Top Picks: Douglas Gayeton's food and farming book 'Local,' Magic Man's new album 'Before the Waves,' and more
Recycling humor
, a cable channel geared toward Millennials, is launching Human Resources, a series shot in the faux-documentary style of 鈥淭he Office.鈥� It follows a fictional business called TerraCycle that鈥檚 working to repurpose all garbage. Some of the best jokes focus on the relaxed atmosphere of the Millennial workplace, where yoga sessions and workers鈥� dogs are the norm. It debuts Aug. 8 at 10 p.m.
[Editor's note:听The original version of this article misstated the nature of the company Terracycle.]听
Local food
If you want a better grasp of the sustainability movement and the forces that drive it, Local: The New Face of Food and Farming in America, by Douglas Gayeton, is a good start. With subjects ranging from urban gardens to grassland farmers, multimedia artist Gayeton presents a visually appealing and comprehensive look at alternative approaches to the US food system.
Summer soundtrack
, a rising synthpop band out of Boston, has released its first album, Before the Waves, on Columbia Records following their hit singles 鈥淧aris鈥� and 鈥淓very Day.鈥� New tracks such as 鈥淥ut Of Mind鈥� help to deliver a perfect soundtrack for being young and free in the summer.听
Life behind bars
The new 鈥淧OV鈥� documentary 15 to Life: Kenneth鈥檚 Story follows Kenneth Young, who was tried as an adult at age 15 for armed robbery and received four consecutive life sentences. After the Supreme Court rules that life sentences for juveniles for crimes that aren鈥檛 murder were unconstitutional, it seems possible that Young could be released and he returns to a Florida court. 鈥�15 to Life鈥� is directed by Nadine Pequeneza and airs on on Aug. 4 at 10 p.m.听
Forty years after Nixon
Two new documentaries are out the week of Aug. 4 commemorating the 40th anniversary of Richard Nixon鈥檚 resignation. Nixon By Nixon: In His Own Words covers Nixon鈥檚 presidency using the infamous secret tapes that constantly recorded his conversations and were notoriously peppered with offensive language. It airs on on Aug. 4 at 9 p.m. Dick Cavett鈥檚 Watergate examines the scandal from the perspective of 鈥淭he Dick Cavett Show,鈥� one of the first outlets to tackle the scandal on television. It airs on on Aug. 8 at 9 p.m.听
