Mid-Week Libation: Wonder in Diversity
Listen to our genre-bending playlist, read a beautiful poem by Queen Liliʻuokalani, imbibe a glass of Etna Rosso, see the dazzling photography of Andrew Kung, and don't miss Jessica Wild's "Coconuts"!
Mid-Week Libation is our weekly curated splash of inspiration and culture!
This Week’s Words of Wisdom: George Takei
Wildstar’s Wednesday Wine Pick: Emiliano Falsini, Feudo Pignatone Etna Rosso (Sicily, Italy)
Another R&R Playlist for your listening pleasure: Go to Pieces
The Photography of Andrew Kung:
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The Creative Leap: Meet Self-Taught Photographer Andrew Kung
Andrew Kung Makes Simple Yet Timelessly Beautiful Photos (via The Phoblographer)
Poem of the Week: “Kumulipo” by Queen Liliʻuokalani (1838-1917)
Kumulipo by Queen Liliʻuokalani Hawaiian creation chant At the time that turned the heat of the earth, At the time when the heavens turned and changed, At the time when the light of the sun was subdued To cause light to break forth, At the time of the night of Makalii (winter) Then began the slime which established the earth, The source of deepest darkness. Of the depth of darkness, of the depth of darkness, Of the darkness of the sun, in the depth of night, It is night, So was night born. O ke au i kahuli wela ka honua O ke au i kahuli lole ka lani O ke au i kukaiaka ka la. E hoomalamalama i ka malama O ke au o Makali’i ka po O ka walewale hookumu honua ia O ke kumu o ka lipo, i lipo ai O ke kumu o ka Po, i po ai O ka lipolipo, o ka lipolipo O ka lipo o ka la, o ka lipo o ka po Po wale hoi Hanau ka po
[Read the full text of the Kumulipo, translated by Queen Liliʻuokalani, here.]
Drag Performance of the Week: Jessica Wild & Ra’Jah O’Hara’s Lip Sync to “Coconuts” by Kim Petras
Artists Born Today: May 24th
Happy Wednesday everyone!
An extraordinary number of painters, sculptors and visual artists were born today, including Pontormo, George Grey Barnard, Mary DeNeale Morgan, Elizabeth Colwell, Henri Michaux, Sylvia Daoust, Louise Pershing, George Nakashima, Lim Cheng Hoe, Mario Carreño Morales, Amon Kotei, Philip Pearlstein, Carmine Infantino, Gladys Afamado, Cristina Calderón, Herlinda Sánchez Laurel and Elizam Escobar!
Today is also the birthday of Mona Caird, Kazi Nazrul Islam, William Trevor, Valerie Capers, Joan Micklin Silver, Harold Budd, Archie Shepp, Prince Buster, Tommy Chong, Joseph Brodsky, Bob Dylan, Patti LaBelle, Susana Baca, Terry Callier, Jim Broadbent, Cerrone, Doug Jones, Michael Chabon, Shinichirō Watanabe, Heavy D and Nathacha Appanah!
Are you finding wonder in the diversity of humanity today?
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