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Aesthetic Arrest Podcast
Aesthetic Arrest Podcast: R&R's Fall TV Picks, Lady Blackbird, Anna Deavere Smith & Gourmet Pizza!
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Aesthetic Arrest Podcast: R&R's Fall TV Picks, Lady Blackbird, Anna Deavere Smith & Gourmet Pizza!

Plus Nabil Nahas, Théodore Chassériau & Théophile Gautier!
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“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 Apéritifs: A Hugo Spritz (Fantinel Prosecco, Elderflower Syrup, Fresh Mint, Sparkling Water & Lime) & A Godfather Sour (Monkey Shoulder, Amaretto Disaronno, Lemon Juice, Simple Syrup & Orange) from Matto Napoletano!

Godfather Sour & Hugo Spritz at Matto Napoletano [Photo by Ryan Wildstar]

Ryan Wildstar’s Recommendations:

Reading: Selected Lyrics (translated by Norman R. Shapiro) by Théophile Gautier (August 30th, 1811 - October 23, 1872)


Listening: Slang Spirituals by Lady Blackbird


Looking: The Art of Théodore Chassériau (September 20, 1819 – October 8, 1856)

A Self Portrait Painted at the Age of 16 by Théodore Chassériau [Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons]
1) The Two Sisters; 2) Venus Anadyomene; 3) Study of a Man; 4) Andromeda Attached to a Rock by The Nereides; 5) Macbeth and Banquo Meeting the Witches on the Heath; 6) Orientalist Interior; 7) Tepidarium; 8) The Caliph of Constantine; 9) The Toilette of Esther [All Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons]

Viewing: Pachinko (Season 2) — created by Soo Hugh, based on the 2017 novel by Min Jin Lee (Apple TV+)


Tasting: Ryan Elston’s Pizza Birthday Dinner at Matto Napoletano in Skopje, North Macedonia

Lazar Winery Pearl Sparkling Brut Rosé (Tikveš Wine Region, North Macedonia) at Matto Napoletano [Photo by Ryan Wildstar]
Bianca Pizza (Fior Di Latte Mozzarella, Brie, Ricotta, Fresh Rosemary, Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil & Slices of Grana Padano) [Photo by Ryan Wildstar}

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Ryan Elston’s Recommendations:

Reading: Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992 by Anna Deavere Smith (born September 18, 1950)


Listening: Slang Spirituals by Lady Blackbird


Looking: The Art of Nabil Nahas (born September 18, 1949)

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Viewing: How to Die Alonecreated by & starring Natasha Rothwell (Hulu)


Tasting: Ryan Elston’s Pizza Birthday Dinner at Matto Napoletano in Skopje, North Macedonia

Cinque Formaggi (Fior Di Latte Mozzarella, Gorgonzola, Fior Di Latte Provola, Smoked Mozzarella, Grana Padano, Ricotta & Organic Honey and Walnuts) [Photo by Ryan Elston]
Pizza Scissors! [Photo by Ryan and Ryan]

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: “What's one of YOUR favorite movies directed by Blake Edwards AND/OR scored by Henry Mancini? Here are some of the great responses from the comments:

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 Ryan Elston’s delicious birthday dinner at Matto Napoletano here in Skopje, North Macedonia. So, our question for the table this week is:

What's one of YOUR favorite birthday traditions? How do YOU like to celebrate your birthday?

Tell us in the comments and we’ll share some of your responses on next week’s podcast!

And, as always, thank you for joining us for Season 3 of The Aesthetic Arrest Podcast!

Cheers to that!

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We are Ryan and Ryan, and what we propose to you here is an observational celebration of the most extraordinary people, places, books, art, music, food, wine and cultures we have had the honor to experience together over the last 22 years.