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 imaginative 'My Obsession' is a turning point for Boston Ballet
Also, a new exhibit about Life Magazine at the MFA explores how photography has shaped our collective memory. -
A walk down the block: Is Boston fashionable? These people say yes
Our collective uniforms still count as personal style. -
As workers restore Dorchester's iconic rainbow gas tank, a history lesson about the artwork
The artwork, by Corita Kent, is getting a touch-up.
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