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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New England artist sends a message of joy, literally, with the Hanukkah Forever stamp
How a local artist got her work on a Forever stamp. "It's really been a great honor.” -
‘Life of Pi’ makes its North American theatrical debut in Cambridge
Acclaimed novelist Yann Martel shares how writers have more power in theater than film. -
Open Studio: The wives of Henry VIII reclaim their identity in the hit musical 'SIX'
The latest episode of Open Studio features the feminist musical "SIX," photographer Rosamond Purcell and "The Urban Nutcracker."
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