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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A national Latino museum project gets caught in the culture wars
A number of Latino Republicans have threatened to pull funding for a national Latino museum in D.C., reflecting one facet of America's ongoing culture war — who gets to tell the story of Latino history in the U.S.? -
Kiddies Carnival 'going to be a breath of fresh air' for Caribbean celebration, organizer says
In recent years, there have been calls for the organization that runs Boston's Carnival to make room for new leadership. -
Local film crews, vendors struggle during SAG-AFTRA strike
With film production shut down by the strike, how long can Massachusetts film crew and vendors survive?
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Episode 21, Season 11<br> In Living Color: The Obama portraits come to Boston
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‘Tough on Crime’ Bill Translates into Mass Incarceration
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The First Feminist Hip Hop Anthem
Queen Latifah emerges as a Hip Hop pioneer with her release of 'Ladies First.' -
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Many fans and musicians saw 90's Hip Hop as a reflection of reality.
