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 DaCosta (based on Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen) starring Tessa Thompson as Hedda, plus a stellar supporting cast including Nina Hoss & Imogen Poots

Tasting: Baking for Día de los Muertos! Mely Martinez’s Recipe for Pan de Muerto: The Bread of the Dead! (from her wonderful blog — Mexico in my Kitchen)

This Week’s Words of Wisdom: Philip Pullman: “After nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.”