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Since we are stuck inside, which shows have you been watching? Which movies? Have you read any good books lately? Any new music releases have you dancing in your living room? StreetWise vendors, readers, and staff are sharing what is occupying their attention during this unprecedented time. To be featured in a future edition, send your recommendations and why you love them to Creative Director / Publisher Dave Hamilton at dhamilton@streetwise.org

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Aladdin (2019)

"Calling all Disney fans - have you seen all the live actions on Disney Plus? You could watch them for days. One of my absolute favorites was Aladdin. I may be a little biased, because that movie was my favorite when I was a kid, but I think they did a phenomenal job recreating it. Will Smith added so much life and vitality to the film, and the colorful animation style was captivating and magical. Naomi Scott (Jasmine) and Mena Massoud (Aladdin) both do great work acting and singing, and don’t disappoint in their roles. Movie makers were able to preserve the things we all love about this story while also adding more things audiences can fall in love with. This is a great family-friendly movie to watch when you’re all stuck in the house together! Plus, since you have more time on your hands, the 1992 version is also on Disney Plus, so you can compare and remember why you loved the story years ago!" "Aladdin" is now streaming on Disney+ and available for rent or purchase on Amazon Prime, Vudu, YouTube and more from $2.99. - Recommended by Rachel Koertner, StreetWise editorial intern

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Tiger King

"A friend told me about Tiger King and all I heard was multiple cat prints and I was in! Little did I know what was in store for me. The true crime show is mostly about Joe Exotic who is a sequin-laden, tattooed eyeliner-wearing, multiple husbandhaving, gun-toting politician, country music-performing, large cat owner who is in a long-standing fight with an animal rights activist whom he (and others) suspect killed her own husband. The show is filled with ridiculous energy that has caught on like wildfire over quarantiners everywhere. It is full of twists and turns, and you don't know who to root for. It is full of manipulation, money, sex, greed, tigers and expired meat from Walmart. I love watching the show because there isn't a shot that doesn’t have a cat print in it or a full cat stuffed animal. It's reality, it's murder, it's crime, it's documentary, it is the correct amount of turning your brain off at the moment. The story is a mess and jumps all over the place and the characters you meet throughout are full of ridiculousness, and it is all in one show! You have surely never seen anything like this before. My friend Jeff summed it up nicely: 'When a one-armed lesbian is the most forgettable detail, you know you are watching greatness.'" Tiger King is now streaming on Netflix. - Recommended by Alyssa Barton, StreetWise reader

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Avengers: Endgame

When Marvel’s Iron-Man hit the theaters in 2008, Donald wasted no time getting his ticket. He watched more than 20 movies showing the journeys of each Avenger. Finally, his perseverance paid off. On April 26, 2019, Avengers: Endgame premiered in theaters, and Donald had his ticket in hand. After waiting 11 years for cinematic closure and more than 50 years to see his comics come to life, Donald refused to wait a second longer. In the first two weeks since the film’s release, he saw it three times. "Thanos was about doing it his way and to hell with everybody else. The same as Hitler: you’re going to do it my way or I’m going to wipe your country off the face of this Earth. This is the reality: World War. I’m glad Marvel told the story. I’m sorry to say it, but this is the kind of attitude I bet the next dictator we see will have." "Avengers: Endgame" is now streaming on Disney+ and available for rent or purchase on Amazon Prime, Vudu, YouTube and more from $2.99. - Recommended by Donald Morris, StreetWise vendor