Dear friends,
The dog days of summer are waning but the world seems like it’s heating up in more ways than one. While we endeavor to heal the planet we all share, we know there’s real value in self-care: perhaps to change the world we need to first change ourselves. That means being good stewards of our minds, bodies, and spirits. That being said, we offer a few good things to keep you going in this month’s Miscellaneous — Athletics’ no-frills round-up of the cultural items that inspire our team each month. From all of us at Athletics, stay well, stay smart, stay strong!
Stay tuned for more editions of Miscellaneous in the coming months.
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Chicken and Charcoal — Hong Kong-style Yakitori at home
Tortang Talong — Filipino eggplant omelet
Knockout punch recipes — Ideal for the last lazy days of summer
Yoga for back pain — Counteract all that sitting and typing with some restorative back-bends
Breathing Instruments — Record that asked various artists to “accentuate the ways in which instruments sound like they are breathing”
Memorizing poetry — Let your mind wander through the wonder of words
Boys State — Incredible documentary about an annual program where teenage boys create a mock government
Giri / Haji — Japanese gangster drama meets British police procedure in a brilliant culture clash
Banking Black — Field guide to black financial institutions
Sopranos Style — Profiling “every outfit on the Sopranos”
New Generation of Black Farmers — Continuing the tradition of self-determination through agriculture
Belted Kingfishers — Parenting tips and flight lessons from riverside royalty
“History says, Don’t hope
On this side of the grave,
But then, once in a lifetime
The longed-for tidal wave
Of justice can rise up
And hope and history rhyme.”
— From “The Cure at Troy” by Seamus Heaney (1990)
In solidarity,
Athletics