Plus Rabih Alameddine's brilliant new novel, the homoerotic art of Yannis Tsarouchis & wisdom from Anna Deavere Smith!
Reading: The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) by Rabih Alameddine
Listening: Eternamente Omara by Omara Portuondo (produced by Roberto Fonseca)
Looking: The Art of Yannis Tsarouchis (1910 – 1989)
Viewing: Benediction (2021) — written & directed by Terence Davies, starring Jack Lowden & Peter Capaldi as poet Siegfried Sassoon
Tasting: Ryan Elston’s Birthday Feast!
This Week’s Words of Wisdom: Anna Deavere Smith (born September 18, 1950): “Those in the margins are always trying to get to the center, and those at the center, frequently in the name of tradition, are trying to keep the margins at a distance.” — Anna Deavere Smith
“Art simply can’t be stopped.” — Anna Deavere Smith
