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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Three local librarians share their top summer reading picks
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In ‘The Gaaga,’ Sasha Denisova tells a comedic and ‘grotesque’ wartime story
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Must-see 2023 Tony nominees include a minimalist revival and corny musical
And at the MOMA, a Georgia O'Keeffe retrospective.
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