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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Culture in the News
'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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Local nonprofit The Silkroad hosting benefit event for refugee artists
The "Art Overcomes" event is set for Saturday, June 17th -
Days (and nights) of Punk: Michael Grecco's photos show Boston's '70s and '80s punk scene
Some never-before-scene photos are now on exhibition in the South End. -
Summer reading in the era of book bans
Will young people become discouraged from reading?
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Episode 4017, Season 40<br> Purple Splendor
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Episode 4001, Season 40<br> Blue River
Bob Ross shows us how to create crimson-y magic in today’s riverside landscape. -
Episode 4022, Season 40<br> Black Seascape
Bob Ross creates crashing waves in this very dark moonlight setting. -
Episode 4023, Season 40<br> Daisy Delight
Bob Ross paints evergreens overlooking a field of tiny daisies.
