The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic Arrest

Plus Kwaidan, Leni Sinclair, Suniti Namjoshi & Albanian Sushi! Reading: Paris France   by Gertrude Stein & The Good-Hearted Gardeners by Suniti Namjoshi Listening: Lo by Paula Cole Looking: The Photography of Edward Steichen & The Photography of Leni Sinclair (b. March 8, 1940) Viewing: Lypsinka: Toxic Femininity — directed by Chloë Sevigny , starring John Epperson as Lypsinka & Kw...

Plus Gao Hong & Ignacio Lusardi Monteverde, Kazim Ali and Lizzy Ansingh! This Week’s Apéritif: Wildstar’s Pomegranate & Walnut Raki Spritzer — made with Pomegranate Juice, Albanian Walnut Raki ( Cobo Raki më Arra ) and Club Soda Reading: When the Night Agrees to Speak to Me by Ananda Devi (translated by Kazim Ali ) & Inquisition by Kazim Ali Listening: Alondra by Gao Hong & Ignacio...

Plus Annette Peacock, Kazimir Malevich, Abdulrazak Gurnah & Sea Soul Restaurant! This Week’s Apéritif: Malamatina Retsina (Thessaloniki, Greece) Reading: Jane Grigson’s Fish Book by Jane Grigson & Admiring Silence   by Abdulrazak Gurnah Listening: Slaughter on 10th Avenue   by Mick Ronson (50th Anniversary) & I'm the One   by Annette Peacock Looking: The Art of Kazimir Malevich (F...

Plus Jennifer Packer, Ellen Day Hale, Cajun Deviled Eggs & See What You're Missing: New Ways of Looking at the World Through Art! This Week’s Apéritif: Agorà Bianco Frizzante, Valle d'Itria IGT Reading: Land of Milk and Honey by C Pam Zhang & See What You're Missing: New Ways of Looking at the World Through Art   by Will Gompertz Listening: Sarah Vaughan in the 1950s (The Me...

Plus Kathleen Collins, Lass, Ma Yuan & Radio Bar Tirana! This Week’s Apéritif: The Shake Shake Shake For Your Booty Smoothie #2, Electric Boogaloo (Hazelnut Rice Milk, Roasted Almond Milk, Blueberries, Avocado, Peach Juice, Carrot Juice, Wild Apple Juice, Orange Flavored Electrolyte & Collagen Powder and Ice) Reading: Housekeeping (Fortieth Anniversary Edition) by Marilynne Robinson &...

Plus Julie Mehretu, Abdullah Ibrahim, Aziza Brahim & Ahmed Yacoubi! This Week’s Apéritif: A Sour Jdid & A Champagne Cocktail à la Rick's Café in Casablanca, Morocco Reading: The Death of Sitting Bear: New and Selected Poems  & House Made of Dawn by N. Scott Momaday (February 27, 1934 – January 24, 2024) Listening: Bubisher (new single)and Sahari (2019) by Aziza Brahim & 3   by...

Plus Jean Delville, Hasui Kawase, Alejandra Pizarnik & The Lost Boys (Le Paradis)! This Week’s Apéritif: Leonard Cohen’s signature drink, The Red Needle Reading: Stranger Music: Selected Poems and Songs   by Leonard Cohen & Extracting the Stone of Madness: Poems 1962 - 1972 by Alejandra Pizarnik (translated by Yvette Siegert ) Listening: Aura by Katerina Papadopoulou & Aegean Arc &...

Plus Margaret Bonds, Julia Lee, Saint Omer & La Llorona! This Week’s Apéritif: Wildstar’s Wasabi Bloody Mary (secret recipe) Reading: North Woods by Daniel Mason & The Bondwoman's Narrative by Hannah Crafts (edited by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. ) and The Life and Times of Hannah Crafts: The True Story of the Bondwoman's Narrative by Gregg Hecimovich (foreword by Henry Louis Gates, Jr...

Plus Tarsila do Amaral, Gérard de Nerval, Robert Duncan, José Malhoa & Farewell Amor! This Week’s Apéritif: Caipirinhas ! Reading: Les Chimères  ( The Chimeras ) by Gérard de Nerval & Bending the Bow   by Robert Duncan (1919 - 1988) Listening: The Music of Cesária Évora (plus the documentary: Cesária Évora (2022) , directed by Ana Sofia Fonseca ) Looking: The Art of José Malhoa (1855 - 193...

Plus Toni Cade Bambara, Cecilia Paredes, Hermann Corrodi & Our 24th Anniversary Wine Tasting! This Week’s Apéritif: Amaretto Sours ! Reading: Orlando: A Biography by Virginia Woolf (introduction by Carmen Maria Machado ) & The Salt Eaters by Toni Cade Bambara Listening: Court and Spark by Joni Mitchell (50th Anniversary, January 1974) & The Music of Les McCann (September 23, 1935 – Dec...

Plus Kent Monkman, Toyen, Marguerite Yourcenar & Slow-Braised Leg of Lamb in Red Wine! This Week’s Apéritif: Wildstar’s Metaxa Snowball with Rosemary Garnish Reading: Alexis by Marguerite Yourcenar (1903-1987) & The Sisterhood: How a Network of Black Women Writers Changed American Culture by Courtney Thorsson Listening: Gloryland   by Inger Lorre   Looking: The Art of Toyen (1902-1980) &am...

Plus Shawn Michael Warren, Yui Sakamoto, The Upstairs Delicatessen & Culture: The Story of Us, from Cave Art to K-Pop! This Week’s Apéritif: Bellini Cocktails (Peach nectar & Prosecco) Reading: The Upstairs Delicatessen by Dwight Garner & Culture: The Story of Us, from Cave Art to K-Pop by Martin Puchner Listening: The New Young Kings of Midnight by Gitane Demone & Paul Roessler Lo...

Plus Simone Leigh, Justin Torres, Marie-Claire Blais, Anna Boberg & Snow Raven! This Week’s Apéritif: Classic Hot Toddies (Lemon, Cinnamon Sticks, Honey and Konjak [Cognac]) Reading: Nights Too Short to Dance by Marie-Claire Blais & Blackouts by Justin Torres Listening: The Music of Snow Raven & Echoes: Ancient & Modern by Trevor Horn (featuring Iggy Pop, Lady Blackbird, Tori Amos,...

Plus Gisela McDaniel, Ben Okri, Emily Wilson & Juana Romani! This Week’s Apéritif: The Shake Shake Shake For Your Booty Smoothie (Avocado, Roasted Almond Milk, Peach Juice, Pear Juice, Carrot Juice, Collagen & Electrolyte Powder and Ice) Reading: Changing Destiny by Ben Okri & The Iliad by Homer (translated by Emily Wilson ) Listening: R&R’s Playlists for 2023! Playlist #1 — Togeth...

Plus Dark Winds, Eikoh Hosoe, Butoh, Haleh Liza Gafori, Ghalia Benali & Constantinople, Salma Arastu & Jacques Pépin! Reading: Beautiful Star by Yukio Mishima & Gold by Rumi (translated by Haleh Liza Gafori ) Listening: Zenzile: The Reimagination of Miriam Makeba by Somi & In the Footsteps of Rumi by Ghalia Benali & Constantinople Looking: The Photography of Eikoh Hosoe & T...

Plus Ned Blackhawk, Babette Deutsch & Soundies: The Ultimate Collection (1940-1946)! This Week’s Aperitivo: Americano Cocktails (Campari, Sweet Vermouth & Soda Water). Reading: Mask of Silenus: A Novel About Socrates by Babette Deutsch & The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History by Ned Blackhawk   Listening: Mamouna (Deluxe Reissue 2023) by Bryan Ferry...

Plus Bill Reid, Kali Spitzer, Gribouille & our farewell dinner at La Petite Cantine! This Week’s Apéritif: Domaines Gilles Canton “L’Impudent,” Terrasses du Larzac, France (and our surprisingly delicious French frozen pizzas!) Reading: The Art of Living: Peace and Freedom in the Here and Now by Thich Nhat Hanh & The Book of Delights by Ross Gay Listening: The Music of Gribouille (1941-1968...

Plus Loïs Mailou Jones, Brillat-Savarin, Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh & Ten Restaurants That Changed America! This Week’s Apéritif: Sieur d'Arques, Aimery Blanquette de Limoux Brut Reading: The Physiology of Taste by Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (translated by M. F. K. Fisher ) & Ten Restaurants That Changed America by Paul Freedman (introduction by Danny Meyer ) Listening: The Musi...

Plus Catrin Finch & Aoife Ní Bhriain, Leslie Feinberg, Toshiko Takaezu, Dörte Helm & Native America on PBS! This Week’s Apéritif : Brouwerij Bosteels’ Pauwel Kwak, Strong Amber Ale from Belgium & L’Oulivo Picholine Green Olives! Reading: The Berlin Stories by Christopher Isherwood (introduction by Armistead Maupin ) & Trans Liberation: Beyond Pink or Blue by Leslie Feinberg Listeni...

Plus Edmund White, Girma Yifrashewa, Biréli Lagrène & Nicholas Kalmakoff! This Week’s Apéritif: Bayanis Pastis de Marseille Reading: The Flâneur: A Stroll Through the Paradoxes of Paris by Edmund White & Grand Tour: Poems by Elisa Gonzalez Listening: Biréli Lagrène Plays Loulou Gasté by Biréli Lagrène & My Strong Will by Girma Yifrashewa Looking: The Art of Nicholas Kalmakoff (1873 - 1...

Plus Louise Glück, Idrissa Soumaoro, The Tomb of the Diver & Langoustine Tartare! This Week’s Apéritif : Monrillac Pineau des Charentes Blanc Reading: Weaving Sundown in a Scarlet Light: Fifty Poems for Fifty Years by Joy Harjo   & Poems 1962-2012 by Louise Glück Listening: I Pray for My Enemies by Joy Harjo & Diré by Idrissa Soumaoro Looking: The First Temple of Hera , The Second Temp...

Plus Jeremy Dutcher, Max Roach, Colm Tóibín & The Aeneid! This Week’s Aperitivo: A Garibaldi ! Named after Giuseppe Garibaldi , the famed Italian general and revolutionary who united Italy. He’s widely considered the “Father of Italy.” Reading: Love In a Dark Time: Gay Lives from Wilde to Almodóvar by Colm Tóibín & The Aeneid by Vergil (translated by Sarah Ruden ) Listening: Motewolonuwok...

Plus Roberto Fonseca, Yungchen Lhamo, Edward Lear, Ilan Stavans & Gabriela Larios! Reading: Journal of a Landscape Painter in Corsica by Edward Lear & Popol Vuh : A Retelling by Ilan Stavans (illustrations by Gabriela Larios ) Listening: One Drop of Kindness by Yungchen Lhamo & La Gran Diversión by Roberto Fonseca Looking: Edward Lear ’s Paintings of Corsica & The Art of Gabriela L...

Plus Caravaggio, Wynton Marsalis, Wilhelm Kotarbiński & The Pocket Epicurean! Reading: The Pocket Epicurean by John Sellars & Stomping the Blues by Albert Murray Listening: To Those Who Came Before by Joseph Tawadros & Wynton Marsalis Plays Louis Armstrong’s Hot Fives and Hot Sevens Looking: The Art of Wilhelm Kotarbiński & The Art of Victoria Villasana Viewing: Caravaggio (1986) —...

Plus Jean Cocteau, Judy Baca, Assotto Saint and Hilario Durán & His Latin Jazz Big Band! This Week’s Apéritif: 2022 Viognier Bela Voda from Tikveš Winery in North Macedonia Reading: Les Enfants Terribles (The Holy Terrors) by Jean Cocteau & Sacred Spells: Collected Works by Assotto Saint Listening: Cry Me A River by Hilario Durán & His Latin Jazz Big Band & The Returner by Allison...