Monday, June 2 to Sunday, June 8
Get On Up - The first trailer of the forthcoming James Brown biopic starring Chadwick Boseman as the hardest-working man in show business is pure joy for fans of funk. (IMDB.com)
Writers’ notebooks - Novelist Lawrence Norfolk’s essay on why writers keep notebooks is a thought-provoking look at this most essential of author’s tools. (BBC.com)Lawrence Norfolk
Orange Is the New Black - All 13 episodes of season two of the comedy-drama show about life in a women’s prison will be available on Netflix on Friday. It’s binge watching time. (Netflix.com)Paul Schiraldi
Chu on misogyny - Former Jeopardy! champ Arthur Chu’s examination of “misogyny, entitlement and nerds” should be essential reading for any guy who has ever watched The Big Bang Theory or picked up a gaming console. (thedailybeast.com)MONICA ALMEIDA/The New York Times
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - Ten years after its critically acclaimed debut, the American indie rock band is set to release its fourth studio album, Only Run, on Tuesday. Listen to it now on National Public Radio. (npr.org)Jim Ross/The Globe and Mail