Page-a-Day Calendars. Now is the time to buy one. Get wordier in 2016.
Getting On. Set in a hospital for female geriatrics, this HBO comedy brings refreshingly smart roles to a wide range of actresses. Now concluded, its three seasons are perfect for winter binge-watching.
Tim. The 30th anniversary of The Replacements’ major-label debut is a fine excuse to revisit its stellar songcraft dressed in firecracker guitars, explosive drums and yowling vocals.
Cake and Coffee at Pittsburgh Public Market. Conveniently, Café D’Amore and Eliza’s Oven are side-by-side. www.pittsburghpublicmarket.org
How to Grow Up: A Memoir. Whatever dumb, regressive decisions you’ve made in your life, Michelle Tea has probably made worse ones. But her bluntly funny collection of personal essays shows that it is, in fact, possible to get your life together.