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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The citywide mixtape features six DJs and 17 up-and-coming and established artists from the Greater Boston area.
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An Artist Explores What 'Crosses The Ocean' In Porcelain And Painted Collage
My grandfathers (a tailor and a carpenter) came to America from Lithuania in the late 1800s. I've been thinking about their journeys lately, as immigrants…
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