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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The modern pentathlon, soon to break from military tradition, has last ride in Paris
This will be the final Summer Olympics with the current line-up of the five events that make up the modern pentathlon. Gone will be the horse-riding and in its place: a controversial obstacle course. -
Falling for 'romantasy': BookTok’s favorite genre
In this special edition of “Bookmarked: The Under the Radar Book Club,” we’re diving into one of today’s most popular and best-selling genres taking over bookstores — and your social media feeds: "romantasy." That’s romance plus fantasy. -
Nantucket's sea monster returns 90 years after balloon hoax
Something big — as in, 75-feet-long — is about to happen on Nantucket. On Monday, a giant sea monster will make its long-awaited return to the island in honor of renowned artist and local hero Tony Sarg.
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