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Guileless pop

Frankie Cosmos is the stage name of Greta Kline, daughter of actors Kevin Kline and Phoebe Cates. is a long, intimate, freewheeling conversation with a charming and compelling young woman. Her music is low-key, gently rocking and do-it-yourself to the extreme. But Kline鈥檚 acute powers of observation make it all work. Before you know it, you鈥檙e entranced by the wordplay and the guileless sound of her voice and you lose track of time 鈥� but you really don鈥檛 mind at all.

Arresting story

In the movie , French nurse Mathilde (Lou de La芒ge) is working in Poland after World War II and must help nuns who were raped by Soviet soldiers and are now pregnant. Monitor film critic Peter Rainer calls the story line of the film, which is based on a true story, 鈥渁rresting鈥� and says actress Agata Kulesza as the Mother Superior is 鈥渁 gravely powerful presence.鈥� The film is now available on DVD and Blu-ray.

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Currency help

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Fun time

NBC鈥檚 new show centers on a trio of characters who are recruited to save the world by traveling through time. Even if you don鈥檛 know a TARDIS from a DeLorean, the show鈥檚 historical plots are interesting and the tone is fun. 鈥淭imeless鈥� airs on Mondays at 10 p.m., and you can catch up on previous episodes on NBC.com. Viewers should be aware of language.

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Car-free hikes

Looking to take a hike but you don鈥檛 have a car to get yourself to the trailhead? Those behind the app are looking out for you. The app plans an outdoor trip that uses only public transportation or other car-free options to get there, then provides a map of a hike. Cities are still being added, but if you鈥檙e in areas such as Vancouver, British Columbia, and Puget Sound, Wash., you鈥檙e in luck; cities such as Tucson, Ariz., and Detroit are currently in beta. It鈥檚 free for iOS and Android.