Board Game: Paranormal Detectives

A body lies on the ground. Investigators attempt to discern the cause of death, not through conventional detective work but by communicating directly with the deceased via tarot cards, talking board writing and the silent manifestations of its ghost. That’s the hook of Lucky Duck Games’ Paranormal Detectives, a Clue-like deduction board game that includes elements of pantomime, lip-reading and even sculpture. It’s great fun for those in a large enough lockdown bubble (touch is required for some spirit writing clues). $40, luckyduckgames.com. –Geoff Carter

Podcast: Off the Record

Music journalist Jordan Runtagh (Rolling Stone, People) delves into the lives of music legends in this new biographical series from iHeartRadio. For the show’s inaugural season, OTR spotlights late, gender-bending icon David Bowie, beginning with the singer’s adolescent, pre-Ziggy Stardust days as David Jones, then venturing into his London years and subsequent shape-shifting roles through the years. Apple.co/36zAvyN. –Leslie Ventura

TV: Pretend it's a City

There are few things the writer and social commentator Fran Lebowitz likes. In fact, her five-decade-long career has pretty much been defined by the things she hates, centered around her orbit of New York City. This seven-part documentary from Martin Scorsese is an escape into Lebowitz’s singular, prickly mind. Free of the constraints of everybody else’s opinions—Lebowitz is a staunch Luddite and has never owned a computer or a smartphone and doesn’t use the internet—you won’t find a sharper wit cutting through the cultural noise. Netflix. –Genevie Durano

Book: The Doctors Blackwell by Janice P. Nimura

The first woman to earn a medical degree in the U.S. was only admitted to medical school as a joke. But Elizabeth Blackwell turned that odd opportunity into a formidable career. Her younger sister Emily followed in her footsteps, and together they founded the first female-staffed hospital. In The Doctors Blackwell: How Two Pioneering Sisters Brought Medicine to Women and Women to Medicine, Janice P. Nimura tells their story. The women aren’t facile heroes or simple feminist icons; they’re layered and complicated humans, which makes for a compelling read. –C. Moon Reed

Videos: Satisfying Molcajete

If you’ve ever used a molcajete (or any type of mortar and pestle) or even seen one used, maybe before enjoying some tableside guac at your favorite Mexican restaurant, you’re already aware of the inherent satisfaction. But there’s something so soothing, almost tranquilizing, about watching these short videos on TikTok (or YouTube, Snapchat or Instagram). Of course Cheetos Puffs are going to look like delicious, soft sand when they’ve been ground and pounded; to see things end up the way you want these days is nothing short of bliss. There are all sorts of fun non-foods involved, like eggshells, light bulbs, chalk, and a nice, waxy birthday candle number zero. And it turns out water against marble is a whole new ASMR experience. @satisfying.molcajete. –Brock Radke