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Adults rediscover the pleasure of coloring booksColoring books for grownups like 'Secret Garden: An Inky Treasure Hunt and Colouring Book' by Johanna Basford have catapulted to the top of bestseller lists. Coloring clubs have also sprung up.
Top Picks: The movie 'Far From the Madding Crowd,' the photo series 'Enclosed: Living Small,' and moreThe documentary 'Beats of the Antonov'聽explores how music, singing, and dancing can shape a common identity in the midst of adversity and intolerance, the film 'JFK & LBJ: A Time for Greatness' gives viewers a new perspective on the civil rights movement, and more top picks.
Artists' co-ops help urban rents stay affordableThe Minneapolis-based Artspace has developed dozens of live-work projects around the country, part of a growing national effort to combine artistic efforts and economic and community development.
Top Picks: M.J. Carter's novel 'The Strangler Vine,' the movie 'Clouds of Sils Maria,' and moreApple Music is very good at introducing the listener to new music, the National Geographic Channel program 'Kings of Baja' explores the Sea of Cortez, and more top picks.
Programs help veterans trade boots for movie camsPrograms like Veterans in Film & Television and the one run by 'Daily Show' host Jon Stewart help soldiers get the connections and training they need to succeed in Hollywood.
Top Picks: Kacey Musgraves' album 'Pageant Material,' PBS's TV show 'Poldark,' and moreA behind-the-scenes video shows how the dinosaurs of 'Jurassic World' came to life, James Taylor's album 'Before This World' is Taylor's first album of original material in 13 years, and more top picks.
Top Picks: 'The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,' the Fly Fishing simulator app, and moreJames Earl Jones and Angela Lansbury star in 'Driving Miss Daisy,' the cookbook 'Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream' lets you make flavors like black sesame at home, and more top picks.
Top Picks: The Digitech TRIO Band Creator, the movie 'While We're Young,' and moreThe Receiver's album 'All Burn' features music so chill that you'll play it when you turn on the air conditioner, the PBS program '1913: Seeds of Conflict' shows a time when Jews and Arabs lived near each other with more peaceful relations, and more top picks.
Top Picks: The Netflix series 'Dragons: Race to the Edge,' the music streaming application Spotify, and moreJoy Williams' album 'Venus'聽is a touching, deeply felt portrait of an unbreakable spirit, Genieveve's EP 'Show Your Colors' showcases Company of Thieves' incandescent singer, and more top picks.
Top Picks: Eilen Jewell's album 'Sundown Over Ghost Town,' PBS's 'Tales From the Royal Wardrobe,' and moreThe Milan Expo showcases innovations in agriculture, dialogue about food policies, and fun cultural events, the National Geographic Channel program 'Anne Frank's Holocaust' explores new information about concentration camps and rare photographs, and more top picks.
Top Picks: The Roadtrippers app, FIFA Women's World Cup coverage, and moreDelta Spirit lead singer Matt Vasquez is rousing on the new album 'Into the Wide,' the app GateGuru eases聽the nuisance of navigating a new airport or catching a connecting flight, and more top picks.
Top Picks: The program WorldWide Telescope, the book 'The Third Plate,' and moreNational Geographic Channel's miniseries 'American Genius' looks at some of history's most famous rivalries, the Milk Carton Kids' third album 'Monterey' features an innovative approach, and more top picks.
Top Picks: The Weather Station's 'Loyalty,' the PBS documentary 'Homefront,' and moreThe new Netflix series 'Chef's Table' features six delectable portraits of culinary maestros, the National Geographic Channel's 'Driving America' looks at America's love affair with the automobile, and more top picks.
Tiny house owners search for an urban roostThe pared-down simplicity of tiny homes has come to embody many things: an oasis in a stormy economy, DIY ingenuity, green living, and, in some cities, the answer to homelessness.
Top Picks: Alabama Shakes' album 'Sound & Color,' the film '1971,' and moreThe National Memorial Day Concert returns on the West Lawn of the Capitol in Washington , D.C., Van Morrison's new duets album is his best in years, and more top picks.
Top Picks: Philip Kerr's book 'The Lady from Zagreb,' the TV program 'American Ballet Theatre: A History,' and moreA 'NOVA' episode titled 'Lethal Seas' looks at the聽effect of the increase in carbon emissions on our oceans,聽Ludovico Einaudi聽proves to be a musical mixologist on the album 'Taranta Project,' and more top picks.
Top Picks: Sufjan Stevens' album 'Carrie & Lowell,' 'Selma' on DVD, and moreUndersea explorer Bob Ballard investigates the wreck of a German submarine in NOVA/National Geographic's 'Nazi Attack on America,' Andrew Grant Jackson's book '1965' describes the year in which radio was broadcasting breakthroughs in music at an unprecedented clip, and more top picks.
Tony Awards nominees 2015: Here's what made the cutMusicals 'An American in Paris' and 'Fun Home' received multiple nods, while the plays 'Wolf Hall: Parts One & Two' and 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' also made the list. Check out what else could be a winner this year.
Top Picks: National Geographic's 'Hubble's Cosmic Journey,' You + Me's album 'Rose Ave.,' and moreCalexico's album 'Edge of the Sun' is the聽band鈥檚 most melodic fusion to date of indie rock and mariachi sounds, the Smithsonian Channel's 'Boomtowners' looks at the effect of the oil boom in Montana and North Dakota, and more top picks.
Top Picks: The 'Independent Lens' film 'The Homestretch,' Dwight Yoakam's 'Second Hand Heart,' and moreThe 'NOVA' program 'The Great Math Mystery' explores the importance of math in everything from music to flowers, Jane Weaver's voice is as welcome to the ear as a downy pillow on her album 'The Silver Globe,' and more top picks.
