Aesthetic Arrest Podcast: Suede, Mina Loy, Classic Italian Cuisine, Cunk on Earth & The Comet Is Coming

“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. Here we go!

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Ryan Wildstar’s Recommendations:

Reading: The Lost Lunar Baedeker by Mina Loy

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Listening: Autofiction by Suede

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Looking: The Art of Sascha Schneider

The Shaman by Sascha Schneider [Public domain]

Hypnosis by Sascha Schneider [Public domain via Wikimedia Commons]

Icarus by Sascha Schneider [Public domain via Wikimedia Commons]

Triumph of Darkness by Sascha Schneider [Public domain via Wikimedia Commons]

The Cabinet of the Solar Plexus

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Viewing: Doc Martin Series 10 (The Final Series) starring Martin Clunes & Caroline Catz (ITV - coming soon to Acorn TV!)

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Tasting: Ryan Wildstar’s Frittata

Frittata with Free-Range Eggs, Onion, Bacon, Italian Red & Green Peppers, Heirloom Tomato, Chili Pepper, Paprika, Cumin, Thyme, Arugula & Albanian Sheep’s Cheese [Photo by Ryan Wildstar]

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Ryan Elston’s Recommendations:

Reading: Adriatic: A Concert of Civilizations at the End of the Modern Age by Robert D. Kaplan

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“Yes, I can take an interior journey as brilliantly colored as an external one. And I can take this journey only because of the books I have read—another case where books liberate. Travel, as opposed to tourism, is only made possible by literature. A landscape must be anchored in books during this time in history when globalization has obliterated much of what is distinctive.” - Robert D. Kaplan, from Adriatic: A Concert of Civilizations at the End of the Modern Age

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Listening: Hyper‐Dimensional Expansion Beam by The Comet Is Coming

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Looking: The Art of William T. Williams

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William T. Williams at Michael Rosenfeld Gallery

William T. Williams at MoMa

William T. Williams at The History Makers

Video Slideshow of Paintings of Williams T. Williams

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Viewing: Cunk on Earth created by Charlie Brooker and starring Diane Morgan as Philomena Cunk (BBC - coming soon to Netflix!)

Charlie Brooker @charltonbrooker

CUNK ON EARTH - which covers civilisation in its entirety- starts from 10pm on BBC2. Then whole series on @BBCiPlayer from later tonight - and will stream globally on @netflix sort of soonish #CunkOnEarth

Cunk on Earth review – Diane Morgan’s character is so well-written it’s easy to forget she’s not real

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Tasting: Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking: 30th Anniversary Edition by Marcella Hazan

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Marcella Hazan documentary @marcellafilm

We're making a documentary on beloved Italian cookbook writer Marcella Hazan! 🍅 🧈 🧅She introduced authentic Italian cooking to millions, transforming how we cook & eat. 🍝 We need your help to finish filming. Contribute & share our Kickstarter now! Bit.ly/marcellakickst…

Great article about Marcella Hazan (including her recipe for Roast Chicken With Lemons!): Human Skulls, Misogynists, and Disability: On the Life of Marcella Hazan and Her Return to Culinary Simplicity

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That’s it for this week! What are your reading, listening, looking, viewing and/or tasting recommendations?