Here are our features staffers’ recommendations for shows to check out if you’re craving comfort or nostalgia, want to feel inspired or empowered, or simply need a good laugh.

Here's what's coming and going on Netflix in May.

The musical retelling of the life of Elton John leads the blast of releases coming to Amazon Prime Video.

These costumes, from “Downton Abbey” creator Julian Fellowes’ new EPIX miniseries “Belgravia,” are made by their details — and are the perfect relief, in photo form, for the day/week/month/year’s stresses.

Here's a complete list of what's coming and going on Hulu in May.

When Maple Valley's Zan Fiskum appears on “The Voice” Monday night, she'll be continuing a growing tradition started by Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile, and continued by wunderkind musician Benicio Bryant.

In the lovely new Netflix documentary “Becoming,” set around Michelle Obama’s book tour for her memoir, the former first lady makes a comment about the massive venues she’s speaking to. “What I experience in these big arenas is the power of gathering,” she says. “The shared experiences.” Not everything in film has me reflecting on […]

DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Tom Hanks says graduates of an Ohio university that named a film center after him are “the chosen ones.” The Oscar-winning actor delivered a surprise virtual speech Saturday to the graduates of Wright State University’s Department of Theatre, Dance and Motion Pictures. The video was posted shortly before the ceremony began. […]

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Fiskum destroyed an updated, slow-fast version of Bob Dylan’s “Blowin’ in the Wind” on the NBC singing competition show on Monday night.

The federal government has fined Sinclair Broadcasting Corp. $48 million, largely because of actions the TV broadcaster took in its failed attempt to acquire smaller rival Tribune Media. Sinclair in 2017 proposed a $3.9 billion deal for Tribune’s TV stations, attempting to extend its reach into new markets. The deal fell apart that August, and […]

Between Mother's Day and the expected sunny weather, there's lots to celebrate this weekend! Whether you'll be enjoying nature or continuing to stay inside, here are some things you can do while maintaining social distancing.

Twitch, the online video site popular among gamers, is looking for its version of “The Bachelor.” The company plans to fund a slate of original, unscripted series that would be live and interactive, airing two to three times a week, according to an internal document seen by Bloomberg. Its preferred genres are game shows, dating […]

Every Mother's Day, climbers flock to Mount St. Helens in festive dresses in the continuation of a tradition started by 'the woman in the red dress.' This Mother's Day, a new mini-documentary from OPB tells the story of Kathy Phibbs, a gifted alpinist who paved the way for a more inclusive outdoors community — and pink flamingos on mountain summits.

A great score for a good dive inward or just a cerebrally distracting soundtrack to these isolation days.

Moaning let it all out

Moments and Fragments redefines jazz fusion with sheer talent, swagger and a dose of psychedelia.

Olga in a Black Hole is a portal to an audacious, perilous, and glorious future world. Chris Ianuzzi's lifetime of building sonic landscapes is harnessed to create a spellbinding glimpse into one of our possible futures. One of wonder and cosmic discovery.

Further wails of the unexpected

...by using musicians first and egos second Davidson really did produce something special.

Overall, this is a fantastic re-issue. The remastering is brilliant, there is a superb booklet

And on the 9th day, God created Catholic Action.

The singer's resort-town home of Petoskey, MI figures largely in the album, influencing with its lakeside vibe. The seven-song EP features Miller's breezy summer tunes with a loose country bounce.

Zilla With Her Eyes Shut is the latest far-out wunderkind to emerge from the same eccentric pop incubator that brought us FKA Twigs, Grimes, and MIA.

Fervence find a perfect middle ground between pummeling riffs and gorgeous melodies on their debut Ghost.

An 80s inspired pheromone rush.

Albert Castiglia is one of those artists that can really express themselves onstage

Sufi-sticated sounds.

If life is a gamble, take a chance on these.

... at this point it is definitely my favourite album of the year.

Four punch drunk songs of aggrofection

...this feels like the album that brings all the talents together.

This prairie rose from the depths.

Kimberly Hou's debut album showcases her ability to craft sonic atmospheres that suspend the mind. Hou's compositions are refreshingly uncomplicated, no notes have been crammed in unnecessarily. This EP makes a great companion for these odd times.

At the heart of their music is funk: deep and fluid, soulful and raunchy and thoroughly butt-wigglingly funky

It's all a great insight to Robert Cray’s influences and favourites

The great and the good of the music industry come together for the mega event One World: Together At Home.

Very well worth a few minutes of anyone’s ears.

...I’m surprised by just how damn good the single actually IS.

...challenging and tricky to review but I can see me listening to this a lot over the coming months.

...celebrating Muddy Waters 1976 performance in Boston as the city declared ‘Muddy Waters Day’

It’s a very good album and the more I listened to it the better it sounded.

Mohammed Assani's latest record Wayfinder is a transcendent blending of traditional Indian instrumentation with modern electronics to create a South Asian-style trip-hop.

This really is classic rock material in the best way – loud, proud and exciting

Collaboration breeds regeneration.