Top Picks: Tony Molina's 'Kill the Lights,' PBS's 'Ancient Invisible Cities,' and more
A new National Geographic video explores the biggest wholesale market in the world, Marvel鈥檚 various heroes join together to fight a powerful foe in 'Avengers: Infinity War,' and more top picks.
Beautiful blues
With his youthful, plaintive tenor voice leading the way, the San Francisco Bay Area鈥檚 Tony Molina, flanked by shimmering jangle-pop guitars, sounds like someone with a case of the beautiful blues, much closer to a melancholy Simon & Garfunkel than Howlin鈥� Wolf. The 10 songs on his latest collection, , clock in at less than 15 minutes, but that鈥檚 no problem. The melodies are memorable and the hooks are more than effective. Heartbreak songs 鈥淣othing I Can Say鈥� and 鈥淟ook Inside Your Mind/Losin鈥� Touch鈥� permeate this touching gem of an album.
Typing away
Do you know a young person who needs to learn to type or are you looking to brush up on your own skills? The teaches touch typing, providing information on your accuracy and giving a score. The app is free for iOS.
Invisible no more
Developments in technology, including 3-D scans, have allowed us to learn more about cities such as Istanbul, Cairo, and Athens than we possibly could have otherwise. On the new PBS series , archaeologist Darius Arya explores various historical sites and discusses the knowledge we have gained about these areas. The series debuts Aug. 29 at 9 p.m.
To market, to market
A new National Geographic video explores the biggest wholesale market in the world 鈥� the Yiwu International Trade City in Zhejiang, China. The video provides a glimpse of the many varied goods that are sold there and how the vendors spend their days. You can find the film, released through National Geographic鈥檚 Short Film Showcase, at .
Avengers assembled
Marvel鈥檚 various heroes join together to fight a powerful foe 鈥� the villain Thanos (Josh Brolin) 鈥� in the latest from the comic book studio, . The movie stars Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., and Scarlett Johansson, among many others. Will the superheroes triumph against Thanos? The film is available on DVD and Blu-ray.