I didn't know I needed the new Billy Joel documentary
NPR critic Linda Holmes has been a Billy Joel fan since the '80s. HBO's new two-part documentary still taught her something new about his life — and provided a chance to consider the role of his music in her own.
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'Dear Summer: Volume 3' returns to highlight more emerging artists and DJs
The citywide mixtape features six DJs and 17 up-and-coming and established artists from the Greater Boston area.
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The November Drop: A month stuffed like a turkey with Brahms to Bram Stoker
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How the Boston Book Festival became a huge success
200 distinguished authors and moderators will be at the event in Copley Square from Oct. 28-29.
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