TELEVISION
Still Good
Fresh off her Emmy win for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series, Julianna Margulies returns Sept. 21 for the sixth season of CBS’s twist-filled The Good Wife.
MUSIC
Not So Lonely
Propelled by the ballad “Stay With Me,” Sam Smith’s soulful In the Lonely Hour was one of 2014’s most notable debuts. The Brit begins a North American tour on Sept. 15.
BOOKS
Dream World
Chloe Benjamin’s promising debut novel, The Anatomy of Dreams (out Sept. 16), follows former boarding-school lovers as they conduct mysterious sleep research for their onetime headmaster.
MOVIES
Hard Knocks
Featuring the last screen performance by the late James Gandolfini, The Drop (now in theaters) stars Tom Hardy (below) as a Brooklyn bartender who gets caught in the crosshairs of gang life.
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