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Top Picks: PBS's 'Inside the Court of Henry VIII,' Tobias Jesso Jr.'s album 'Goon,' and moreThe Oscar-nominated movie 'The Imitation Game' features a deeply felt performance by Benedict Cumberbatch, 'The Wrecking Crew'聽goes deep on one of music history鈥檚 coolest chapters, and more top picks.
SXSW floods Austin with ideas, celebs 鈥� and cashThe SXSW festival in Austin, Texas, included everything from an app, Meerkat, that lets users stream live video to the Web and a Saudi Arabian princess,聽Princess Reema Bint Bandar Al-Saud, speaking about empowering women.
Top Picks: 'Wolf Hall' on PBS, Slate's new podcast 'Whistlestop,' and moreLondon duo聽Public Service Broadcasting聽has created perhaps the most compelling record of the year so far with 'The Race for Space,' Robben Ford's 'Into the Sun' casts shade over most blues albums, and more top picks.
#Muslims4Lent join in 海角大神 fast for solidarityWhat began as a simple gesture of appreciation quickly grew into an international interfaith campaign that has gone viral over social media.聽Thousands of Muslims are now participating in #Muslims4Lent, pledging to fast alongside 海角大神s in a show of solidarity and respect.
Top Picks: James McMurtry's album 'Complicated Game,' the movie 'Little White Lie,' and more'The Breakfast Club' returns to movie theaters for a brief engagement, Courtney Bartnett聽sings anecdotal stories with a deadpan delivery on 'Sometimes I Sit and Think, and Sometimes I Just Sit,' and more top picks.
Canada Goose jackets invade trendy city streetsPatched jackets from Canada Goose have conquered urban cool centers from New York to temperate Milan, Italy. The Canada Goose company is the biggest fashion success story to come out of Canada since Lululemon commandeered the yoga pant market.
Top Picks: Steven Satterfield's cookbook 'Root to Leaf,' Mark Knopfler's album 'Tracker,' and moreThe animated film 'Song of the Sea' will please all ages, the documentary '180 Days: Hartsville' looks at one city that's doing something right when it comes to education, and more top picks.
Helen Mirren is astonishing as Queen Elizabeth II in 'The Audience'The British import opened March 8 at Broadway's Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre with unarguably its most important ingredient intact: Helen聽Mirren聽as Queen Elizabeth II.聽Geoffrey Beevers as the queen's right-hand man is also back at his fussy, imperial best.
Top Picks: Everyday Genius's life hacks, Andrew Combs' album 'All These Dreams,' and moreAustralian scientist and mom Sonia Singh 'make-unders' Bratz dolls with a more innocent look, 'The Sound of Music' gets a 50th anniversary edition DVD and Blu-ray, and more top picks.
Top Picks: The book 'Dorothy and Otis: Designing the American Dream,' the film 'Foxcatcher,' and moreJeff Bridges' 'Sleeping Tapes' are whimsical and winning (and proceeds go to the charity No Kid Hungry), a Buzzfeed video looks at how often young adults actually use their phones, and more top picks.
'Hamilton': The well-reviewed hip-hop musical is coming to Broadway'Hamilton' is based on the life of Alexander Hamilton and the show's book, music, and lyrics were written by Lin-Manuel Miranda of 'In the Heights.'
Top Picks: Natalie Prass's self-titled album, the movie 'The Tale of Princess Kaguya,' and moreThe Smithsonian Channel's 'Legend of Lead Belly' tells the story of influential聽American folk and blues musician Huddie 'Lead Belly' Ledbetter, the documentary 'American Denial'聽investigates where America stands today in terms of race relations, and more top picks.
Top Picks: The Lone Bellow's new album 'Then Came the Morning,' American Masters' 'August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand,' and moreFrances McDormand wows in the title role in the HBO miniseries 'Olive Kitteridge,' Diana Krall's album 'Wallflower' keeps it simple with her take on classic pop songs, and more top picks.
Top Picks: The Sidekicks' album 'Runners in the Nerved World,' Dan Carlin's Hardcore History podcast, and moreAmazon's show 'Mozart in the Jungle' is one of the best of the new shows created by the bookselling behemoth, PBS's 'The Great British Baking Show' features lovable and quirky amateur bakers, and more top picks.
Top Picks: The Digital Detach app, Mark Ronson's track 'Uptown Special,' and moreSome Best Picture nominees are available for viewing before the ceremony, PBS's 'The Big Burn' chronicles the 1910 Rockies wildfire, and more top picks.
A new opportunity for artists with disabilitiesFor the program ArtWorks, local business leaders commission pieces for their office spaces and ArtWorks participants work with established artists to fulfill the commissions.
Top Picks: 'My Old Lady' on DVD and Blu-ray, Chuck Prophet's album 'Night Surfer,' and moreThe series 'A Path Appears' shows celebrity activists exploring topics like teen mothers and child slavery, photographer Amos Chapple's series shows how the residents of frigid Yakutsk, Russia go about their day, and more top picks.
Top Picks: Digital magazine LensCulture, the 'Independent Lens' documentary 'The Kill Team,' and moreThe Dark Sky weather application tells you whether to bring that umbrella to work, Jessica Nadel's cookbook 'Greens 24/7' shows you how to put extra vegetables in everything from soups to dessert, and more top picks.
鈥楽erial鈥� and other shows reach binge-worthy levelsThe true-crime podcast isn't the only one to see a surge in popularity.
Top Picks: 'Boyhood' on DVD and Blu-ray, the documentary 'Patterns of Evidence: The Exodus,' and more'Evolution of a Criminal' finds director and subject Darius Clarke Monroe examining his past, Jack Bruce's mastery of multiple musical genres shines on 'The 50th Birthday Concerts,' and more top picks.
