As the holiday season comes to a close, it’d like to present a superb Christmas double featuring singer & actor Bing Crosby, both with music from composer Irving Berlin, and the song “White Christmas”: 1942’s Holiday Inn (co-starring Fred Astaire and Marjorie Reynolds) and 1954’s White Christmas with Rosemary Clooney, Danny Kaye and Vera-Ellen.

Two versions of a cautionary tale: RoboCop, the original film and story continued in comic book format.

Ray Bradbury is one of literature’s most loved kings, not only of authoring such classics at The Martian Chronicles, Fahrenheit 451 and a superb and lengthy collection of short stories, but also actively supporting arts advocacy. Bradbury championed the imagination and encouraged all young readers to do the same. Some of those avid readers turned their love of Bradbury’s work into the world of music.

Two of the most feel-good sports documentaries around, Endless Summer and On Any Sunday are incredibly enjoyable, even as background noise.