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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'Space Adventure' exhibit takes off in Chelsea
It's been 50 years since man landed on the moon but 'Space Adventure' proves that the moon still has gravitational pull. -
In living color: The public react to the Obama portraits tour through Boston
Ahead of Presidents' Day, we revisit our trip to the MFA to find out what these historic portraits mean to people. -
50 years later, one museum remembers American veterans imprisoned in Vietnam
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Grammy-winning Robert Glasper and duo DOMi & JD BECK bring next-generation jazz to ACL.| 53:26 -
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Two boys from the St. Florian Boys Choir discover the music of Anton Bruckner.| 25:39 -
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