Turntable: This global music connoisseur’s playlist will take you on a journey
Marco Werman, co-host of The World, takes us across the globe, from Cameroon to Egypt and back to the United States.
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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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MacKenzie Scott Is Giving Away Billions, Including To These Three Boston Arts Orgs
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Book Club: Zakiya Dalila Harris’ 'The Other Black Girl'
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Arts This Week: Mural Makers Team Up To Create Large Scale Public Art In Boston
This week, Jared Bowen speaks with the artists behind a new mural project in Boston and visits the new exhibition, “Virgil Abloh: Figures of Speech” at the Institute of Contemporary Art.
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