Top Picks: 'The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,' the Fly Fishing simulator app, and more
Legends on stage
Did you miss Broadway legend James Earl Jones in the stage classic ? No problem 鈥� it鈥檚 coming to your living room. On July 17, a production of the show with Jones and Angela Lansbury that was taped in Australia airs on PBS at 9 p.m. Actor Boyd Gaines also reprises his Broadway role as Miss Daisy鈥檚 son.聽聽
Taste of summer
With flavors like Earl Grey and palm sugar, New York鈥檚 Van Leeuwen scoop truck is not your run-of-the-mill ice cream stop. Now you can make their hand-crafted ice cream flavors with their cookbook . With 100 recipes ranging from the classic mint chocolate chip to the exotic black sesame, there is something for every taste. When we made cantaloupe sorbet, we had sorbet the color of summer only four ingredients and 30 minutes later. Cheers!
Return of the 鈥楳ockingbird鈥�
In 2012, we were fascinated by Mary McDonagh Murphy鈥檚 documentary 鈥淗arper Lee: Hey, Boo,鈥� which delved into the life of the 鈥淭o Kill a Mockingbird鈥� author before and after the publication of her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel. With the upcoming release of Lee鈥檚 second book, 鈥淕o Set a Watchman,鈥� PBS is airing a new version of the documentary. Screeners weren鈥檛 available at press time, but if the new material is as interesting as the original, viewers should be in for a treat. airs on PBS July 10 at 9 p.m.
A second stay at the hotel
A-list actors Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, and Bill Nighy return for , a follow-up to the 2011 hit about senior citizens staying in India. In the new movie, Asian actors get almost as much screen time as white actors and Smith in particular is stellar. 鈥淭he Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel鈥� is available on DVD and Blu-ray July 14.聽
Fish from home
Would you love to go fly-fishing this summer, but you鈥檙e on a staycation budget? With the app , you can start casting without getting your feet wet! Choose from 165 fishing sites on 27 different rivers and 165 types of flies, and cast your line into realistic currents to catch trout, bass, and bluegill. You can even see how your catch compares with that of other players. So if you can鈥檛 get out ... you can still get fishing!聽
