“The aesthetic experience is a simple beholding of the object . . . you experience a radiance. You are held in aesthetic arrest.” - Joseph Campbell
Aesthetic Arrest is our weekly dip into the Epicurean pleasures we’ve been enjoying lately. Cheers to that!
This Week’s Apéritif: A Rose for Hibiscus! [Metaxa Brandy with Lemon Juice and a Honey, Rose & Hibiscus Simple Syrup]
Ryan Wildstar’s Recommendations:
Reading: Paris France by Gertrude Stein
Listening: Lo by Paula Cole
Official Site of Paula Cole / Instagram / Upcoming Tour Dates!
Paula Cole Explores the Depths of Her Soul in Order to Behold a Better, More Intimate World on Vinyl With New 2LP Studio Set, Lo (via Analog Planet)
Paula Cole Talks Grammy Milestone, New Music and Lasting Forever—“I Had Trauma, and the Trauma Wasn’t Allowing Me to Trust and Evolve” (via American Songwriter)
Looking: The Photography of Edward Steichen
Viewing: Lypsinka: Toxic Femininity — directed by Chloë Sevigny, starring John Epperson as Lypsinka
Click here to watch Lypsinka: Toxic Femininity, currently (for a limited time only) streaming for free! (via The New Group Off Stage)
John Epperson and Chloë Sevigny Channel the Toxic Femininity of Lypsinka (via Interview)
Tasting: Take-Out Sushi Dinner from Fa Mulan in Tirana, Albania
Ryan Elston’s Recommendations:
Reading: The Good-Hearted Gardeners by Suniti Namjoshi
Listening: Lo by Paula Cole
Official Site of Paula Cole / Instagram / Upcoming Tour Dates!
Paula Cole Explores the Depths of Her Soul in Order to Behold a Better, More Intimate World on Vinyl With New 2LP Studio Set, Lo (via Analog Planet)
Paula Cole Talks Grammy Milestone, New Music and Lasting Forever—“I Had Trauma, and the Trauma Wasn’t Allowing Me to Trust and Evolve” (via American Songwriter)
Looking: The Photography of Leni Sinclair (b. March 8, 1940)
Rock Against Racism: The Seminal Photography of Leni Sinclair - The photographer, activist and co-founder of the White Panthers captured some of the greatest musicians of her generation as well as the struggle for civil rights (via The Guardian)
Viewing: Kwaidan (1964) — directed by Masaki Kobayashi, based on traditional Japanese ghost stories collected by Lafcadio Hearn (available via Criterion)
Tasting: Take-Out Sushi Dinner from Fa Mulan in Tirana, Albania
That’s it for this week! But we want the dinner party to continue! So each week we are asking a “dinner party” question for everyone joining us here at our table. Last week, we asked: “If you could invite five famous people, living or dead, to a dinner party, who would you choose?”
Here are some of the great responses from the comments:
Ryan Wildstar chose Noël Coward, Socrates, Nina Simone, Leonardo da Vinci and Gertrude Stein! (with Alice B. Toklas as the chef for the evening!)
Ryan Elston chose Mae West, Quentin Crisp, James Baldwin, Jan Morris and Wanda Sykes!
kde chose Gore Vidal, Benjamin Franklin, the Dalai Lama, Fran Lebowitz and Pete Buttigieg!
Katie Kleinhesselink chose Tina Turner, Emma Goldman, Shirley Chisholm, Oscar Wilde and Nick Cave!
Del Mar chose John F. Kennedy, Lee Harvey Oswald, River Phoenix, John Lennon, John Dee and Abramelin! (Plus his mom!)
Thank you everyone for your wonderful responses! That was last week . . . but we don't want this week's dinner party to end either!
So here is this week's question for the table:
This week, we talked about two truly iconic photographers, Edward Steichen and Leni Sinclair. So, our question for the table this week is:
What's one of YOUR favorite photographs? Is it an iconic image from Life Magazine? A work of art by one of your favorite photographers? Or maybe something personal taken by you or someone you know? Drop a link in the comments below and we'll share some of your favorite photos on next week's podcast!
Also, don't forget to stop by The Epicurean Vagabonds Substack on Wednesdays, to check out our revamped Mid-Week Libations! Now with audio segments featuring Ryan & Ryan!
And, as always, thank you for joining us for Season Two of Aesthetic Arrest!
Cheers to that!
Aesthetic Arrest Podcast: Paula Cole, Gertrude Stein, Edward Steichen & Lypsinka!