How a 19th century house keeps the Boston-Kyoto sister city partnership strong
The architecturally significant structure serves as a gathering place for people and stories.
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Culture in the News
Joe Farnsworth is bringing the next generation of jazz on tour
Joe Farnsworth is a Massachusetts native who cut his teeth drumming with Junior Cook, Eric Alexander and others. GBH Music talked to him about hitting the road with the next generation.
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Elizabeth Wurtzel, Who Stirred Conversation With 'Prozac Nation,' Dies At 52
The 1994 memoir opened a national dialogue about clinical depression and introduced readers to Wurtzel's brash, unapologetic voice. Wurtzel died of breast cancer at a Manhattan hospital Tuesday. -
Listening To Beethoven's Stranger Works, 250 Years After His Birth
Local music scholar Jan Swafford broke down the composer's less famous music. -
Bob Thompson On The Golden Globes
Among the highlights of the evening included Sam Mendes winning for the epic war film “1917,” despite the film releasing widely on Friday, and Joaquin Phoenix netting a Golden Globe for best actor for his depiction of the Batman villain The Joker.
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Where the Spirit of Hip Hop Originated
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The Birth Of Hip Hop
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The First Socially Conscious Hip Hop Hit
'The Message' speaks to how people are living. -
Episode 4810, Season 48<br> The War on Drugs
Modern rockers The War On Drugs perform songs from their LP I Don’t Live Here Anymore.| 53:26
