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"MADONNA, ALISTAIR FATE & JULIE TOLENTINO" STEVEN MEISEL | SEX – NYC, 1992 [archival pigment print | 64 ½ x 52 1/8"]

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Alistair Fate & Julie Tolentino in Carmelita Tropicana: Your Kunst Is Your Waffen (Ela Troyano | 1994)

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A form of Filipino Theater: Sarsuwela

(Pronounciation: Sar-swe-la)

A form of musical theater that has a heroic storyline and dramatic themes. Contains dance, poetry, and song. Severino Reyes(also known as Lola Basyang in 1925) is the father of Sarsuwela.

Pioneers of Sarsuwela in the Philippines:

Severino Reyes y Rivera(Feb 11, 1861 — Sep 15, 1942)

Hermogenes Ilagan(Apr 19, 1873 — Feb 27, 1943)

Juan Abad(Feb 8, 1872 — Dec 24, 1932)

Juan Crisóstomo Caballa Sotto(Jan 27, 1867 — July 12, 1918)(Pampanga‼️‼️)

Aurelio Tolentino y Valenzuela (Oct 15, 1869 — Jul 5, 1915)

The title of queen of Sarsuwela goes to Atang dela Rama/Honorata de la Rama-Hernandez(Jan 11, 1902 — Jully 11 1991)

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To Be Read July 2023

The Mind

The Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity―and Will Determine the Fate of the Human Race by Daniel Z. Lieberman & Michael E. Long

The Brain: A Very Short Introduction by Michael O'Shea

Consciousness: A Very Short Introduction by Susan Blackmore

The Mind-Gut Connection: How the Hidden Conversation Within Our Bodies Impacts Our Mood, Our Choices, and Our Overall Health by Emeran Mayer MD

Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion by Jia Tolentino

Sensitive is the New Strong: The Power of Empaths in an Increasingly Harsh World by Anita Moorjani

The Highly Sensitive Person by Elaine Aron

Laziness Does Not Exist by Devon Price Ph.D.

Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind by Scott Barry Kaufman & Carolyn Gregoire

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel A. van der Kolk

Music & The Mind (Art Philosophy, Aesthetics, Neuroaesthetics)

Saved by a Song: The Art and Healing Power of Songwriting by Mary Gauthier

The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory by John Seabrook

This is What it Sounds Like: What the Music You Love Says About You by Ogi Ogas & Susan Rogers

Why You Like It: The Science and Culture of Musical Taste by Nolan Gasser

The Story of Music: From Babylon to the Beatles: How Music Has Shaped Civilization by Howard Goodall

Of Sound Mind: How Our Brain Constructs a Meaningful Sonic World by Nina Kraus

Aesthetics: A Very Short Introduction by Bence Nanay

Equipment for Living: On Poetry and Pop Music by Michael Robbins

How Music Works by David Byrne

General Non-Fiction / History / Science

The Russian Revolution: A Very Short Introduction by S. A. Smith

The French Revolution: A Very Short Introduction by William Doyle

Linguistics: A Very Short Introduction by P. H. Matthews

Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction by Timothy Gowers

After the End of Art: Contemporary Art and the Pale of History by Arthur C. Danto

Flappers by Judith Mackrell

Marketing for Dummies, 6th edition by Jeanette McMurty MBA

Sinatra: The Chairman by James Kaplan

Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland by Gerald Clarke

Self-Improvement

Self-Compassion: The Proven Power of Being Kind to Yourself by Dr. Kristin Neff

Self Compassion for Dummies by by Steven Hickman PsyD (in progress)

The Nice Girl Syndrome: Stop Being Manipulated and Abused -- and Start Standing Up for Yourself by Beverly Engel

The Assertiveness Guide for Women: How to Communicate Your Needs, Set Healthy Boundaries & Transform Your Relationships by Julie de Azevedo Hanks, PhD, LCSW

Anatomy of a Breakthrough: How to Get Unstuck When it Matters Most by Adam Alter

Fierce Self-Compassion: How Women Can Harness Kindness to Speak Up, Claim Their Power, and Thrive by Kristin Neff PhD

The Art of Possibility by Rosamund Stone Zander

Be Angry: The Dalai Lama on What Matters Most by His Holiness the Dalai Lama,

Anger: The Conflicted History of an Emotion by Barbara H. Rosenwein

The Power of Fun: How to Feel Alive Again by Catherine Price

In Awe: Rediscover Your Childlike Wonder to Unleash Inspiration, Meaning, and Joy by John O'Leary

Creating a Life That Matters: How to Live and Love with Meaning and Purpose by Manis Friedman & Rivka Goldstein 

Fiction

Babel by R. F. Kuang

The Last Bookshop in London by Madeline Martin

A Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne (narrated by Tim Curry)

In/Spectre #2

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt (in progress)

The Poisoner's Handbook ed. Raymond T. Bond

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Antinous / Hermes de Pio-Clementino

Desmet Galerie

Antinous / Hermes de Pio-Clementino

Period:

17th century

Provenance :

Ital

Medium :

Wood

Dimensions :

l. 15.75 inch X H. 51.18 inch X P. 15.75 inch

Height: 130 cm

W x D: 40 x 40 cm

H 51 1/8 x W 15 3/4 x D 15 3/4inch

The statue shows a nude young man with a cloak ‘chlamys‘, thrown over his left shoulder and wrapped round the left forearm. He is standing at rest in a contrapposto pose gazing downwards.

The statue is made out of a soft wood and was originally covered in a layer of stucco, which would have been painted most likely in white to imitate marble. With the stucco surface gone, we can beautifully see how the statue was made. The body was carved out of one piece of wood and the head and arms were attached separately to make it easier for the sculptor to work.

The purpose was to make it look like a heavy marble classical statue. The white surface would cover any restorations, imperfections and from a distance it would have been impossible to see the difference. An added bonus was the weight of the soft wood; it could be placed on a lighter structure made of a different material than stone or marble.

Taken in consideration the material used and the technique of sculpting, it is not such a far stretch to imagine it on top of a balustrade in a Renaissance theatre. The best comparable is the Teatro Olimpico in Vicenza (1580-1585). It was designed by Andrea Palladio and it is today one of the three Renaissance theatres remaining in existence. (the other two being the Teatro all’antica in Sabbioneta and the Teatro Farnese in Parma).

The ancient Roman statue is also known as the l'Admirable, Admirandus, L'Antin, Hercules, Meleager, Mercury, Milo and Theseus.

It was apparently recorded for the first time on 27 February I543 when a thousand ducats were paid to 'Nicolaus de Palis for a very beautiful marble statue ... which His Holiness has sent to be placed in the Belvedere garden'. By April I545 it was certainly in the statue court. Writing a few years later Aldrovandi said that it had been found 'in our time' on the Esquiline near S. Martino ai Monti, but Mercati in the 1580s said that it had come from a garden near Castel S. Angelo- where the Palis family seems to have owned property. It remained in the statue court until 1797 when it was ceded to the French under the terms of the Treaty of Tolentino. It reached Paris in the triumphal procession of July 1798 and was displayed in the

Musée Central de Arts when it was inaugurated on 9 November 1800. It was removed in October 1815, arrived back in Rome on 4 January 1816, and was returned to the Belvedere courtyard before the end of February.

The statue won immediate fame and it was already known as Antinous (a title frequently given to figures of male youths) in 1545 when Primaticcio, on his second visit to Rome from Fontainebleau, had a mould made from it for François Ier. Alternative theories that it might represent Milo or the Genius of a Prince were suggested not long afterwards but won little support. The Antinous was mentioned with enthusiasm in virtually all accounts of the most famous statues in Rome. It was reproduced in all the leading anthologies and was also much drawn by visiting artists. It was copied both in marble and in bronze and in rare occasions in wood, as we can see here. In the catalogue of the sculptures of the Musée in Paris it was described as 'one of the most perfect statues that has come

down to us from antiquity - an opinion that continued to be very widely held for most of the nineteenth century.

Moreover, the Antinous was as popular with artists of all persuasions as it was with collectors and connoisseurs. Bernini was as enthusiastic as Duquesnoy and Poussin who (possibly with the assistance of Charles Errard) made measured drawings of it which were reproduced in Bellori's Lives of the Modern Painters, Sculptors and Architects. Two more measured engravings were published by Audran in his prints, made for the use of artists, on the proportions of the ideal human body, and in his portrait of Charles Lebrun (now in the Louvre) which Largillière presented to the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture in 1686 a reduced version of the Antinous (and also one, in bronze, of the Borghese Gladiator) was prominently displayed in front of the president's easel. Nearly seventy years later in his Amalysis of Beauty Hogarth (who, of course, never saw the original) claimed that in regard to the utmost beauty of proportion' it is allowed to be the most perfect of any of the antique statues'.

Before he saw the marble itself Winckelmann agreed that 'our Nature will not easily create a body as perfect as that of the Antinous admirandus'. He expressed passionate admiration of the statue for its sweetness and innocence of expression which, following a critical commonplace, he contrasted with the godlike majesty of the Apollo nearby. It was Winckelmann, however, who challenged the theory that the statue portrayed Antinous, suggesting instead, with not much force and with no evidence, that it was a Meleager.

A number of alternative hypotheses were also made. Mengs proposed verbally that it was a beardless Hercules; for others it was a Theseus; while Visconti (who greatly admired the figure) produced a strong case, which won general acceptance in his own day and has retained it ever since, that the Antinous was in fact a representation of Mercury, as had been proposed much earlier by Stosch and rejected by Winckelmann. Visconti's most cogent argument depended on the existence of another version of the same figure wearing winged sandals and holding a caduceus. This version (since 1546 in the Farnese collection and acquired for the British Museum in 1864) had been noted without special enthusiasm by some writers and draughtsmen since the sixteenth century, but it seems not to have been related to the Belvedere Antinous before the Richardsons: they, however, accounted for the fact that it was "the very same Figure on the grounds (which they

deduced from numismatic evidence) that Antinous was sometimes identified with Mercury. By the end of the nineteenth century, however, it was the Farnese statue in the British Museum which attracted most scholarly attention, but this in turn was eclipsed by the replica found at a tomb in Andros (now in the National Museum in Athens). Some scholars consider that these statues are copies of a work by Praxiteles, but the Belvedere Antinous is catalogued in Helbig as a Hadrianic copy of a bronze original possibly by one of his pupils.

Provenance:

Our provenance goes back to when it stood in the historic Chateau de la Crois des Gardes, “the jewel of the French Riviera”. this legendary Belle Epoque property is an homage to the glory days of the French Riviera. Legend has it that Grace Kelly immediately fell under the spell of this unique castle, positioned a few minutes from the port of Cannes.

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National Artists in the Philippines

The Order of National Artists of the Philippines is an order bestowed by the Philippines on Filipinos who have made significant contributions to the development of Philippine art. Members of the Order are known as National Artists. Originally instituted as an Award, it was elevated to the status of an order in 2003.

List of Philippine National Artists:

Fernando Amorsolo

Carlos “Botong” Francisco

Guillermo Tolentino

Napoleon Abueva

Victorio Edades

Vicente Manansala

Cesar Legaspi

Fernando Amorsolo y Cueto (May 30, 1892 – April 24, 1972)

Was a portraitist and painter of rural Philippine landscapes. Nicknamed the "Grand Old Man of Philippine Art, he was the first-ever to be recognized as a National Artist of the Philippines. He was recognized as such for his "pioneering use of impressionistic technique" as well as his skill in the use of lighting and backlighting in his paintings, "significant not only in the development of Philippine art but also in the formation of Filipino notions of self and identity.

Fernando Amorsolo painted and sketched more than ten thousand pieces over his lifetime using natural and backlighting techniques. His most known works are of the dalagang Filipina, landscapes of his Filipino homeland, portraits and WWII war scenes.

Amorsolo used natural light in his paintings and developed the backlighting technique, Chiaroscuro, which became his artistic trademark and his greatest contribution to Philippine painting.

Artwork of Fernando Amorsolo

Mango pickers, oil on Canvas.

Carlos Modesto "Botong" Villaluz Francisco (November 4, 1912 – March 31, 1969)

Botong is the poet of Agono whose eye for structure, choice of color, and folk values are so distinct in his art.

Carlos Modesto Villaluz Francisco, popularly known as Botong, was a muralist from Angono, Rizal. He was a distinguished for mural painting for many decades and best known for his historical pieces.

Francisco was a most distinguished practitioner of mural painting for many decades and best known for his historical pieces. He was one of the first Filipino modernists along with Galo Ocampo and Victorio C. Edades who broke away from Fernando Amorsolo's romanticism of Philippine scenes.

Artwork of Carlos "Botong" Francisco

Cry of Balintawak.

Guillermo Estrella Tolentino (July 24, 1890 – July 12, 1976)

This artist well-known UP School of Fine Arts professor. He brought The Bonifacio Monument into life. He also designed the gold and bronze medals for the Ramon Magsaysay Award and did the seal of the Republic of the Philippines.

Besides monuments, Tolentino made smaller sculptures, which are now located in the National Museum of Fine Arts and busts of heroes at the Malacañang Palace. He also designed the medals of the Ramon Magsaysay Award and the seal of the Republic of the Philippines.

In 1970, he was also conferred the President's Medal of Merit for contributions to nation building through his outstanding work in arts particularly in sculpture. Tolentino also received the Republic Cultural Heritage Award in 1967 for his contribution in preserving, developing, and enriching the Filipino culture.

Artwork of Guillermo Tolentino

The Bonifacio Monument in Caloocan. 

Napoleon "Billy" Veloso Abueva (January 26, 1930 – February 16, 2018)

Napoleon "Billy" Veloso Abueva, more popularly known as Napoleon Abueva, is a Filipino artist. He is a sculptor given the distinction as the Philippines National Artist for Sculpture. He is also entitled as the “Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture”. He is the first and only Boholano given the distinction as National Artist of the Philippines in the field of Visual Arts.

He is not only the Father of Modern Philippine Sculpture but also is the youngest recipient of this award. He also used many forms of materials in his craft.

Abueva helped shape the local sculpture scene to what it is now. He used almost all kinds of materials for his sculptures such as hard wood, adobe, metal, stainless steel, cement, marble, bronze, iron, alabaster, coral and brass.

Artwork of Napoleon Abueva

The Transfiguration

Victorio Candido Edades (December 23, 1895 – March 7, 1985)

Edades is tagged as the Father of Modern Philippine Painting. He is known for his dark and subdued shades in his art pieces.

As a painter, Edades is recognized for revolutionizing the art of modern painting, thus earning for himself the title of “Father of Philippine Modern Art.” With his modernist paintings like his masterpiece, The Builders, and his tireless effort as an educator, Edades was declared a National Artist for Visual Arts in 1976. His legacy to Philippine art is a valuable contribution to the continuing evolution of the country’s culture.

His masterpiece, "The Builders," was characterized by strong composition and dark colors. Edades introduced modern art to the Philippines when it was still largely a conservative society. The public was not ready to appreciate his works, and not one of his paintings was sold.

Artwork of Victorio Edades

The Builders

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Alexandra Asteroid Day

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Festival of the Poets (Japan)

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Harvest Home Nibbling Contest (Gremlins)

Heritage Open Days begin (UK)

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National Heirloom Exposition (Ventura, California) [thru 9.12]

Patrick County Agricultural Fair (Stuart, Virginia) [thru 9.14]

Potato Bowl USA (Grand Forks, North Dakota) [thru 9.14]

Feast Days

Albatross Appreciation Day (Pastafarian)

Alexander Crummell (Episcopal Church)

Aubert (Christian; Saint)

Beryl Cook (Artology)

Beaverinne (Muppetism)

Carl Van Doren (Writerism)

Chico Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

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Edmund James Peck (Anglican Church of Canada)

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Ganesh Chaturthi (Hinduism)

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Incense to Bring Clarity of Mind Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Israel Abramofsky (Artology)

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Lope de Vega (Positivist; Saint)

Lorenzo Homar (Artology)

Marian Keyes (Writerism)

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Media Aestas VIII (Pagan)

Nemesianus, Felix, Lucius, another Felix, Litteus, Polianus, Victor, Jader, and Dativus, Bishops and their companions (Christian; Martyrs)

Nicholas of Tolentino (Christian; Saint)

Pulcheria (Christian; Saint)

Salvius, Bishop of Albi (Christian; Saint)

Theodard of Maastricht (Christian; Saint)

Thomas Tsugi, Charles Spinola, and Great Martyrs of Nagasaki (Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Fatal Day (Pagan) [18 of 24]

Sakimake (先負 Japan) [Bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon.]

Unglückstage (Unlucky Day; Pennsylvania Dutch) [23 of 30]

Premieres

Blue of Noon, by Georges Bataille (Novel; 1935)

Bullwinkle Takes the Wheel or The Bum Steer (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S5, Ep. 212; 1963)

Brand New Day (a.k.a. Bran New Day; Film; 2010)

Buddha, Vol. 1: Kapilavastu, by Osamu Tezuka (Graphic Novel; 1972)

Cracked Ice (WB MM Cartoon; 1938)

Dollars and Sense (Money Rock Cartoon; Schoolhouse Rock; 1994)

Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (TV Series; 1990)

Gunsmoke (TV Show; 1955)

Hellraiser (Film; 1987)

It’s Garry Shandling’s Show (TV Series’ 1986)

Good Old Boys, by Randy Newman (Album; 1974)

The Joy Luck Club (Film; 1993)

King Neptune (Disney Cartoon; 1932)

The Lone Ranger (Animated Filmation TV Series; 1966)

My Little Pony (Animated TV Series; 2010)

Nightmare Alley,by William Lindsay Gresham (Novel; 1946)

The Orville (TV Series; 2017)

Our Song, by Taylor Swift (Song; 2007)

Pluto’s Fledgling (Disney Cartoon; 1948)

The Saint’s Getaway, by Leslie Charteris (Novel; 1933) [Saint #10]

Scooby-Doo! And the Spooky Scarecrow (WB Animated Film; 2013)

Smells Like Teen Spirit, by Nirvana (Song; 1991)

Southern Rhythm (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1932)

The Spirit of Seventy Sex (Adult Film; 1976)

Symphony No. 2, by Karl Amadeus Hartmann (Single Movement Symphony; 1950)

Test for Echo, by Rush (Album; 1996)

Thunderstruck, by AC/DC (Song; 1990)

The Tick (Animated TV Series; 1994)

Topsy Turvy or Emit Yvrut Yspot (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S5, Ep. 211; 1963)

True Romance (Film; 1993)

2001: A Space Odyssey, by Arthur C. Clarke (Novel; 1968)

Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talking’ About Him?) (Documentary Film; 2010)

The X-Files (TV Series; 1993)

You’re Too Careless with Your Kisses! (WB MM Cartoon; 1932)

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Today is Also…

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Moon: 50%: 1st Quarter

Positivist: 2 Shakespeare (10th Month) [Guillem de Castro]

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Holidays 9.10

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Alexandra Asteroid Day

Alpaca Day

Amerindian Heritage Day (Guyana)

Blame It On the Large Hadron Collider Day

Children’s Day (Honduras)

Crayfish Day (French Republic)

Dia del Nino (Children’s Day; Honduras)

Festival of the Poets (Japan)

Godsall Day (Day of Rest in Southern Outer Tibet)

Grandparents’ & Family Caregivers’ Day (Florida)

Harvest Home Nibbling Contest (Gremlins)

Heritage Open Days begin (UK)

International Creepy Boston Dynamics Robotic Horse Day

International Gynaecological Awareness Day

International Make-Up Day

National Acid Attack Awareness Day (Nepal)

National American Indian/Alaska Native Hope for Life Day

National Anti-Junk Light Day

National Day (Gibraltar)

National Mamablogger Day (Netherlands)

National Sewerage Day (Japan)

National Stick a Fork Up Your Nose Day

910 Day

Old-Timers Day

Pandora Asteroid Day

Puyallup Fair begins (Washington)

St. George’s Caye Day (Belize)

Scape-Goat Day

Sew Be It Day (a.k.a. Sewing Machine Day)

Shower of Fish Day

Stop Junk Light Day

Swap Ideas Day

Take Goofy Pictures Day

Teacher's Day (China)

Top Up Day

White Balloon Day

World Suicide Prevention Day (UN)

X-Files Day

Food & Drink Celebrations

Buy a Regular Drink Day

Caramel Cheesecake Day

International Canned Cocktail Day

International Port Day

International Vegan Butterbeeer Day

National Hot Dog Day [also 3.30 & mid-July]

National TV Dinner Day

Independence & Related Days

Gibraltar National Day (Referendum of 1967)

Juclandia (Declared; 2001) [unrecognized]

Schwanensee (Declared; 2011) [unrecognized]

2nd Tuesday in September

Firearm Suicide Prevention Day [2nd Tuesday]

National Ants on a Log Day [2nd Tuesday]

Table Tennis Tuesday [2nd Tuesday of Each Month]

Taco Tuesday [Every Tuesday]

Target Tuesday [Every Tuesday]

Tater Tot Tuesday [Every Tuesday]

Tomato Tuesday [2nd Tuesday of Each Month]

Trivia Tuesday [Every Tuesday]

Two For Tuesday [Every Tuesday]

Weekly Holidays beginning September 10 (2nd Full Week of September)

National Suicide Prevention Week (thru 9.16) [Week of 9.10]

Festivals Beginning September 10, 2024

Harvest Music Festival (Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada) [thru 9.15]

Husker Harvest Days (Grand Island, Nebraska) [thru 9.12]

National Heirloom Exposition (Ventura, California) [thru 9.12]

Patrick County Agricultural Fair (Stuart, Virginia) [thru 9.14]

Potato Bowl USA (Grand Forks, North Dakota) [thru 9.14]

Feast Days

Albatross Appreciation Day (Pastafarian)

Alexander Crummell (Episcopal Church)

Aubert (Christian; Saint)

Beryl Cook (Artology)

Beaverinne (Muppetism)

Carl Van Doren (Writerism)

Chico Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Chuseok (Korean Harvest Festival) [15th Day of 8th Lunar Moon]

Edmund James Peck (Anglican Church of Canada)

Finian of Moville (a.k.a. Winin; Christian; Saint)

Ganesh Chaturthi (Hinduism)

Georgia Douglas Johnson (Writerism)

Harvest Home Nibbling Contest (Gremlins; Shamanism)

Incense to Bring Clarity of Mind Day (Starza Pagan Book of Days)

Israel Abramofsky (Artology)

Karma Puja (Jharkhand, India)

Lope de Vega (Positivist; Saint)

Lorenzo Homar (Artology)

Marian Keyes (Writerism)

Marianne von Werefkin (Artology)

Mary Oliver (Writerism)

Media Aestas VIII (Pagan)

Nemesianus, Felix, Lucius, another Felix, Litteus, Polianus, Victor, Jader, and Dativus, Bishops and their companions (Christian; Martyrs)

Nicholas of Tolentino (Christian; Saint)

Pulcheria (Christian; Saint)

Salvius, Bishop of Albi (Christian; Saint)

Theodard of Maastricht (Christian; Saint)

Thomas Tsugi, Charles Spinola, and Great Martyrs of Nagasaki (Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Fatal Day (Pagan) [18 of 24]

Sakimake (先負 Japan) [Bad luck in the morning, good luck in the afternoon.]

Unglückstage (Unlucky Day; Pennsylvania Dutch) [23 of 30]

Premieres

Blue of Noon, by Georges Bataille (Novel; 1935)

Bullwinkle Takes the Wheel or The Bum Steer (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S5, Ep. 212; 1963)

Brand New Day (a.k.a. Bran New Day; Film; 2010)

Buddha, Vol. 1: Kapilavastu, by Osamu Tezuka (Graphic Novel; 1972)

Cracked Ice (WB MM Cartoon; 1938)

Dollars and Sense (Money Rock Cartoon; Schoolhouse Rock; 1994)

Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (TV Series; 1990)

Gunsmoke (TV Show; 1955)

Hellraiser (Film; 1987)

It’s Garry Shandling’s Show (TV Series’ 1986)

Good Old Boys, by Randy Newman (Album; 1974)

The Joy Luck Club (Film; 1993)

King Neptune (Disney Cartoon; 1932)

The Lone Ranger (Animated Filmation TV Series; 1966)

My Little Pony (Animated TV Series; 2010)

Nightmare Alley,by William Lindsay Gresham (Novel; 1946)

The Orville (TV Series; 2017)

Our Song, by Taylor Swift (Song; 2007)

Pluto’s Fledgling (Disney Cartoon; 1948)

The Saint’s Getaway, by Leslie Charteris (Novel; 1933) [Saint #10]

Scooby-Doo! And the Spooky Scarecrow (WB Animated Film; 2013)

Smells Like Teen Spirit, by Nirvana (Song; 1991)

Southern Rhythm (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1932)

The Spirit of Seventy Sex (Adult Film; 1976)

Symphony No. 2, by Karl Amadeus Hartmann (Single Movement Symphony; 1950)

Test for Echo, by Rush (Album; 1996)

Thunderstruck, by AC/DC (Song; 1990)

The Tick (Animated TV Series; 1994)

Topsy Turvy or Emit Yvrut Yspot (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S5, Ep. 211; 1963)

True Romance (Film; 1993)

2001: A Space Odyssey, by Arthur C. Clarke (Novel; 1968)

Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talking’ About Him?) (Documentary Film; 2010)

The X-Files (TV Series; 1993)

You’re Too Careless with Your Kisses! (WB MM Cartoon; 1932)

Today’s Name Days

Carlo, Diethard, Isabella, Nikolaus (Austria)

Izabela, Nikola, Sebastijan (Croatia)

Irma (Czech Republic)

Buchardt (Denmark)

Lembe, Lembi, Lemme, Lemmi (Estonia)

Kaleva, Kalevi (Finland)

Inès (France)

Carlo, Diethard, Isabella, Niels (Germany)

Ersatz, Erastos, Kilmentini, Klimis, Minodora, Mitrodora, Nymfodora, Poulcgeria (Greece)

Hunor, Nikolett (Hungary)

Nicola (Italy)

Albertīne, Jausma (Latvia)

Girmintė, Konstancija, Kostė, Mikalojus, Tautgirdas (Lithuania)

Tor, Tord (Norway)

Aldona, Łukasz, Mikołaj, Mścibor, Pulcheria (Poland)

Oleg (Slovakia)

Nicolás (Spain)

Tord, Turid (Sweden)

Anabel, Annabel, Annabella, Annabelle, Arnie, Arnold, Arnolda, Arnoldo, Porter, Pulcheria (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 254 of 2024; 112 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of Week 37 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Muin (Vine) [Day 10 of 28]

Chinese: Month 8 (Guy-You), Day 8 (Ding-Chou)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025) [Wu-Chen]

Hebrew: 7 Elul 5784

Islamic: 6 Rabi I 1446

J Cal: 14 Gold; Sevenday [14 of 30]

Julian: 28 August 2024

Moon: 50%: 1st Quarter

Positivist: 2 Shakespeare (10th Month) [Guillem de Castro]

Runic Half Month: Ken (Illumination) [Day 4 of 15]

Season: Summer (Day 83 of 94)

Week: 2nd Full Week of September

Zodiac: Virgo (Day 20 of 32)

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The First Tagaytay Food and Wine Festival Kicks Off With The Grand Tasting

Tagaytay has always been a favorite local destination for those looking for a quick getaway from the city. It's not just a place for relaxation but a foodie haven as well with all the new restaurants that recently opened. That's why this is the perfect time to hold the first ever Tagaytay Food and Wine Festival which just held its grand launch last July 12, 2024 at Anya Resort Tagaytay.

For two weekends from July 12 to July 21, 2024, the chefs and restaurants that have helped mold Tagaytay's storied dining culture will convene at Tagaytay Food and Wine Festival 2024 for a series of events designed to spotlight the finest aspects of the city's gastronomic offerings. This is the biggest food event that has ever happened in Tagaytay and The Hungry Kat was invited to witness the opening of this culinary extravaganza.

The first event of the Tagaytay Food and Wine Festival 2024 happened last Friday with the Grand Tasting at Anya Resort. For P3,950 per person, guests embarked on a feast of flavors featuring Tagaytay's finest chefs and their signature dishes. I met up with my Ninang Bess Howe and foodie friend Nines Licad for an epic Tagaytay evening.

At its heart, the Tagaytay Food and Wine Festival is an exploration of the city’s journey from a scenic highland retreat to a culinary hotspot. Its unique geography and cool climate have played a crucial role in shaping its vibrant dining scene. This transformation has spurred the growth of culinary tourism. Many local and international tourists now come specifically to explore Tagaytay as a dining destination. Taal remains to be its muse, and the food has become its compass.

Each guest was given two stubs which they could use to get a glass of any of the premium wines on display at the venue. These included red wines, white wines, and sangria.

The main function room of Anya Resorts was where all the chefs set up their stations for guests to sample. My first stop was at Happy Ongpauco-Tiu's Pamana and Tsokolateria table which are both places that I often visit when I go to Tagaytay.

I got a selection of some of their popular items like the Hot Tsoko, Smoked Tinapa Pasta, and Molted Queso Bruschetta. This was just one of the more than 10 different stations that guests could try at the Grand Tasting

Aniela Tolentino's Binulo Restaurant featured Papaitan, Dried Shrimp, and Tibuk-Tibuk together with Papa Bolo Microbrewery's Pina Niña pineapple ale. Anya Resort's own Chris Leaning had the Satay Skewer and Grilled Iberia Pork while Taal Vista's Chef Jayme Natividad brought his Beef Shank Ravioli with homemade ricotta and leeks.

The rich heritage of View Park Hotel’s Siglo Restaurant also delighted guest's taste buds with their signature dishes. Dan Puga's Lula Cafe and Binggoy Remedios' Asador by Dos Mestizos were also present to showcase their offerings.

Another restaurant I enjoy going to at Tagaytay is Ribchon and I got to meet its Chef Tristan Bayani.

He served their famous ribs served in three delicious ways. First up was the Lechon Ribs with Tangled Rice, together with the Beer Barbecue Ribs and the Sinigang Ribs. These were probably the most popular items that evening.

Kalel Chan's Farmers Table and My Country House from the Raintree Restaurants served two very interesting dishes. The first was the Pineapple Ceviche with Coconut Ginger Emulsion and Basil Oil.

Chef Kalel also presented the Bull & Tendon Tartufata Cream Meat Pie with peeled tomato confit. Squeeze the cream into the meat pie first before biting away.

Chef Robby Goco of Elaia by Cyma featured the Avocado Salad and Kakavia or Greek Fisherman's Stew. There was also their Lamb Pilaf with Domates Salata, pickles and yogurt in garlic sauce.

I wasn't familiar yet with Reynaldo’s Smokehouse so I really wanted to try their barbecued centerpieces. The Smoked Pepper Rub Brisket and the Smoked Roast Beef were some of my favorites that night, especially with their tender and smokey meats.

Chef Rhea SyCip of Flour Pot Bistro & Bakery is one of the main organizers of the Tagaytay Food and Wine Festival so her cakes and desserts were also very popular. I really love her Tres Leches cake while my husband always enjoys her Strawberry Doughnuts.

I wasn't really able to try all the stations since there were just so many. Some others included View Park Hotel’s Siglo Restaurant, Dan Puga's Lula Cafe, and Binggoy Remedios' Asador by Dos Mestizos. The Slow Food Community Cavite was also there representing local farmers and showcasing their efforts to preserve and promote biodiversity, food heritage, and gastronomy.

Senator Loren Legarda also had a part in the inaugural Tagaytay Food and Wine Festival 2024 as she helps promote culinary tourism. The Harvest Dinner was held on July 13, 2024 at The Fatted Calf where chefs Jayjay SyCip, Rhea SyCip, and Pilgrim Davao’s Jeramie Go collaborated on a menu that featured the best of ingredients, expertly prepared.

On July 20, there will be an elegant six-hands dinner at Luxe at 180 by Chef Sau del Rosario for P4,500 per person. Cocktails start at 4:00pm with the breathtaking view of Tagaytay bathed in the warm glow of dusk. This Black Truffle, Caviar, and Wine dinner will be presented by world-class chefs including Australia’s Oliver Buenviaje, Emirate’s John Buenaventura, and our very own French-trained chef, Sau del Rosario.

The back-to-back weekends will close with the Heritage Buffet on July 21, 2024 at the Veranda Restaurant of Taal Vista Hotel. For P2,200, this unique lunch buffet features the combined talents of chef Jayme Natividad of Taal Vista Hotel and chefs Jayjay and Rhea SyCip of The Fatted Calf. Together, they'll create a delightful fusion of heritage dishes, showcasing the best of Filipino cuisine.

Capping off the festival is the inaugural Creative Bulalo Challenge. In collaboration with the Tagaytay City Tourism Council, restaurants from Tagaytay City will compete in this exciting culinary showdown, where participants will present their most innovative interpretation of the city’s beloved Bulalo. This competition will culminate in September 2024 at the iconic Tagaytay Picnic Grove.

Congratulations to the organizers and participants of the first Tagaytay Food and Wine Festival. This is just the beginning of this annual foodie event that will surely make Tagaytay an even more exciting culinary destination.

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2024 Reading List Updated Jan 28 lol July 8

Read so far:

Shy, Max Porter

Love and Other Poems, Alex Dimitrov

I said the sea was folded, Erik Jansen

High Risk, Ben Timberlake

Excavations, Kate Myers

Trick Mirror, Jia Tolentino

Lioness, Emily Perkins

Hummingbird Salamander, Jeff VanderMeer

People Like Her, Ellery Lloyd

Wintering, Katherine May

Currently Reading:

Lost Connections, Johann Hari

The Club, Ellery Lloyd

Monsters, Claire Dederer

Blueberries, Ellena Savage

Want to Read:

Splinters, Leslie Jamison (out Feb 20!!)

All Fours, Miranda July

Alphabetical Diaries, Sheila Heti

NEW! Emily Henry

Land of Milk and Honey, C Pam Zhang

Arrangements in Blue, Amy Key

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(Evan Mock) [THE MISCHIEVOUS]. Please welcome [GIANCARLO TOLENTINO (HE/HIM)] to Huntsville, WV. They are an [26]-year-old [RESIDENT] who lives in [TOWN]. You may see them around working as a [JANITOR AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL]. They are looking for [NADINE BRIGGS & LEIA TOLENTINO] their [HALF SISTER & COUSIN] Poor unfortunate soul. We’ll see if they survive. 

(Robert Pattinson) [THE NOCTURNAL]. Please welcome [JASON ‘JACE’ KANE (HE/HIM)] to Huntsville, WV. They are an [37]-year-old [VISITOR] who lives in [TOWN]. You may see them around working as a [ROTATING WATCH RANGER]. Poor unfortunate soul. We’ll see if they survive. 

(Emily Alyn Lind) [THE BREAKAWAY]. Please welcome [BARBARA 'BABS’ DAVENPORT (SHE/HER)] to Huntsville, WV. They are an [21]-year-old [VISITOR] who lives in [TOWN]. You may see them around working as a [FILE CLERK AT TOWN HALL]. They are looking for [JULIE DAVENPORT] their [COUSIN] Poor unfortunate soul. We’ll see if they survive. 

WELCOME TO HUNTSVILLE, WV, giancarlo, jason, and barbara. Please follow this checklist and submit your account within 48 hours. Do not stay out after dark, and beware the whispers calling you into the woods at dusk.

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The Cheating Game (2023)

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At Joyce Ching's wedding

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books of 2024!

key:

💥 many thoughts; not all praise

🌔 reread

🪹 no thoughts no praise

🌊 i have to emotionally recover from this

🫧 lovely

🌷 enjoyable

january

1. early morning riser by katherine heiny 🪹

2. sirens & muses by antonia angress 🌊

3. the best american short stories 2023 edited by min jin lee 🌊

4. woman eating by claire kohda 🌊

5. true biz by sara nović 🌷

6. confessions of a forty-something f### up by alexandra potter 💥

7. the ballad of songbirds and snakes by suzanne collins 🌊

8. the unbearable lightness of being by milan kundera 🌊

february

9. the break-up book club by wendy wax 🪹

10. unless by carol shields 🌊

11. the collected schizophrenias by esmé weijun wang 🌊

12. sugar, baby by celine saintclare 💥

march

13. asking for it by louise o’neill 🌔

14. the gifted school by bruce holsinger 🌔

15. sad girl novel by pip finkemeyer 🪹

16. on fragile waves by e. lily yu 🌊

17. naked brunch by sparkle hayter 🌷

18. trick mirror: reflections on self-delusion by his tolentino 🌊

19. brutes by dizz tate 🪹

april

20. the nakano thrift shop by hiromi kawakami 🫧

21. more than less by étienne lopa 🌷

22. boy parts by eliza clark 🌊

23. i’m an artist! now leave me alone - poetry by étienne lopa 🌷

24. big swiss by jen beagin 🫧

25. screen queens by lori goldstein 🌔

may

26. all the lovers in the night by mieko kawakami 🌔

27. the things we do to our friends by heather darwent 🌷

june

28. wasted by marya hornbacher 🪹

29. recipe for a perfect wife by karma brown 💥

30. butter by asako yuzuki 🌊

july

31. piglet by lottie hazell 💥

32. no longer human by osamu dazai 🫧

august

…

september

girlfriend in a coma by douglas coupland 🌖

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Philippines to let "Barbie" movie into theaters, but wants lines blurred on a "child-like" map

Manila — Philippine censors said Wednesday they have allowed the "Barbie" movie to be shown in cinemas, after asking its Hollywood distributor to blur lines on a brightly-colored world map drawing allegedly showing China's claims to the disputed South China Sea. The fantasy comedy film about the famous doll, directed by Greta Gerwig and starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, is set to open in the Southeast Asian nation on July 19. After reviewing the film twice and consulting foreign affairs officials and legal experts, the government's Movie and Television Review and Classification Board said it would allow it to be screened.

The South China Sea and the nine-dash line

The censors began examining "Barbie" last week after Vietnam reportedly banned the film over scenes featuring a map showing the so-called nine-dash line, which China uses to justify its maritime claims. Beijing claims almost the entire South China Sea, despite rival claims from other Southeast Asian countries including the Philippines, Malaysia and Vietnam. In April, China accused the U.S. of "endangering regional peace" by signing a new deal with the Philippines that will see four additional bases in the country used by U.S. troops, including one near the disputed South China Sea and another not far from Taiwan.Long-time treaty allies Manila and Washington agreed in February to expand cooperation in "strategic areas" of the Philippines as they seek to counter Beijing's growing assertiveness over self-governed Taiwan and China's construction of bases in the South China Sea.

A concession for Barbie's "cartoonish map"

After "meticulous" scrutiny of the film, Philippine censors were convinced that the "cartoonish map" did not depict the nine-dash line."Instead, the map portrayed the route of the make-believe journey of Barbie from Barbie Land to the 'real world,' as an integral part of the story," the censorship board said in a statement. Actor Margot Robbie is photographed during a photocall for the upcoming Warner Bros film "Barbie" in Los Angeles, June 25, 2023. MIKE BLAKE/REUTERS "Rest assured that the Board has exhausted all possible resources in arriving at this decision as we have not hesitated in the past to sanction filmmakers/ producers/ distributors for exhibiting the fictitious 'nine-dash line' in their materials." In a separate letter to Philippine Senator Francis Tolentino, who had criticized the film for "violating Filipino fisherfolks' rights," the censors said they had asked Hollywood studio Warner Bros to "blur" the controversial lines on the map. Dashed lines drawn in a "child-like manner" appeared in several locations on the map around land masses identified as Europe, North America, South America, Africa and Asia, the censors said. But it found only eight dashes around the landmass labelled "Asia." "Moreover, the Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia are not visible on the map," the board said in the letter dated July 11 and shared with reporters. "This is in stark contrast to the maps found in the banned films 'Abominable (2019)' and 'Uncharted (2022)'," it said. The Department of Foreign Affairs said it appreciated the opportunity to watch "Barbie" to "ascertain if the depiction of the imaginary world map is inimical to the national interest." Warner Bros did not immediately respond to AFP's request for comment, but a Warner Bros spokesperson was quoted by Variety as saying the map was a "child-like crayon drawing" and "not intended to make any type of statement." The Philippines' approval of "Barbie" coincided with the seventh anniversary of an international ruling that China's historical claims to the South China Sea have no legal basis. More Source link Read the full article