Mid-Week Libation: Any Other Way
Soul singer Jackie Shane, a recipe for Mango Shrikhand, a message of hope from the Dalai Lama, Brutalist architecture & plants, photographer Corky Lee & wisdom from Kate Bornstein!
Mid-Week Libation is our weekly curated splash of inspiration and culture!
Celebrating Legendary Soul Singer Jackie Shane! (May 15, 1940 – February 21, 2019)
Looking forward to Any Other Way: The Jackie Shane Story, the upcoming documentary about her life! (Currently playing at select film festivals.)
SXSW: Jackie Shane Disappearance Mystery Solved in ‘Any Other Way’ Documentary - Directors Michael Mabbott and Lucah Rosenberg-Lee uncover how the pioneering American transgender R&B singer packed Toronto nightclubs in the 1960s, only to vanish in 1971 for a life of privacy and solitude on her own terms. (via Hollywood Reporter)
Recipe of the Week: Mango Shrikhand by Kankana Saxena (via Playful Cooking)
“Dive into a bowl of creamy perfection, divine sweetness of summer, blend of ripe mangoes with hung yogurt! This heavenly Mango Shrikhand is pure bliss in every spoonful” [Source]
Click here for the printable recipe! (via Playful Cooking)
Photos from 41 Countries Juxtapose Blocky Architecture and Verdant Gardens in ‘Brutalist Plants’ (via Colossal)
“Architects have long found ways of exploiting the contrast between the natural and the manufactured, but nowhere more keenly than in the meeting of plants and Brutalism. From angular terraces overgrown with vines to cracks that have become arteries for moss, these images tell a story of resilience – and unexpected beauty.” [Source]
A Beautiful Message of Hope from the Dalai Lama
The History-Making Legacy of Asian American Photographer Corky Lee (via PBS American Masters)
“New Yorker Corky Lee photographed his hometown’s Chinatown and Asian American communities around the country for over 50 years, documenting activists, celebrities and everyday heroes he encountered in over 100,000 photos.” [Source]
Interesting Artists Born Today: May 15th
Visual Artists:
Today is the birthday of Alfred Rethel, Mary C. Wheeler, D. Howard Hitchcock, Alois Kalvoda, George Chance, Pietro Lazzari, Lou Scheper-Berkenkamp, Arman Manookian, Hedi Turki, Richard Avedon, Althea McNish, Ralph Eugene Meatyard, Tulla Blomberg Ranslet, Efraín Recinos, Jasper Johns, Jón Gunnar Árnason, Ralph Steadman, Jaxon, Ștefan Câlția, Alexandr Rodin, Luís Geraldes, Zaza Tuschmalischvili and Luis Berríos-Negrón!
Writers, Philosophers & Scholars:
Today is the birthday of Mary Wortley Montagu, L. Frank Baum, Arthur Schnitzler, Edwin Muir, Katherine Anne Porter, Mikhail Bulgakov, Xavier Herbert, Clifton Fadiman, Max Frisch, Hilda Bernstein, Kim Yong-ik, Jakucho Setouchi, Simon Watson Taylor, Anthony Shaffer, Peter Shaffer, Raymond Federman, Grace Ogot, Nechama Tec, Paul Zindel, Nancy Garden, Ulrich Beck, David Almond, Julie Otsuka and Samantha Hunt!
Musicians & Composers:
Today is the birthday of Claudio Monteverdi, Maria Theresia von Paradis, Edmond Hall, Ellis Larkins, Joe Gordon, Utah Phillips, Trini Lopez, Karin Krog, Jackie Shane, Oscar Castro-Neves, Freddie Perren, Brian Eno, Andrew Eldritch, Melle Mel and Grace Kelly!
Film/TV/Stage:
Today is the birthday of Nipo Strongheart, José Nepomuceno, Arletty, Joseph Cotten, James Mason, Roy Stewart, Juzo Itami, Akihiro Miwa, Wavy Gravy, Barbara Hammer, Lainie Kazan, Nicola Walker and Russell Hornsby!
This Week’s Words of Wisdom: Kate Bornstein
Official Site of Kate Bornstein / List of Kate’s Books (all recommended!)