SEE: Writer and director Charlie Kaufman's ( Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Adaptation, Being John Malkovich) stop-motion movie is mundane in its magnificence. Kaufman's story follows claymation characters as they navigate the banality of an existence like any other. But the lilt of Kaufman's questioning is touchingly met in his manufactured puppet men and women.

COLOR: "The Radical History of 1960s Adult Coloring Books" by Laura Marsh
Writer Laura Marsh traces the not-new trend of adult coloring books to their subversive '60s counterparts. Read her piece in the New Republic, then join the revolution with an adult coloring book of your own.

HEAR: "Shakin" by Timbaland featuring Aaliyah
Part of Timbaland's mixtape King Stays King, "Shakin" features the honeyed vocals of the '90s pop icon Aaliyah. The R&B chanteuse tragically died in a plane crash 14 years ago. But the world was drawn back into her soulful snare this week with the hook on this catchy track.

SHOP: Clare V. handbags
Start the new year with a colorful companion. Clare V. handbags are constructed in Californiausing the highest quality leathers in modern, designs that are chic and highly functional.
TREAT:Filorga Laboratories
This French line of non-invasive anti-aging skin therapies is just the thing to introduce into your 2016 regimen. The high-tech Parisian creams and serums address pigmentation, wrinkles and firmness, and have gained world renown for their results.

READ: Maggie Smith: A Biography by Michael Coveney
Dame Maggie Smith (Dowager Countess of Grantham in Downton Abbey, aka the queen of sardonic sass) deserves a serious study. Look inside the masterful actress's many roles on stage (Laurence Olivier invited her to join the National Theatre) and screen (she has won two Academy Awards and been nominated for six), including her turns as wife and mother.