June
Dear friends,
In this edition of Miscellaneous — our no-frills round-up of the cultural items inspiring Athletics — we present sweet ways to welcome summer, for the enjoyment of our community. Stay tuned for more editions in the coming months.
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Nourish (sustenance)
Sailboat packed with thousands of biodynamic French wines arrived in NYC this week — pick up a bottle at Corkscrew Wines in Clinton Hill
Recipe for tea-based cocktail or mocktail from Sounds and Marjorie Artieres
The Grub Street guide to the beloved treat, including some strong gluten-free contenders
Care (wellness)
Binaural audio and 4K video of a close clip by a fourth generation barber in Okitsu, Japan
Commune with cosmic nature in Kusama’s monumental new exhibition
Float away while this virtuosic chorus performs hypnotic arrangements of Bulgarian folk music
Consume (content)
Inspiring sounds and stories with Talib Kweli, Yasiin Bey, Dave Chappelle, and friends
The art of Japanese truck decoration, captured by Todd Antony
Barry Jenkins brings Colson Whitehead’s American epic to the small screen
Smile (positivity)
These Indigenous Bolivian women recently summited Mt. Aconcagua (22,841 ft) in Argentina
This Are.na channel indexes all things feathered, furry, and friendly
Captured in Andagoya, Chocó, Colombia in July, 2018
Poetic Fragment
“A black cat among roses,
Phlox, lilac-misted under a first-quarter moon,
The sweet smells of heliotrope and night-scented stock.”
From “The Garden by Moonlight” by Amy Lowell (1919)
Header Image
Crossing The Painted Road Which Extends East From The Philadelphia Museum Of Art, August 1973
Photograph by Dick Swanson