Mid-Week Libation: Attempting the Sublime
Put on our transcontinental playlist, drink a glass of Tenuta delle Terre Nere, check out the art of Jewel Ham, read a mystical poem by Ameen Rihani, and tell us your pick to win RuPaul's Drag Race!
Mid-Week Libation is our weekly curated splash of inspiration and culture!
This Week’s Words of Wisdom: Charles Ludlam (April 12, 1943 – May 28, 1987)
Wildstar’s Wednesday Wine Pick: Tenuta delle Terre Nere, Etna Rosso (Sicily, Italy)
Another R&R Playlist for your listening pleasure: Cast Your Eyes Above
The Art of Jewel Ham
Embracing One's Truth in the Paintings of Jewel Ham (via Arts Help)
‘i said what i said’: Q&A With Multimedia Visual Artist Jewel Ham (via South Side Weekly)
Poem of the Week: “Reflections” by Ameen Rihani (1876-1940)
Reflections
by Ameen Rihani
I walked along the countryside
At eventide,
And everywhere
The road was fair
With moons of water here and there,
Into whose heart the grasses spied.
And suddenly upon them shone
The light of the City’s eye,
Reflected from a bulb on high.
Which made them and their shadow one,
Nay, made each moon
A mirror seem
To serve the dream
Of tender blades in bending grace a-swoon.
I walked into the night,
And every abode
Beyond the dark, deserted road
Was a prattle of light.
And I thought of the Eye Unseen
Which sheds its charitable sheen,
Not on our goal,
But on the by-ways of the Soul.Drag Performance of the Week: “Blame It On The Edit” ft. Anetra, Luxx Noir London, Mistress Isabelle Brooks & Sasha Colby
Happy Wednesday everyone!
Today is the birthday of Muretus [Marc Antoine Muret], Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, Edward de Vere, José Gautier Benítez, Raul Pompeia, Imogen Cunningham, Robert Delaunay, Henry Darger, Erika Giovanna Klien, Zawgyi, Imogen Holst, Ida Pollock, Hound Dog Taylor, Beverly Cleary, Carol Emshwiller, Seong Moy, Jan Yoors, F. N. Souza, Manuel Neri, Tiny Tim, Montserrat Caballé, Anselm Hollo, Frankétienne, Alan Ayckbourn, Herbie Hancock, Toi Derricotte, Charles Ludlam, David Letterman, David Cassidy, Gary Soto, Emily Mann, Lisa Gerrard, Lydia Cacho, Amy Ray (Indigo Girls), Katarina Pirak Sikku, Paul Chan, Claire Danes and Saoirse Ronan!
Who are YOU rooting for to win RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 15? Are you #TeamAnetra, #TeamMistress, #TeamLuxx or #TeamSasha? Tell us in the comments!