Aesthetic Arrest Podcast: Gena Rowlands, X (The Band), Ryuichi Sakamoto, Isata Kanneh-Mason & The Delights of Salamina!
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Plus Pedro Lemebel, Marisol (Escobar), Lee ShinJa & Athenian Tragedy!
This Week’s Apéritif: “Mama’s Tired” - Chivas Regal 12 Year Old Scotch, Mandarine Liqueur, Sour Cherry Juice & Greek Honey Simple Syrup with a Gummi Bear Garnish!
Reading: The Greek Plays: Sixteen Plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides& Reading: A Last Supper of Queer Apostles: Selected Essays by Pedro Lemebel (edited & translated by Gwendolyn Harper)
Listening: Smoke & Fiction by X & Mendelssohn by Isata Kanneh-Mason (works by Felix Mendelssohn & Fanny Mendelssohn)
Looking: The Art of Marisol (Escobar) (1930-2016) & The Art of Lee ShinJa (b. 1930)
Viewing: Ryuichi Sakamoto | Opus (2024) — concert film of the final performance by Ryuichi Sakamoto & Tribute to Gena Rowlands (June 19, 1930 – August 14, 2024), with a focus on A Woman Under the Influence (1974) — written & directed by John Cassavetes, starring Gena Rowlands & Peter Falk (available on The Criterion Channel & Mubi)
Tasting: Βουνό με Βουνό (Mountain With Mountain) - Malagousia, Rhoditis & Muscat & Bougatsa Krema (Phyllo Custard Pie) on Salamina Island
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