What to read, play, watch, and eat.

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Watch Parks and Recreation

There's nothing like going home for the holidays, and we should all be so lucky to call Pawnee, Indiana home. I recently started rewatching Parks and Rec, and can I say it's exactly the balm I needed for this shitshow of a year. This show has so much heart and so many laughs and it's just the perfect things to put on in the background while you get on with your Christmas to-do list.

Watch it on Amazon Prime.

Or, check out Jane the Virgin's first season on Netflix.

NBC

Read Enter Title Here by Rahul Kanakia.

Jim says it's a "fantastic contemporary with a wonderful anti-hero who I couldn't help but cheer for."

Get a copy here.

For something shorter, how about this lovely essay about brotherhood?

Amazon

Listen to "Awaken, My Love!" by Childish Gambino.

Donald Glover's been blowing up on his excellent show Atlanta this year, but 2016 will still get a healthy helping of Childish Gambino, too. The newest album, "Awaken, My Love!" hit shelves last week and it does not disappoint.

Listen on Spotify.

If that's not for you, how about some bookish chats on the Penguin Podcast?

Glassnote

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