Top Picks: Jennifer Hudson on 'Hairspray Live!,' 'Florence Foster Jenkins,' and more
The Globespinning app lets you give travel advice or get inspiration, the Mars Images app shows the most recent photos being taken by the rovers on Mars, and more top picks.
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NBC
Hudson highlight
If you missed NBC鈥檚 latest live musical, 鈥淗airspray Live!,鈥� earlier this month, you can still check out one of the production鈥檚 best moments: Academy Award-winning actress and singer Jennifer Hudson taking on the song 鈥淚 Know Where I鈥檝e Been,鈥� a performance that was widely viewed as a highlight of the broadcast. Hudson鈥檚 song can be seen on NBC鈥檚 YouTube channel at .
Intriguing history
Focusing on such topics as Britain鈥檚 history in Africa, the Klondike gold rush, and the Terracotta Warriors, the History Hit podcast, by Dan Snow, presents an intriguing and wide-ranging look at various historical events, with knowledgeable guests providing insight. Check out the podcast at .
Itinerary inspiration
Want to share your travel experiences with others or looking for inspiration for an upcoming trip? The app lets users assemble their own itineraries using photos from their trip. They can then share the itinerary with other Globespinning users, offering suggestions on how to have the best trip possible. Or if you鈥檙e going to an area you don鈥檛 know, you can check out other users鈥� itineraries for recommended destinations. The app is free for iOS.
Planetary photos
Add a little outer space to your day with the app . The app shows the most recent photos being taken by the rovers on Mars, including Curiosity and Opportunity. The Mars Images app is free for iOS and Android.
True art
In the movie , Meryl Streep portrays a real-life 1940s New York socialite who loved to sing 鈥� but none of her acquaintances could bear to tell her that she never hit the right notes. Monitor film critic Peter Rainer writes that Streep is 鈥渁 wonderful comic actress鈥� and that actor Hugh Grant, as Florence鈥檚 husband, 鈥済ives a tremendously knowing and resonant performance.鈥� The movie, Rainer says, 鈥渕anages to be both flat-out hilarious and deeply melancholy, sometimes all at once.鈥� 鈥淔lorence Foster Jenkins鈥� is now available on DVD and Blu-ray.聽