The Comeback: Where Are the 2004 Boston Red Sox Players Now? Inside Their Lives 20 Years After Breaking the 'Curse of the Bambino'

Boston Red Sox players celebrate on the field after their 10-3 victory over the New York Yankees in Game 7 of the American League Championship Series at Yankee Stadium.Photo:Getty Getty Cowboy Up! Netflix’s sports docuseriesThe Comeback: 2004 Boston Red Sox, which premiered on Oct. 24, offers an electric retelling of the team’s path to a World Series win. Diehard Boston fans are all too familiar with the “Curse of the Bambino,” an 86-year drought during which the Red Sox tried and failed to win the World Series between 1918 and 2004.

The CompoundAsks 'How Far We're Willing to Go to Have Nice Things' (Exclusive)

Aisling Rawle and The Compound.Photo:Steve Langan; Random House Steve Langan; Random House From new literary voice, Aisling Rawle,The Compoundfollows Lily, a contestant on a popular reality television show who competes in challenges for luxury goods while trying to outlast her housemates to win the ultimate prize.“As the competition intensifies, intimacy between the players deepens and it becomes increasingly difficult to distinguish between desire and desperation,” the book’s official synopsis reads. “When the unseen producers raise the stakes, forcing contestants into upsetting, even dangerous situations, the line between playing the game and surviving it begins to blur.

The Crown'sDominic West Reveals What He Liked Best About Playing King Charles: 'Everyone Bows to You' (Exclusive)

The best part about playing the Prince of Wales inThe Crown’s final two seasons? “The fact that everyone bows to you,” saysDominic West, 55, who scored an Emmy nod for his performance as the future King Charles. “I can’t overestimate how much that cheers you up.” He gets recognition of an entirely different sort for the other role that made him famous: playing the roguish detective Jimmy McNulty onThe Wirefor five years.

The Crown’s Elizabeth Debicki Says She Kept Emulating Princess Diana After Filming: 'I Had to Unwind the Wheel' (Exclusive)

Elizabeth Debicki.Photo:Rosaline ShahnavazElizabeth Debickiadmittedly had a hard time letting go of portrayingPrincess Dianain her Emmy-nominated performance inThe Crown. In this week’s issue, the actress, 33, opens up about playing the late royal — and the mannerisms that took her a long time to shake.The Australian actress says that she found herself emulating Princes Diana “for a long while” after wrapping the series' sixth and final season.“My voice changed quite a bit and I kind of had to consciously bring it back to my own voice where my voice wants to sit and also my own accent,” she explains.

The Cure Keyboardist Roger O'Donnell Diagnosed with 'Very Rare and Aggressive' Form of Lymphoma

Roger O’Donnell in May 2023.Photo:Harmony Gerber/Getty Harmony Gerber/Getty The Cure keyboardist Roger O’Donnell is opening up about his cancer diagnosis.On Sunday, Sept. 1, the musician, 68, shared a series of posts on X (formerly Twitter) in honor of Blood Cancer Awareness Month in the U.K. He revealed that he had been diagnosed with “a very rare and aggressive form of lymphoma,” and recounted his journey so far with the disease and treatment.