Top Picks: Bonobo's 'Migration,' the film 'Queen of Katwe,' and more
The Galileo Offline Maps app provides web-free guidance, the LibriVox AudioBooks app brings audio versions of books that are in the public domain straight to your ears, and more top picks.
Emotive electronica
British producer and DJ Simon Green creates beautiful, emotive electronic instrumental landscapes as Bonobo. His sixth studio album is called , and its gentle, hypnotic electronic tones over minor key melodies and downtempo rhythms reflect the tragic diaspora of the project鈥檚 title. Guest vocalists Nicole Miglis and Nick Murphy should boost the music鈥檚 appeal far beyond the borders of electronica fans.
Off-line guidance
When you鈥檙e traveling, you don鈥檛 want to be caught somewhere without internet access when you need a map. The appprovides web-free guidance; it鈥檚 free for iOS and Android.
Chess champion
In , Madina Nalwanga portrays Phiona Mutesi, a young Ugandan girl who becomes skilled at chess. Oscar winner Lupita Nyong鈥檕 portrays Phiona鈥檚 mother, who is doubtful about whether Phiona should pursue her talent. Monitor film critic Peter Rainer says Nyong鈥檕鈥檚 鈥渞ange here is even more extensive than it was in [鈥�12 Years a Slave鈥橾.鈥� 鈥淨ueen of Katwe鈥� is available on DVD and Blu-ray.
Audio options
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Real-life mathematician
The movie 鈥淗idden Figures,鈥� which tells the story of African-American women whose math work helped launch John Glenn into space, has become a box-office hit and an awards season favorite. Look back at how the story started with an interview with Katherine Johnson, on whom actress Taraji P. Henson鈥檚 character was based, in which she discusses her time at NASA. The interview, which was conducted by the nonprofit organization the National Visionary Leadership Project, can be found at .