May 30, 2025 - Week in Review: The Labubu craze, Harry Potter, and Audra McDonald vs Patti LuPone

Today Jared Bowen, Callie Crossley and Edgar B. Herwick III co-host our arts and culture week-in-review starting with a reflection on the groundbreaking ceremony for the new Holocaust museum in Boston’s Downtown Crossing.From there they discuss Harvard University, which  will give up ownership of historic photos of enslaved people, following a legal fight with Tamara Lanier, a descendent of one of the people who was photographed.Then they’ll explore the Labubu mania and why the plush toy has become a must have accessory and the forthcoming Harry Potter series on HBO Max.Finally they remember rocker Rick Derringer whose hits include “Hang on Sloopy,” and “Rock & Roll, Hootchie Koo.”