If you’ve got to self-isolate, you might as well do it like a star.
To help, I’ve organized a global network of celebrities to offer their top recommendations.
Read on for the ultimate popular guide to popular culture in the popular arts of
- Books
- Movies
- TV Binges
- Podcasts
- Fast Food
- Bands
Favorite Books
Socially distance yourself by diving into one of these
- Anna Kendrick
- “All Quiet on the Western Front” by Erich Maria Remarque
- “Slaughterhouse-Five” by Kurt Vonnegut
- “The Things They Carried” by Tim O’Brien.
- Michelle Obama
- “Song of Solomon” by Toni Morrison
- Bill Murray
- “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” by Mark Twain
- “A Story Like the Wind” and “A Far Off Place” by Laurens Van Der Post
- Neil deGrasse Tyson
- The Bible
- “The System of the World” by Isaac Newton
- “On the Origin of Species” by Charles Darwin
- “Gulliver’s Travels” by Jonathan Swift
- “The Age of Reason” by Thomas Paine
- “The Wealth of Nations” by Adam Smith
- “The Art of War” by Sun Tsu
- “The Prince” by Niccolo Machiavelli
- Emma Watson
- “Le Petit Prince” by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- Olivia Munn
- “Replay” by Ken Grimwood
- Kit Harington
- “1984” by George Orwell
- James Franco
- “As I Lay Dying” by William Faulkner
- Daniel Radcliffe
- “The Master and the Margarita” by Mikhail Bulgakov
- Dolly Parton
- “The Little Engine That Could” by Watty Piper
Favorite Movies
Safely stream the silver screen.
- Orson Welles – “City Lights” (1931)
- Steven Spielberg – “Lawrence of Arabia” (1962)
- Roger Ebert – “La Dolce Vita” (1960)
- Justin Bieber – “Step Brothers” (2008)
- Jennifer Lopez – “West Side Story” (1961)
- George Harrison – “The Producers” (1968)
- John Travolta – “A Man and a Woman” (1966)
- Heath Ledger – “The Wizard of Oz” (1939)
- Tom Hanks – “2001: A Space Odyssey” (1968)
- Bill Paxton – “Splendor In The Grass” (1961) and “Harold and Maude” (1971)
- Salma Hayek – “Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory” (1971)
- Vin Diesel – “Gone With the Wind” (1939)
- Tim Allen –“The Seven Samurai” (1954)
- Owen Wilson – “Punch-Drunk Love” (2002) and “The Insider” (1999)
- Antonio Banderas – “Touch of Evil” (1958) and “The Magnificent Ambersons” (1942)
- Julianne Moore – “Rosemary’s Baby” (1968)
- Charlize Theron – “I Could Go On Singing” (1963)
- Richard Gere – “The Passenger” (1975)
- Uma Thurman – “Pillow Talk” (1959)
- Reese Witherspoon – “Overboard” (1987)
- Dennis Quaid – “Lawrence of Arabia” (1962)
- Seth MacFarlane – “The Sound of Music” (1964)
- Barack Obama – “The Godfather” (1972) and “The Godfather: Part II” (1974)
- Ronald Reagan – “High Noon” (1952)
- Richard Nixon – “Patton” (1970)
- Bill Clinton – “High Noon” (1952)
- George W. Bush – “Field Of Dreams” (1989)
- Dwight Eisenhower – “High Noon” (1952)
- John McCain – “Viva Zapata!” (1952)
- Dan Quayle – “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” (1986)
Favorite TV Binges
Flatten the curve via the tube.
- John Leguizamo – “GLOW” on Netflix.
- Vanessa Bayer – “Escape at Dannemora” on Showtime
- Sterling K. Brown – “The Americans” on Amazon Prime Video
- Keira Knightley – “Killing Eve” on Hulu
- Cush Jumbo – “Murder, She Wrote” on Philo
- Lea Thompson – “The Kids Are Alright” on Hulu
- Ilana Glazer – “Westworld” on HBO Now and HBO Go
- Betty Gabriel – “Barry” on HBO NOW and HBO GO
- George R.R. Martin – “Ozark” on Netflix
- Olivia Munn – “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” on Hulu
- Vicki Lawrence – “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia” on Hulu
- Rita Wilson and Tom Hanks – “Narcos” on Netflix
- Freddie Highmore – “Mum” on Britbox
- Andy Cohen – “Wild Wild Country” on Netflix
- Camila Mendes – “Easy” on Netflix
Best Celebrity Podcasts
Wipe down your headphones after each episode.
- Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
- RuPaul: What’s the Tee?
- The Joe Rogan Experience
- Unqualified with Anna Faris
- Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum
- Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend
- Monday Morning Podcast with Bill Burr
- Life Is Short with Justin Long
- Office Ladies with Jenna Fischer and Angela Kinsey
Drive Thru
Ya gotta take a break sometime.
- Justin Timberlake – Taco Bell
- Anna Kendrick – Taco Bell
- Taylor Swift – Starbucks
- Hilary Duff – Starbucks
- Kylie Kardashian – Popeye’s
- Miley Cyrus – Popeye’s
- Chrissy Teigen- Waffle House
- Cara Delevingne – McDonald’s
- Jennifer Lawrence – McDonald’s
- Kim Kardashian -Pinkberry
Favorite Bands
Hear what you’ve been missing. Stream these sacred sounds.
- John Cusack – The Clash
- Brad Pitt – Radiohead
- Simon Pegg – The Strokes
- Steve Coogan – Louis Armstrong
- Hugh Grant – Otis Redding
- John Waters – Slipknot
- Ricky Gervais – Cat Stevens
- Bill Nighy – Bob Dylan
