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, Satomi Kobayashi & Masako Motai

Viewing #2: Outerlands (2025) — directed by Elena Oxman, starring Asia Kate Dillon, Louisa Krause, Ridley Asha Bateman & Lea DeLaria (the video game in the film was designed by Anna Anthropy)

Tasting: America’s Culinary Cup— new series created & hosted by Padma Lakshmi

This Week’s Words of Wisdom: Laverne Cox: “As long as we are living in a culture where one has to prove their womanhood or manhood, we are not living in a free culture.”