Reading: Simon Critchley, On Bowie.

Audio: Going through a U2 phase right now, revisiting some old favorites.

Video: Season 2 of “The Handmaid’s Tale.”

Art: “History Refused to Die” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Drink: Gin & tonics made with Dillon’s Rose Gin Liqueur

Eats & Treats: Freshly picked cherries!!

Garb: Black ankle boots with black stars and crescent moons on them

Beauty Products: Andalou Naturals Argan Oil & Shea Moisture Rich Shampoo and Conditioner. A set of mini Bite Beauty lip colors received as a birthday-month treat from Sephora.

Pleasure: Opportunities to speak to people about subjects that I love. Plus, upcoming birthday fun.

Worry: Sadness over the (unrelated) deaths of two co-workers, both rare and lovely people whom I’ll miss terribly.

Image: The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection, The New York Public Library. Detail of “June.” New York Public Library Digital Collections.