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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How the actors' strike could impact Massachusetts
SAG-AFTRA joins Hollywood writers to fight for better pay and working conditions. -
‘Barbie’-themed boat party in Boston is the latest burst of excitement over the 64-year-old doll
Reflecting on the Mattel doll nationwide as Barbie is, yet again, having a moment. -
Offering free food and shade, 'food forests' are sprouting up in Boston
A new food forest in Mattapan is focused on growing “plants that people would want to see.”
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