Art + Inspiration
Ocean Vuong and Beach Pajamas
Hey pals — thanks for all the sweet comments and notes last week. It was great hearing from people. It’s been cold and rainy all week here in the Catskills. Good \weather for writing—and for soaking up inspiration. Enjoy!
Great trailer of Compania Manuel Liñán's Muerta de Amor — I would love to see this show.
The legendary Johnny Matthis delivered his farewell performance last weekend at the age of 89. Here’s a clip from the show. That voice!
Takes me back! The English Beat performing Mirror in the Bathroom at the US Festival, 1982.
Pulitzer prize winning poet and novelist Ocean Vuong has a new novel, and the Times did a feature on him.
For World Pride Day, the ACLU and Trans Voices of Hope made an installation on the National Mall.
In 1929, architect Eileen Gray built her masterpiece on the sweeping cliffs of the French Riviera. There’s a film coming out that tells the story. Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea starts tomorrow!
Earlybirds is a dance club for woman who don’t want to stay up too late.
The neighborhood was burned to the ground four months ago, still this Altadena restaurant is reopening.
This piece about the ancient Hawaiian art of lei making reminds me of two things: visitng Hawaii as a boy and never forgetting how the leis smelled, and that time I saw a performance of Hula in downtown LA. It was transcendent.
Brussels is considered the capital of Art Nouveau, because the city teems with must-see treasures. Here’s a story about the restoration of one of the most popular doorways.
Brian Eno on The Loss of Humanity in Modern Music
Check out this nautical-themed Manhattan apartment filled with the work of an artist who celebrates the sea and ships.
“If you can fall in love again and again, if you can forgive your parents for the crime of bringing you into the world, if you are content to get nowhere, just take each day as it comes, if you can forgive as well as forget, if you can keep from growing sour, surly, bitter and cynical, man you've got it half licked.” — Henry Miller
Wishing all a good and memorable weekend. Do leave a note if something touched you. Or, just say hi. It’s good to be connected. — Chris
Another wonderful collection of delights. The Henry Miller quote🩷
That Johnny Mathis clip is so touching! He looks and sounds amazing!!