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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'Bluebeard's Castle' immerses audiences in a psychological thriller
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Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum closes on heist anniversary
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Photographer Aïda Muluneh created public art for Boston's bus stops
Her exhibit is part of a global public art project.
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