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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Culture in the News
'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 integral role of Black artists in Western art history
Author Zaria Ware illuminates the oft-forgotten stories of Black artists and models in Western art. -
Is it a motorcycle? Or is it art? At Madhouse Motors it's both
Open Studio meets master motorcycle mechanics who also have backgrounds in art and design. -
The Oscars and Tonys still use gendered categories. Should all awards be gender-neutral?
And in New Bedford, a look back at landscape painting in New England.
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Episode 4017, Season 40<br> Purple Splendor
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Episode 4023, Season 40<br> Daisy Delight
Bob Ross paints evergreens overlooking a field of tiny daisies. -
Episode 4022, Season 40<br> Black Seascape
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Episode 4026, Season 40<br> Mountain Hideaway
Bob Ross creates a happy little stream tumbling through a rocky meadow.
