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Top Picks: The 'Black Panther' soundtrack, the NBC program 'Rise,' and moreNew York鈥檚 Museum of Modern Art has created a YouTube series, 'How To See,' that features museum curators and sometimes the artists themselves delving into the work,聽Monitor movie critic Peter Rainer鈥檚 pick for best film of the year, 'The Florida Project,' is available on DVD and Blu-ray, and more top picks.
Top Picks: 'I鈥檓 With Her''s album 'See You Around,' the Morecast app, and moreNational Geographic was on the scene when聽Elon Musk made history with the launch of the Falcon Heavy rocket,聽Pixar scores again with its latest film, 'Coco,' available on DVD and Blu-ray, and more top picks.
American Indian artist T.C. Cannon鈥檚 work reflects still-current conflictsThe poignancy and tension that run through artist Cannon鈥檚 art speak to a larger discussion going on today as the United States grapples with thorny questions of ethnic identity, land rights, and cultural heritage.
Top Picks: The podcast 'American History Tellers,' Oscar nominees on DVD and Blu-ray, and moreNils Frahm's聽'All Melody' is the product of recording complex Saal 3, photographer聽Florian Nick's聽travels through Alberta and British Columbia yielded a beautiful time-lapse movie, and more top picks.
Top Picks: 'American Folk,' Smithsonian Channel's 'Escape to the Great Dismal Swamp'The film 'The Philadelphia Story' and its legendary trio of stars 鈥� Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, and James Stewart 鈥� returns to theaters, the automobiles of Pixar return with 'Cars 3,' and more top picks.
Museums woo a new generation with 'Instagram worthy' artCurators are increasingly crafting exhibits with selfie-seeking Millennials in mind. In L.A., a hotbed for the trend on the West Cost, installation shows sell out in minutes.
Top Picks: The Kronos Quartet's 'Ladilikan,' 'Chasing Trane,' and more top picksThe聽Calendars 5 app聽will keep track of your busy schedule, PBS's 'American Masters 鈥� Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart'聽delves into the life of the 'A Raisin in the Sun' writer, and more top picks.
Top Picks: The Sky Guide AR app, 'May It Last: A Portrait of The Avett Brothers,' and more top picksThe Viking Age Podcast is聽currently exploring the story of the Germanic people who influenced European culture,聽Sam Elliott stars as a former movie star best known for westerns in the movie 'The Hero,' and more top picks.
Exhibit, film examine American Indians鈥� cultural contributions, depictionsA new exhibition at the Smithsonian鈥檚 National Museum of the American Indian explores the role that American Indian names, images, and stories have played in history, identity, and pop culture in the US. The well-received 2016 documentary 'Rumble' details how American Indians have changed popular music.
Top Picks: 'Last Flag Flying,' 'David Attenborough鈥檚 Great Barrier Reef,' and morePBS gives you a look behind the scenes with the new program 'Queen Elizabeth鈥檚 Secret Agents,' the聽AccuWeather app聽has all the up-to-date information you need, and more top picks.
Some of Broadway's best picks focus on love, inclusivenessSome聽new and recent musicals have become modern Broadway icons. They are holding a mirror up to the America of today with a promise of inclusiveness and brotherly love.聽
Top Picks: Ryuichi Sakamoto鈥檚 'Async,' the Pod Wrangler app, and more'Loving Vincent'聽required more than 100 artists to hand-paint frames of film, a聽masseuse/healer and a billionaire encounter one another unexpectedly in the film 'Beatriz at Dinner,' and more top picks.
Top Picks: U2's 'Songs of Experience,' 'Battle of the Sexes' on DVD and Blu-ray, and moreThe History of England podcast聽by David Crowther is sure to delight Anglophiles, enjoy the beauty of Earth from your iPad or other tablet with the app聽Brian Cox鈥檚 Wonders of Life, and more top picks.
Top Picks: The movie 'Stronger,' the XE Currency app, and moreThe聽1Weather app will give you聽the most updated weather information for your holiday drive, a聽new PBS 'American Masters' program 'This is Bob Hope'聽looks at the entertainer's legacy, and more top picks.
Top Picks: Smithsonian Channel's 'America鈥檚 Badlands,' the movie 'Marjorie Prime,' and more top picksThe Radiolab podcast 'More Perfect'聽is a compelling and educational look at the US Supreme Court, 'Tajmo' is聽the inspired pairing of blues circuit vets Taj Mahal and Keb鈥� Mo鈥�, and more top picks.
Spotlight is on women artists for 鈥楬er Paris鈥�An American Federation of Arts exhibition presents more than 80 bold and engaging paintings by 19th-century women from the United States and across Europe.
Top Picks: 'Aretha Franklin: A Brand New Me,' the app Solar Walk 2, and moreThe聽Ski Tracks app聽could become your favorite skiing buddy, director Bertrand Tavernier鈥檚 documentary聽My Journey Through French聽Cinema celebrates those who work in film, and more top picks.
Georgia O鈥橩eeffe鈥檚 clothing provides insight into the artist
Top Picks: 'Spider-Man: Homecoming,' the iCatcher! Podcast Player app, and moreThe latest installment in the series based on the classic science fiction film 'Planet of the Apes,' 'War for the Planet of the Apes,' is available on DVD and Blu-ray, the PBS program 'Making a New American Nutcracker' is about a new twist on a holiday classic, and more top picks.
Top Picks: 'Gregory Porter: Nat 鈥楰ing鈥� Cole & Me,' 'Survival in the Skies,' and moreThe podcast 'Ben Franklin's World' has explored topics relating to the 18th century, from British soldiers who fought in the Revolution to the Nat Turner revolt,聽CBS is honoring the legacy of 'The Carol Burnett Show,' and more top picks.