Starring in a hit film is one thing, but kayaking all 50 states? That’s an accomplishment, says Charlene Swankie, one of the van dwellers featured in “Nomadland.”
BRUCE R. MILLER
Tim Allen and Richard Karn werenât just toolinâ around on âHome Improvement.â They actually do like tinkering in a workshop.
âI like taking stuff apart,â Allen says by Zoom from his expansive home shop. âIâm pretty good, but Iâm very confused about plumbing.â Karn is equally at home in a shop but, like Allen, says, âPlumbing is a little bit out of my reach.â
Now, sans plumbing, the two are joining forces for âAssembly Required,â a 10-part reality competition that pits builder against builder, repurposing household items.
Itâs âTool Time,â you might say, for experts.
There are enough laughs in “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar” to make you feel like you’ve had a momentary vacation from pandemics, politics and protests.