Past Continuous Watching, waiting, ongoing.

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If we are destined to be at the mercy of our past, we have to be careful what we add to it.

Old Fort of Zanzibar, Stone Town, Tanzania, 2023. © Rémy Ngamije.

Old Fort of Zanzibar, Stone Town, Tanzania, 2023. © Rémy Ngamije.

POSTSCRIPT: At this point in time I am held together by Disney classics (The Hunchback of Notre Dame has the best soundtrack, hands down—multi-genre goodness!), my to-read list which, thankfully, has not gotten longer, and Kesha’s discography.

READ:Eastern Promises” by David Levi King (The Baffler) • “A Rolled Up Paper Gun” by Malgorzata Gorczynska (Words Without Borders) • “Tigress Hugs Manchurian Fir” by Tishani Naidoo (Poetry Foundation) • The Things They Carried by Tim O’ Brien • “Booker T. and W. E. B.” by Dudly Randall (Poetry Foundation) • “The Future Is Too Easy” by David Roth (The Defector) • “Rope-A-Dope” by Declan Ryan (Poetry Foundation) • Temporary People by Deepak Unnikrishnan • | WATCH: Age Of Easy Money (2024) • Chef’s Table, season 1—7 (2015) • China, The US, And The Rise Of Xi Jinping (2024) • Conversation With A Native Son: Maya Angelou And James Baldiwn (2020) • Creature Commandos, season 1 (2024) • Cyberpunk: Edgerunner (2022) • James Baldwin v William F. Buckley At Cambridge’s Union Hall (1965) • Nikki Giovanni And James Baldwin In Conversation, part 1 and 2 (1971) • NYT Cooking, On The Job: What Happens To NYC’s Food Waste (2024) • Osmosis Jones (2001) • Runaway (2010) • Street Food: Asia & Latin America (2019) • The Taste Of Things (2024) • Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2024) • Wolf Hall (2015) • Wolf Hall: The Mirror And The Light (2024)  | LISTEN:Dancin’ (Kronos Remix)” by Aaron Smith featuring Luvli • “B. P. E.” and “Toda Cor” (original and live versions) by Anaiis, Grupo Cosmo, and Luedji Luna • “Use Somebody” by Arodes and Redd • “Detroit” by Badflower • “Beautiful” (original and remix versions) and “Paradise” by Bazzi • “Die For It” by Belly featuring The Weeknd and Nas • “Off The Books” by The Beatnuts featuring Big Pun and Cuban Link • “Past Lives” (original and remix versions) by Børns • “Light Work” by Elmiene • “God Gave Me Feet For Dancing” (featuring Yazmin Lacy), “No Confusion” (featuring Kojey Radical), “No One’s Watching Me” (featuring Olivia Dean), “Shaking Body”, and “Victory Dance” by The Ezra Collective • “Zola” by DJ Teddy Jam and Sal featuring Rexus • “Mexico Cruise”, “Mexico Interlude 3”, and “Mexico Interlude 5” by DJ Zone • “Anxiety”, “Catfish” and “Nissan Altima” by Doechii • “I Love You” and “Starbust” by Fontaines D.C. • “In This Shirt” by The Irrepressibles • “Winning Streak” by Jelly Roll • “Ridin’” by Jessie Reyez featuring Lil Wayne • “Love Affair”, “Suspicious”, and “You” by Larry Lovestein And The Velvet Revival • “Fried Rice” by Lew Sid • “Messy” by Lola Young • “The Night We Met” by Lord Huron • “Team” by Lorde • “Black Friday (Pretty Like The Sun)” by Lost Frequencies and Tom Odell • “Wake Up” by Llunr • “Sweet Tooth” by Lusaint • “Rockman” by Mk.gee • “Rain” by Mxmtoon • “Nice To Meet You” by Myles Smith • “6:45” (original and acoustic versions) by Naïka • “Wildflowers” by Nao • “Just My Luck” by Obongjayar • “Soh Soh” by Odeal • “I’m A Mess”, “Lo Lo”, “Moving”, “Soso”, “Understand”, and “Woman” by Omah Lay • All That Glitters Is Good—A Playlist From The Eternal Audience Of One by Rémy Ngamije • “Still Into You” by Paramore • “Stand By You” by Pheelz • “Best On The Earth” by Russ featuring Bia • “Aufstehn” by Seeed • “Life Is Good” by SiR featuring Scribz Riley • “Tonight, Tonight” by The Smashing Pumpkins • “Woof” by Sofi Tukker featuring Kah-Lo • “Sere” by Spinall featuring Fireboy DML • “Risk” by Victony | PLAY: Cyberpunk 2077 (2023) | TRY: digging through the archive—you never know what you will find.