Mid-Week Libation: Tame Things Have No Immensity

Kerry Washington interviews Jane Fonda, a sparkling crémant for New Year's Eve, modern dance from Rhys Kosakowski, Tivon Pennicott's “Celery Juice,” a poem by Mina Loy & wisdom from Marlene Dietrich!

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Mid-Week Libation is our weekly curated splash of inspiration and culture! Click above to listen to this weeks’ audio segment!

Luminescence — Dancer Rhys Kosakowski Explores the Sun’s Cycle and Influence Through Movement

“Awakening and retreating in tandem with the sun’s cycle, Luminescence explores how living beings evolve under the sun’s influence, at once transfixed by its presence and energized by the power that emanates from it.” [Source: Nowness]

Wildstar’s Wednesday Wine Pick: Domaine Bénédicte & Stéphane Tissot Crémant du Jura AOC (Jura, France)

A crisp, mineral-laden blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Poulsard and Trousseau. This crémant offers up fine, delicate bubbles with a fresh and elegant fruitiness. Perfect to ring in the New Year!

To read more about the fascinating region from which this wine hails, check out Ryan Wildstar’s article:

Sojourn in the Franche-Comté: Explore One of Our Favorite French Regions!

Ryan Wildstar and Ryan Elston

February 20, 2023

Sojourn in the Franche-Comté: Explore One of Our Favorite French Regions!

For many years we taught a college class called “The Art of Wine.” The purpose of the class was to focus in on a specific region of the world and examine the connections between the wine, cuisine, music, art, literature and culture that all hailed from that unique location. I…

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“Celery Juice” by Tivon Pennicott (born December 27, 1985)

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“I dare you to juice and drink 16 oz in the morning on an empty stomach and wait 15 min before you eat. I bet you will begin to heal physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Yes, there is a reason why I chose to write a song about this God given herb. The changes I’ve seen in my own life warranted a worldwide share through my art. Yes, it’s an herb. A healing herb that gives you energy, yet calms your nerves, and heals you from the inside out. Drink it.” - Tivon Pennicott [Source]

Celebrating Poet Mina Loy (December 27, 1882 – September 25, 1966)

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[There is no Life or Death,] 
by Mina Loy

There is no Life or Death,
Only activity
And in the absolute
Is no declivity.
There is no Love or Lust
Only propensity
Who would possess
Is a nonentity.
There is no First or Last
Only equality
And who would rule
Joins the majority.
There is no Space or Time
Only intensity,
And tame things
Have no immensity.

Kerry Washington Interviews Jane Fonda!

“On this week’s episode of Street You Grew Up On, Kerry is joined by actress, activist and all around icon, Jane Fonda. The two go back to Jane’s childhood home in California, on Tigertail Road, where she was raised in a beautiful Dutch farmhouse during a time when the world was at odds. Despite growing up hearing the sounds of WW2 air raid sirens, and at the height of racism, Jane still had glimmers of light of fond childhood memories. She shares with us moments of listening to Nat King Cole with her father, going to the beach with her brother, and funny Christmas memories involving spiked eggnog and Jimmy Stewart falling on a tree. Jane’s legacy of fighting for social and environmental justice comes as no surprise given the values and interests she developed from an early age.” [Source]