Rent “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.” Julian Schnabel’s spellbinding tale of a stroke victim’s flights of imagination is ravishing to look at, mercifully unsentimental and blissfully avoids almost every cliché of the handicapped-hero genre.
Hear “Jim.” Crooner Jamie Lidell has stripped down the electronic frenzy that marked 2005’s danceable “Multiply.” The result is a stunner of a blue-eyed British soul masterwork that evokes the organic grit, soul and warmth of your favorite Stax and Motown records—to quote Lidell himself, “a little bit of feel-good.”
Vote in the Webby People’s Voice Awards (pv.webbyawards .com). Choose winners in more than 100 categories, including blogs, retail sites, interactive ads, video and film. Results will be announced May 6.
Fly cross-country with competing sales from Delta, American and AirTran. Sample fares: $198 from New York City to Atlanta on Delta; $278 from Boston to Dallas on American; $98 from Baltimore to Burlington, Vt., on AirTran. Book by May 6, and see smartertravel .com for details and new offers.
Surf energystar.gov. Go green at work. Download Energy Star’s “Teaming Up to Save Energy” brochure for how-tos and detailed instructions on starting a “Green Team” at the office. The pamphlet includes advice on choosing a director, assigning responsibilities and which tasks to tackle first.