Mid-Week Libation: Art is the God You Have Not Seen
Jacob Elordi & Colman Domingo in conversation, Jancis Robinson’s festive wine picks, honoring trailblazers Ella Baker & José Sarria, new music from Mia Doi Todd, & the history of an iconic photograph!
Mid-Week Libation is our weekly curated splash of inspiration and culture! Click above to listen to this weeks’ audio segment!
Honoring Two Trailblazing Activists Born on This Day: Ella Baker (December 13, 1903 – December 13, 1986) & José Sarria (December 13, 1922 – August 19, 2013)
Jancis Robinson’s Festive Wine Picks for 2023!
Festive Reds 2023 (featuring 63 hand-picked recommendations)
Festive Whites 2023 (featuring 59 hand-picked recommendations)
Bonus: Check out Jancis Robinson’s Gift Guide 2023 for some great holiday gift ideas for that wine lover in your life!
Beautiful New Single from Mia Doi Todd: "Island in the Storm"
The History of an Iconic Photograph: Scherzo di Follia
Scherzo di Follia [Joke Madness] (c. 1863-1866) - Portrait of Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione by Pierre-Louis Pierson (December 13, 1822 - March 22, 1913)
“Scherzo di Follia” (a photographic portrait of the Countess of Castiglione) [via the Fondation Napoleon)
A Fascinating Conversation: Jacob Elordi & Colman Domingo | Actors on Actors
Artists Born Today: December 13th
Visual Artists:
Today is the birthday of Joseph Noel Paton, Pierre-Louis Pierson, Gregorio Zappalà, Pere Borrell del Caso, Edma Morisot, Helene Cramer, Rosina Emmet Sherwood, Emily Carr, Russell W. Porter, Jun Fujita, Stanisław Szukalski, Albert Aalbers, Dagmar Starcke, Karel Teige, John Piper, Prentiss Taylor, Hedda Morrison, Susanne Suba, Clifford Last, Antoni Tàpies, Alceu Ribeiro, Alice Brill, Ovidiu Maitec, Montas Antoine, Thetis Blacker, Wolfgang Hutter, Jack Zajac, Kenneth E. Tyler, Jerry Ingram, Louise Robert, Nade Haley, Anne Currier, Fikile Magadlela, Arnold Zimmerman and Cat Mazza!
Writers, Philosophers & Scholars:
Today is the birthday of Carlo Gozzi, Heinrich Heine, Jane Edna Hunter, Mary Butts, Samuel Greenberg, Lucía Sánchez Saornil, Ella Baker, Marjorie Grene, Boonlua, Kenneth Patchen, Ross Macdonald, Edythe Scott Bagley, James Wright, Jack Hirschman, Adélia Prado, Howard Brenton, Anne-Marie Alonzo, Emma Bull, Tamora Pierce and Bri Lee!
Musicians & Composers:
Today is the birthday of Mykola Leontovych, Sonny Greer, Yusef Greiss, Carlos Montoya, Luiz Gonzaga, Lord Invader, Ben Tucker, Alvin Curran, Reggie Johnson, Chuck Findley, Tom Verlaine, Mickie Yoshino, Majida El Roumi, Morris Day, Lurrie Bell, Harry Gregson-Williams, Lucky Peterson, Danny Lohner, Rebecca Foon, Luke Steele, Amy Lee and Taylor Swift!
Film/TV/Stage:
Today is the birthday of Fernando de Fuentes, Don Taylor, José Sarria, Dick Van Dyke, Christopher Plummer, John Davidson, Arturo Ripstein, Darlene Cates, Wendie Malick, Steve Buscemi, Rusty Cundieff, Jamie Foxx, NeNe Leakes, Jesse Armstrong, Meghna Gulzar, Kavitha Lankesh and Emma Corrin!
This Week’s Words of Wisdom: Mary Butts (December 13, 1890 – March 5, 1937)
