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The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic Arrest

Ryan Wildstar and Ryan Elston

Aesthetic Arrest is our weekly dip into the Epicurean pleasures we’ve been enjoying lately. Each episode we"ll be discussing what we"re reading, listening to, looking at, viewing and tasting. For links, playlists, previews and photos of everything thing we talk about, visit our substack page, The Epicurean Vagabonds (https://epicureanvagabonds.substack.com)

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49:04

Aesthetic Arrest: Yayoi Kusama, Antonin Artaud & Kokuho!

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2026/03/22

Plus The Epic History of Macaroni and Cheese, and a glorious new album from Tunde Jegede & NOK Orchestra! Reading: Watchfiends and Rack Screams: Artaud’s Last Unpublished Work by Antonin Artaud (edited by Stephen Barber, translated by Clayton Eshleman, Paul Buck & Catherine Petit, foreword by John Zorn) Listening: Invocation by Tunde Jegede & NOK Orchestra Looking: Happy 97th Birthday to Yayoi Kusama! (born March 22, 1929) Viewing: Kokuho (2025) — directed by Lee Sang-il, writt...

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50:15

Aesthetic Arrest: Toni Morrison, Padma Lakshmi,...

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2026/03/16

Plus wisdom from Laverne Cox, the music of composer Mel Bonis, and art from Carolyn Mazloomi & the Women of Color Quilters Network! Reading: On Morrison by Namwali Serpell (plus every book ever written by Toni Morrison!) Listening: The Music of French Composer Mel Bonis (January 21, 1858 – March 18, 1937) Looking: The Art of Carolyn Mazloomi & the Women of Color Quilters Network Viewing #1: Kamome Diner [Kamome shokudō] (2006) — directed by Naoko Ogigami, starring Hairi Katagiri, S...

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50:34

Aesthetic Arrest: Bob Mackie, Ursula K. Le Guin & The...

The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic Arrest ·

2026/03/16

Plus an important new documentary on the battle for trans rights, a brilliant new album from Constantinople & an extravagant French cheese plate! Reading: The Complete Orsinia (Malafrena / Stories and Songs) by Ursula K. Le Guin (Library of America #281) Listening: Estuaire [Estuary] by Constantinople (Ablaye Cissoko, Kiya Tabassian & Patrick Graham) Looking: Celebrating the Iconic Art of Bob Mackie in Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion (2024) — documentary about legendary designer Bob Mack...

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38:41

Aesthetic Arrest: The Choral, Song of Ancient Lovers...

The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic Arrest ·

2026/01/18

Plus the sculptured books of Brian Dettmer & the ancient wines of Zitsa! Reading: Song of Ancient Lovers by Laura Restrepo (translated by Caro De Robertis) Listening: Two Fantastic Live Concerts at Theatre of the NO in Athens, Greece! Looking: The Sculptured Books of Brian Dettmer Viewing: The Choral (2025), directed by Nicholas Hytner & written by Alan Bennett, starring Ralph Fiennes Tasting: Zoinos Winery, Debina Orange Wine (100% Debina), PDO Zitsa (Zitsa, Greece) T...

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62:55

Aesthetic Arrest: The Best of 2025!

The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic Arrest ·

2025/12/15

Featuring some of our favorite reading, listening, looking, viewing and tasting of the year! https://epicureanvagabonds.substack.com/p/aesthetic-arrest-the-best-of-2025

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41:35

Aesthetic Arrest: Sex Is a Spectrum, Son-In-Law Eggs...

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2025/12/07

Plus music from Branford Marsalis & Nicola Benedetti, a brilliant biopic of Frantz Fanon, & wisdom from Leslie Feinberg! Reading: Sex Is a Spectrum: The Biological Limits of the Binary by Agustín Fuentes Listening #1: Violin Café by Nicola Benedetti Listening #2: Belonging by the Branford Marsalis Quartet Looking: Current Exhibition! Radical Harmony: Helene Kröller-Müller’s Neo-Impressionists, at The National Gallery in London (on view until February 8, 2026!) Vi...

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40:57

Aesthetic Arrest: Udo Kier, Mulatu Astatke, Bridget...

The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic Arrest ·

2025/11/30

Plus I Wish You All The Best, Lonely Crowds by Stephanie Wambugu, & wisdom from Joseph Campbell! Reading: Lonely Crowds by Stephanie Wambugu Listening: The Last Concert of Mulatu Astatke’s Farewell Tour! (at the CT Theater in Athens, Greece on November 25, 2025) Looking: The Art of 94-Year-Old Painter (& Living Icon!) Bridget Riley in the new exhibition, Bridget Riley: Learning to See, at the Turner Contemporary in Margate, England! (On view November 22, 2025 – May 4, 2026!) ...

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52:20

Aesthetic Arrest: George Orwell, Celeste & Amanda Lear!

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2025/11/23

Plus fantastic documentaries from Raoul Peck & Zackary Drucker, the amazing art of Sonia E. Barrett, & the Quintessential Holiday Cheese Platter! Reading: Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell Listening #1: Looking Back by Amanda Lear Listening #2: Woman of Faces by Celeste Looking: The Art of Sonia E. Barrett Viewing #1: Enigma (2025) — documentary about Amanda Lear & April Ashley, directed by Zackary Drucker (HBO Max) Viewing #2: Orwell: 2+2=5&...

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41:43

Aesthetic Arrest: Mavis Staples, Chrissie Hynde,...

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2025/11/16

Plus Wifredo Lam at the Museum of Modern Art, Olivia Laing's cinematic new novel, & wisdom from Chinua Achebe! Reading: The Silver Book: A Novel by Olivia Laing Listening #1: Duets Special by Chrissie Hynde & Pals (featuring duets with k.d. lang, Debbie Harry, Rufus Wainwright, Mark Lanegan, Shirley Manson, Lucinda Williams, Dave Gahan, Cat Power, Julian Lennon & more!) Listening #2: Sad and Beautiful World by Mavis Staples Looking: The Art of Wifredo Lam (190...

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36:42

Aesthetic Arrest: Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein,...

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2025/11/09

Plus the ceramic art of Heidi Lau, poetry from Robin Coste Lewis, & wisdom from Carl Sagan! Reading: Archive of Desire: A Poem in Four Parts for C. P. Cavafy by Robin Coste Lewis Listening: L’Amour à La Folie by Amadou & Mariam Looking: The Art of Heidi Lau (Who is one of 10 artists announced this week for The Artsy Vanguard 2026!) Viewing: Frankenstein (2025) — written & directed by Guillermo del Toro (based on Mary Shelley‘s 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, ...

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41:20

Aesthetic Arrest: Florence + The Machine, Philip...

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2025/11/02

Plus Día de los Muertos! Celebrating The Day of the Dead with Performance Art, Elaborate Costumes & The Bread of the Dead! Reading: The Rose Field (The Book of Dust, Volume 3) by Philip Pullman Listening: Everybody Scream by Florence + The Machine Looking: Celebrating Día de los Muertos [The Day of the Dead] with the Art of Teotecpatl Santin Martinez & the Cultural Collective Yaotecame! (Videography by Francisco González) Viewing: Hedda (2025) — written & directed by Nia DaCost...

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47:08

Aesthetic Arrest: Soft Cell, Peggy Lee, Marlee Matlin...

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2025/10/26

Plus Anne Waldman's newest collection of visionary poetry & the cheesy toasted goodness of traditional Welsh Rarebit! Reading: Mesopotopia by Anne Waldman Listening #1: A Tribute to the Legendary Dave Ball of Soft Cell (May 3, 1959 – October 22, 2025) Listening #2: Mirrors (Expanded 50th Anniversary Edition) by Peggy Lee Looking: New Exhibition! Nigerian Modernism at the Tate Modern in London! (On view until May 10, 2026!) Viewing: Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore (PBS American ...

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38:59

Aesthetic Arrest: Riot Women, Miss Major & Chronicles...

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2025/10/19

Plus Aimee Lou Wood's charming new rom-com, Charles Lloyd's brilliant new album & The Complete Book of Cheese! Reading: Chronicles of Ori: An African Epic by Harmonia Rosales Looking: The Art of Harmonia Rosales (as featured in her new book, Chronicles of Ori: An African Epic!) Listening: Figure in Blue by Charles Lloyd Viewing #1: Film Club (BBC iPlayer) — created & co-written by Aimee Lou Wood, starring Aimee Lou Wood & Nabhaan Rizwan (with a cast including Suranne...

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39:19

Aesthetic Arrest: Jane Goodall, Robert Plant,...

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2025/10/12

Plus multimedia artist Hew Locke at the Yale Center for British Art, wisdom from W. E. B. Du Bois, & a flavorful flight of Greek craft beers! Reading: The Intentions of Thunder: New and Selected Poems by Patricia Smith Listening: Saving Grace by Robert Plant Looking: The Art of Hew Locke (born October 13, 1959) in the Current Exhibition: Hew Locke: Passages, at the Yale Center for British Art in New Haven, CT! Viewing #1: Famous Last Words: Dr. Jane Goodall (Netflix) — a deeply m...

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45:01

Aesthetic Arrest: Good Things, Before Gender & The Hack!

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2025/10/05

Plus a brilliant new album honoring Dinah Washington & a 17th-century Flemish painter finally getting her flowers! Reading: Before Gender: Lost Stories from Trans History, 1850-1950 by Eli Erlick Listening: For Dinah by Ledisi Looking: The Art of Michaelina Wautier (1604 – 1689) Featured in the New Exhibition: Michaelina Wautier, Painter, at the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna! Viewing: The Hack (ITVX & Stan) — created & written by Jack Thorne, detailing the News ...

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40:35

Aesthetic Arrest: Mulatu Astatke, Griffin in Summer &...

The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic Arrest ·

2025/09/28

Plus art & Indigenous activism from Santiago Yahuarcani, wisdom from Howard Zinn, and culinary trailblazers Georgiana Viou & Inez Cook! Reading: The Highest Apple: Sappho and the Lesbian Poetic Tradition by Judy Grahn Listening: Mulatu Plays Mulatu by Mulatu Astatke Looking: The Art of Santiago Yahuarcani Viewing: Griffin in Summer (2024) — written & directed by Nicholas Colia, starring Everett Blunck, Owen Teague & Melanie Lynskey Tasting: Two Fantastic V...

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37:48

Aesthetic Arrest: Omara Portuondo, Benediction & Ryan...

The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic Arrest ·

2025/09/21

Plus Rabih Alameddine's brilliant new novel, the homoerotic art of Yannis Tsarouchis & wisdom from Anna Deavere Smith! Reading: The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) by Rabih Alameddine Listening: Eternamente Omara by Omara Portuondo (produced by Roberto Fonseca) Looking: The Art of Yannis Tsarouchis (1910 – 1989) Viewing: Benediction (2021) — written & directed by Terence Davies, starring Jack Lowden & Peter Capaldi as poet Siegfried Sassoon Tas...

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39:38

Aesthetic Arrest: Black Thunder, Antidepressants &...

The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic Arrest ·

2025/09/13

Plus Ken Loach's I, Daniel Blake, Emily Kam Kngwarray at the Tate Modern & Naan Stop Indian Cuisine! Reading: When the Earth Was Green: Plants, Animals, and Evolution’s Greatest Romance by Riley Black Listening #1: Antidepressants by Suede Listening #2: Black Thunder by Brittany Davis Looking: The Art of Emily Kam Kngwarray — Current Exhibition at the Tate Modern! On view until January 11, 2026! Viewing: I, Daniel Blake (2016) — directed by Ken Loach, starring Dave Johns & Hayley...

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41:18

Aesthetic Arrest: DEVO's New Documentary, Alison...

The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic Arrest ·

2025/08/22

Plus Eloghosa Osunde's brilliant new novel, the dynamic ceramic art of Roberto Lugo, & Cookoomela Grill — Athens' oldest vegan restaurant! Reading: Necessary Fiction by Eloghosa Osunde Listening: Flux by Alison Goldfrapp Looking: The Art of Ceramicist Roberto Lugo Viewing: DEVO (Netflix) — New documentary (directed by Chris Smith) about the iconic band! Tasting: Delicious Street Food at Athens’ Oldest Vegan Restaurant — Cookoomela Grill in Exarcheia! This Week’s Words of Wisdom...

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Aesthetic Arrest: In The Absence of Men, On Becoming...

The Epicurean Vagabonds present Aesthetic Arrest ·

2025/08/15

Plus one of Africa's cultural landmarks — Ọṣun-Òṣogbo Sacred Grove, & a beautiful bottle of bubbly in Porto Rafti, Greece! Reading: In the Absence of Men by Philippe Besson Listening: Celebrating the Centennial Birthday of Legendary Pianist & Composer Oscar Peterson! (August 15, 1925 – December 23, 2007) Looking: Ọṣun-Òṣogbo Sacred Grove, Nigeria | Africa’s Cultural Landmarks (via The Met) Viewing: Our Pick for One of the Year’s Best New Films! On Becoming a Guinea Fowl — written &...

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