24 July, 2023

Louis Malle, New Yorker Films: My Dinner with Andre
Listening/Watching
Conor McPherson: Girl from the North Country
Reading

“The tongue has no bones, but bones it crashes.”

–Greek Proverb

Quote of the Week

8 July, 2023

David France, Netflix: The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson
Listening/Watching
Marguerite Abouet: Aya, Life in Yop City
Reading

“We can disagree and still love each other, unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist.”

–James Baldwin

Quote of the Week

25 June, 2023

Janine Nabers, Donald Glover: Swarm
Listening/Watching
Judy Grahn: A Woman Is Talking to Death
Reading

“It is easier to fool people than it is to convince them they have been fooled.”

–Mark Twain

Quote of the Week

11 June, 2023

Roddy Ricch: Feed Tha Streets II
Listening/Watching
Guy Kawasaki, Peg Fitzpatrick: The Art of Social Media
Reading

“When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn’t become a king. The palace becomes a circus.”

–Turkish Proverb

Quote of the Week

28 May, 2023

Janet Jackson: Velvet Rope
Listening/Watching
Amartya Sen: Home in the World
Reading

“When the gods wish to punish us they answer our prayers.”

–Oscar Wilde

Quote of the Week

14 May, 2023

Sam Cooke: The Best of Sam Cooke
Listening/Watching
Meg Bowles, Sarah Austin Jenness, Kate Tellers, Jenifer Hixson, Catherine Burns: How to Tell a Story
Reading

“Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor.”

–James Baldwin

Quote of the Week

30 April, 2023

Jemaine Clement, FX: What We Do in the Shadows
Listening/Watching
Gucci Mane, Neil Martinez-Belkin: The Autobiography of Gucci Mane
Reading

“The best way to make your dreams come true is to wake up.”

–Paul Valery

Quote of the Week

16 April, 2023

Fireboy DML: Laughter, Tears and Goosebumps
Listening/Watching
Rick Rubin: The Creative Act
Reading

“Only those who risk going too far can possibly find out how far they can go.”

–T.S. Eliot

Quote of the Week

1 April, 2023

Mohbad, Imole: Weekend
Listening/Watching
Lauren Michele Jackson: White Negroes
Reading

“Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.”

–Omar Khayyam

Quote of the Week

18 March, 2023

Quinta Brunson, ABC: Abbott Elementary
Listening/Watching
Kimberle Crenshaw, Neil Gotanda, Gary Peller, Kendall Thomas: Critical Race Theory
Reading

“People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.”

–James Baldwin

Quote of the Week