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Boston Globe
01-07-2025
- Climate
- Boston Globe
Watching Wimbledon this year meant spotting a common foe: extreme heat
Former US tennis player and coach Brad Gilbert, part of the ESPN team calling the two-week tournament (all the action is on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN on Disney+) predicted Alcaraz and his opponent, Italian elder statesman Fabio Fognini, would be battling 'hairdryer conditions' (hot and windy) and he was right. While tennis players are among the fittest professional athletes, dashing around Wimbledon's fast grass courts for five hours can be a struggle even in ideal conditions ( not hot and windy.) Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up It's hard to know if Monday's heat was the problem for defending Wimbledon champ Alcaraz, who labored to beat the 38-year-old Fognini in five sets, but it definitely affected some spectators. The match was delayed for several minutes in the fourth set so medical personnel could revive someone in the crowd who collapsed. The high temperatures did seemingly take a toll on Tunisian player Ons Jabeur, who abruptly withdrew from her first-round match after one set, and also on Russian Daniil Medvedev, a semifinalist at Wimbledon a year ago, who looked completely exhausted after losing to unheralded Frenchman Benjamin Bonzi in four sets. Advertisement The weather wasn't all that players had to adjust to Monday. This is the first year that Wimbledon has dispensed with line judges and is relying instead on Of course, not everyone likes the idea of Mark Shanahan is a longtime Living/Arts reporter who writes music, movies, books, and television. Mark Shanahan can be reached at
Boston Globe
23-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Lemonheads announce US tour stopping in Boston, drop single from new album
Advertisement Dando, who seemed destined for something approaching rock n' roll stardom after the release in 1992 of The Lemonheads' LP, ' Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up In May, The Lemonheads traveled to Australia and New Zealand, where they played 'It's a Shame About Ray' and its follow-up LP, 'Come On Feel the Lemonheads,' in their entirety. The shows were well reviewed, with critics praising Dando for delivering the songs with a ' Advertisement The band is set to tour the UK and Europe in August and September and then In addition to the new album – a second single, ' Mark Shanahan can be reached at
Boston Globe
02-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
‘We're burned out': Comedian Marc Maron to end ‘WTF' podcast later this year
Maron, a 'This was a show that started when there were no podcasts, and now there are nothing but podcasts,' Maron said, characterizing the show as a 'hail Mary pass' to find an audience. 'My life changed dramatically,' he said. Advertisement It didn't happen over night, but 'WTF,' which Maron initially recorded in his cluttered garage, grew a large and devoted following that tuned in every Monday and Thursday to hear Maron's hourlong conversations with comics, actors, authors, musicians, and, ultimately, even a US president. ( Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up 'This podcast has been my connection to you people,' Maron said Monday. 'It's been my connection, socially, to people in my business – people I never thought I'd meet – creative people, interesting people. It's a very big part of my spiritual, social, and psychological life.' Along the way, the show resuscitated Maron's comedy career, leading to several well-received stand-up specials as well as acting jobs in television (Netflix's 'GLOW' and Advertisement But, Maron said, it's time to end the podcast. 'The thing about burnout, about being tired… is that we are very focused and very particular and very hard working in this endeavor,' Maron said. 'The quality of the work we've done every [expletive] episode is its own greatness. 'It's OK to end things,' he said. 'It's OK to try to start some other chapter in your life.' Maron said 'WTF' will continue through the summer and then he'll sign off for the final time in September. 'Don't get all bummed out… The world is on fire,' he said. 'We'll find a little joy. We'll find a little solace in each other's company. We'll learn some things, we'll get some laughs, we'll cry a little bit, and we'll move on.' Mark Shanahan can be reached at
Boston Globe
23-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Billy Joel reveals brain disorder diagnosis, cancels shows
According to information posted on the Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Joel, who's 76, was due to play a series of stadium shows in the US and England between now and July 2026. All of those shows have been canceled. (Joel has performed at Advertisement At the time, Joel issued a statement saying 'while I regret postponing any shows, my health must come first.' But he also sounded optimistic that he would recover from whatever was ailing him. Advertisement 'I look forward to getting back on stage and sharing the joy of live music with our amazing fans,' he said. 'Thank you for your understanding.' Mark Shanahan can be reached at
Boston Globe
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
July 4th Boston Pops Fireworks performer lineup announced
The free concert will include a slew of patriotic favorites – performed by the Pops, of course – closing with Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. The fireworks display over the Charles will begin at about 9:40 p.m. The performance will be broadcast nationally on The CW Network and locally on WHDH-TV (Channel 7.) Advertisement Mark Shanahan can be reached at
