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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New documentary features African students at MIT and their journey far from home
Under the Radar sits down with the director and a student featured in "Brief Tender Light," a new film about four African students navigating their studies at the world's premier engineering school. -
A surprising story of scams and salvation in 'The Book of Clarence'
The new film "The Book of Clarence" tells a familiar story: A man is down on his luck and gets an idea for how to turn things around. What's different about this one is it takes place in Jerusalem during the biblical rise of Jesus Christ. -
A look ahead to Martin Luther King Jr. Day across Boston
As the anniversary of the monument nears, Embrace Boston President and CEO Imari Paris Jeffries joins The Culture Show. Then, Jane Eaglen talks opera.
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