A relaxed culture-and-food note built around Indian takeout, Gulab Jamun memories, a long list of favorite musicals for World Theatre Day, and a simple plan for the rest of the night: finish Jesus Christ Superstar, play...

Mirtazapine, embassy security, bank ambition, family trust, and the need to be number one all lock together here into a harder question of control: who protects me, who follows me, and how high I can force the ceiling.