Top Picks: The podcast 'American History Tellers,' Oscar nominees on DVD and Blu-ray, and more
Co-starring space
Composer/keyboard whisperer has a brand new toy. While planning to build his own modern recording studio, he stumbled upon Saal 3, a vast, 1950s-era recording complex in the former East Berlin. It was love at first sight 鈥� and sound. After meticulous retrofitting, its first baby was born, called 鈥淎ll Melody,鈥� and the historic studio鈥檚 every nook and cranny, stairwell, and vintage echo chamber plays a co-starring role in Frahm鈥檚 sublimely intimate, sonically thrilling music.聽
Unusual vegetable source
Those behind La Caverne got creative when they discovered there was an unused parking garage in Paris 鈥� they decided
to set up an urban farm. La Caverne grows mushrooms, endives, and microgreens. Check out www.instagram.com/
lacaverne_urbanfarm to see the farmers at work and some of the products that are being grown where cars were once parked.
Personal history
History gets more personal with American History Tellers, hosted by Lindsay Graham (not the senator). The podcast aims to depict events such as the cold war and Prohibition in a way that shows how the average person鈥檚 life was changed. Find it at .
Beautiful Canada
Florian Nick traveled through Alberta and British Columbia, taking more than 50,000 photos, and has assembled them into a time-lapse movie. You can find the film and its breathtaking landscapes at vimeo.com/flonick.
Oscars catch-up
Looking to catch up on best picture nominees before the Oscars on March 4? You can watch some of them at home, including and , both of which will be released on DVD and Blu-ray Feb. 27. is available now on DVD and Blu-ray.聽
