 1616. Four hundred years later, a large crowd gathered Saturday in Harvard Square to read aloud all 154 of Shakespeare’s sonnets...

Ethan Hawke stars as legendary jazz musician Chet Baker in the film “Born to Be Blue,” which opened at Kendall Square Cinema Friday. PHOTO COURTESY IFC

REVIEW: “Born to Be Blue” jazzes up biopic genre

Samantha Bastress April 11, 2016

Biopics tend to follow the same basic formula — a sequence featuring the main character’s childhood, their rise to fame and then his or her subsequent downfall or death. “Born to Be Blue” breaks...

Back Bay Harry’s will host a "Kanye West versus Taylor Swift" themed brunch Sunday. PHOTO BY LEXI PLINE/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

PREVIEW: Back Bay Harry’s serving up “Bad Blood” at Kanye vs. Taylor brunch

Samantha Bastress April 7, 2016

Celebrity-themed brunches are back at Back Bay Harry’s. The popular Berkeley Street restaurant will host the ultimate brunch battle, pitting Kanye West and Taylor Swift against each other. The...

In honor of Women’s History Month, the lung cancer-focused nonprofit LUNGevity is honoring Rieger-Christ, Beane and Steiling for their outstanding work in lunch cancer research. PHOTO COURTESY LUNGEVITY

LUNGevity Foundation women tackle lung cancer, serve as scientific role models

Samantha Bastress March 24, 2016

Thanks to the researchers of LUNGevity Foundation, we can all breathe a little bit easier now. LUNGevity Foundation conducts valuable research focused on early detection and treatment of lung cancer....

Conductor David Angus speaks about the opera “Werther” at the Boston Public Library’s “Opera Night at the BPL: The Bittersweet Romance of Werther: An Evening with David Angus” Thursday night. PHOTO BY ELLEN CLOUSE/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Boston Public Library hosts evening of “Werther”

Samantha Bastress March 1, 2016

The Boston Public Library’s Abbey Room filled with song Thursday night as cast members from Boston Lyric Opera’s upcoming production of “Werther” performed short excerpts from the opera for...

 “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” premiered its third season Sunday night on HBO. PHOTO COURTESY ERIC LIEBOWITZ/HBO

REVIEW: “Last Week Tonight” returns weakly

Samantha Bastress February 18, 2016

With three months to prepare, the third season premiere of John Oliver’s “Last Week Tonight” should have been full of original, clever material. Unfortunately, Sunday’s episode fell disappointingly...

After watching a demonstration of traditional bowing and greeting, a group of young girls try on traditional Korean dresses at the free Lunar New Year Celebration at the Museum of Fine Arts Saturday afternoon. PHOTO BY MADDIE MALHOTRA/DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

Culture shines through at MFA’s Lunar New Year celebration

Samantha Bastress February 11, 2016

The normally quiet rotunda of the Museum of Fine Arts reverberated with hundreds of voices Saturday as guests welcomed in the Lunar New Year. The celebration was held throughout the museum, involving...

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