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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King Tut goes high-tech in new immersive exhibit
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Netflix's 'The Gray Man' hits every action trope
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Listen to Boston Public School students perform ‘Running Up That Hill’ at Tanglewood
The students were part of the Boston Symphony Orchestra's Days in the Arts program.
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