https://stephenjones.blog/2020/02/05/bhutan/

Punctuating my major articles on local ritual in rural China, having just added the contrasting recent posts Rāg Yaman Kalyan and Replies from the Complaints Department to my burgeoning *MUST READ!* category, they belong in this more radical distillation of the list—I am particularly attached to

• Noor Inayat Khan
• Bhutan: a tongue-twister, archery festivals, and teasing cheerleaders

Navajo

• Navajo ceremonies
• My fantasy Chinese headline
• Czech–Chinese drôlerie, among several great stories from Paul Kratochvil
• Em creeps in with a pie, by the stellar Stella Gibbons
• Among several stories about Irish music, I like this.

As to listening, apart from the Chinese playlist in the sidebar (commentary here), there are links to a wealth of amazing music here:

• A playlist of songs.

And apart from my film, I consider the greatest gift of this blog to be

• That is the snake that bit my foot.

That’s just a selection—I find myself wanting to add more, but do also refer to leads on the home page!