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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Arts This Week: 'BLO Street Stage' And Simone Leigh At The 2022 Venice Biennale
Every week, GBH News' Arts Editor Jared Bowen highlights the exhibitions, theater, movies and music you should check out in and around Boston. -
'Jagged Little Pill' And 'Moulin Rouge' Lead The 2020 Tony Award Nominations
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Arts This Week: 'Richard Haynes: Whispering Quilts' And 'Aggie'
Every week, GBH News' Arts Editor Jared Bowen highlights the exhibitions, theater, movies and music you should check out in and around Boston.
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Episode 31, Season 2<br> Toni Morrison’s Opus About Confronting a Terrible Past
To understand Beloved, we must first look at the author: Nobel Prize Winner Toni Morrison.| 9:41 -
Episode 34, Season 10<br> "Prison Nation," "Our Daughters Like Pillars," and more
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