Friday Varia and Quick Hits

Yesterday almost felt like summertime here in North Dakotaland with dry, blue skies and temperatures in the mid-60s. Today, however, we’re return to our regularly scheduled weather: grey skies, wind, and highs in 30s and 40s. Days like yesterday are a good reminder to enjoy every nice day here that you can.

Cooler weather this weekend will motivate me to keep focused. If I need a distraction, though, the Cup guys are at Talladega (and I mean that in a disappointing way as apparently Jennifer Jo Cobb was denied entry into the race despite having a ride) and the Indy cars are at St. Petersburg. More interestingly, one of my favorite boxers, Emanuel Navarrete is fighting on Saturday night on a card with knock-out machine Edgar Berlanga and blue-chip prospects Josue Vargas and Xander Zayas fighting down the card.

Otherwise, you can find me looking for some quick hits and varia:

• Athens.

• Jack L. Davis, Sharon R. Stocker, and Charles K. Williams and the Order of the Phoenix. 

• The Eighth Hour of Amduat.

• Nile Valley Collective.

• Antioch: A History.

• The De Thematibus (‘on the themes’) of Constantine VII Porphyrogenitus.

• Labor in Classical Antiquity.

• Do Ancient Egyptians Dream of Electric Sheep?

• Erasures.

• Schiit Audio Vali 2+.

• 1940s Universal Genève Dato-Compax Ref. 12495.

• What I’m reading: Anthony Reed, Soundworks: Race, Sound, and Poetry in Production (Duke 2021)

• What I’m listening to: Kahil El’Zabar, Spirit Groove.