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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Despite cancelled Prudential expansion, Harvard Book Store sees bright future for independent book sellers
Independent book stores around Boston are seeing increased sales and popular in-person events. -
At 'Music of the Midnight Sun' festival, a celebration of Nordic folk music
Finnish-American musician Sara Pajunen wants her listeners to reflect on history, power and their own identity. -
Boston's free puppet library features creations the founder 'dreamed into existence'
For years, people have been coming to Sara Peattie's free puppet library in the Back Bay for a sprinkle of joy and a world of puppetry.
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Robert Patrick shares the story of veteran Donald Graves on the 2025 National Memorial Day Concert. -
"Wunderbar" from "Kiss Me, Kate"
Divorced couple Lilli (Stephanie J. Block) and Fred (Adrian Dunbar) express their love.| 3:00 -
Stephanie J. Block "So In Love"
Lilli realizes she is still in love with Fred in "Kiss Me, Kate."| 2:47
