1—–>3—–>5
Terrible—>Fantastic
5
Kode9 – Nothing
Mack, Lonnie – Wham of that Memphis Man!, The
Washington, Kamasi – The Epic
4
V/A – Wanted! The Outlaws
3
Emerson, Lake, and Palmer – Pictures at an Exhibition
Jennings, Waylon – Honky Tonk Heroes
2
Ho, Alice Ping Yee, et al – Ho: The Lesson of Da Ji
Sundfor, Susanne – Ten Love Songs
Breakage – When the Night Comes
1
Among the things I learned this week:
* American lobsters threaten European lobsters, mainly by their larger claw which wins in fights and woos the lady lobsters. (Courtesy: William Mauldin/WSJ)
* Finally, I’m a good hitter–at least in the world of Whiffle-ball home-run derby. (Courtesy: Personal experience)
* The real tennis community is big and vocal enough to have a trending Twitter hashtag during the 2016 Real Tennis World Championship. (Courtesy: National Tennis Club and its HD stream)
* The first American staging/context of Wager’s Ring Cycle is excellent. (Courtesy: Personal experience)
Among the things I learned this week:
* The beauty and power of Wadada Leo Smith‘s words, and not just his music. (Courtesy: Personal Experience)
* Ballet (still) has political power. (Courtesy: Rachel Donadio and Roslyn Sulcas/NYT)
* The experience of seeing the Northern and Southern Lights from space. (Courtesy: DK)
* Mozambique will be the fastest-growing African market for high-net-worth individuals during the next decade. Although, we’ll see how things work out given the coming loan crisis. (Courtesy: Maryanne Maina/African Business)