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SCREEN TIME The Disney+ series Prop Culture searches out lost costumes and props from Tron, The Nightmare Before Christmas and more.
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Grace and Frankie With six seasons and 78 episodes available, it’s a good time to revisit 70-year-old friends Grace and Frankie—played by Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin, respectively—whose newly out ex-husbands (Martin Sheen and Sam Waterston) have left them … for each other. Follow the heartfelt and often hilarious duo as they navigate the pitfalls of aging, dating and running their own vibrator shop. Netflix. –Leslie Ventura
Podcast
Dolly Parton’s America Radiolab host Jad Abumrad takes listeners on an unlikely and heartfelt journey to his home state of Tennessee, where he spends nine luxurious episodes exploring the life and times of Dolly Parton. Even if you’ve never given a thought to the country music icon, prepare to become a fan of her songwriting, her homespun history and her ability to unite a divided nation. Taking deep dives into her (non)feminism and Abumrad’s own background, it’s an exemplar of the podcast genre. wnycstudios.org/podcasts/dolly-partonsamerica. –C. Moon Reed
TV
Never Have I Ever If you’ve been missing Kelly Kapoor from The Office, here’s your chance to see her as an overachieving high school student in the new Mindy Kaling-created Netflix sitcom Never Have I Ever. Sophomore Devi Vishwakumar tries to navigate the halls of high school with equal parts confidence and angst, while dealing with hormones, the recent death of her father and the high expectations of her mother. (During a Ganesh Puja celebration, her mother hisses at her, “Pray you get into Princeton. Don’t waste your prayers on stupid things like world peace.”) Witty and full of heart, it’s a coming-of-age story unlike anything you’ve seen on the small screen. Netflix. –Genevie Durano
