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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'Black Panther' costumer designer Ruth E. Carter makes history with second Oscar win
We look at the work of the Springfield, MA native, from the early films of Spike Lee to the wonders of Wakanda. -
Sold-out art exhibit boasts world's largest collection of Vermeer paintings
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Michelle Yeoh's mom tearful, proud of 'little princess'
Michelle Yeoh won an Oscar last night -- and no one was prouder than her mom.
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The First Feminist Hip Hop Anthem
Queen Latifah emerges as a Hip Hop pioneer with her release of 'Ladies First.'
