Thursday, June 23, 2022

Yemeni Coffee

 


I just tore through this book about a hero's journey revitalizing coffee production in Yemen.

Like Ethiopia, its neighbor across the Red Sea, Yemen has long fascinated me as a place of human origins and natural beauty.

Like Afghanistan, Yemen has captured my imagination since childhood-- a nation of fabled history yet currently out of reach, ravaged by the interplay of tribal conflicts and political ambitions beyond its borders.

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Wow Factor

 

Evan found this stunning new series:




And it was worth braving a movie theater in the era of COVID to see this gripping gem:




It is amazing how stories can be told these days. 

Friday, June 10, 2022

Muse

 

I have been taken of late by the portraiture of Alice Neel and Glyn Philpot...















Wednesday, June 8, 2022

(Rainbow) Pride


...and Prejudice, bitches!


Thank you, world, for Fire Island-- the gay version of Pride and Prejudice I didn't know I needed.

Also fabulously gay: