Podcast appearances and mentions of Anthony Lane

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 29, 2025 is: facetious • fuh-SEE-shuss • adjective Facetious is used to describe something, such as a remark or behavior, that is meant to be humorous or funny but is sometimes instead annoying, silly, or improper. It can also be used to describe someone who is joking, often implying that they are doing so inappropriately. // The emcee delivered several facetious quips throughout the night that the audience found in poor taste. // I was just being facetious—I didn't mean it seriously. See the entry > Examples: "In September, 1818, Byron told Moore of a new undertaking: 'It is called "Don Juan," and is meant to be a little quietly facetious upon every thing. ... I shall try the experiment, anonymously, and if it don't take it will be discontinued.' Safe to say that he continued, taking advantage of that freedom to cram into the poem pretty much anything that came to mind: shipwreck, cannibalism, lobster, cross-dressing, violent slurs upon the Duke of Wellington." — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024 Did you know? As many puzzle fans know, facetious is one of a small group of English words that not only use all five vowels once, but use them in alphabetical order. Other members of this exclusive club include abstemious (and abstemiously), and arsenious. (There is also an odd class of words which contain each vowel, used once, in reverse order: Pulmonifera, Muscoidea, and subcontinental.) Facetious comes from the Middle French adjective facetieux, which traces to the Latin word facētia, meaning "cleverness or wit." In English, it is used to describe speech or behavior that is intended to be playfully cheeky.

It's almost Friday and we have the firehouse that burned down and the HOV (or POV if you ask Anthony) Lane in Ill-Advised News. Cass is plagued with another spirit week, we encourage bullying (hear us out), and we play Real or Fake Hallmark movie. We round out the show with magical amulets, hysterical obits, and more dumb news.   Support the show and follow us here Twitter, Insta, Apple, Amazon, Spotify and the Edge! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for August 1, 2024 is: midriff • MID-riff • noun Midriff refers to the area around a person's middle, that is, the front of their body between the chest and the waist. // Even the store's winter line of clothing includes a number of midriff-baring tops, albeit paired with oversized cardigans or flannel shirts. See the entry > Examples: “‘I can be terribly self-involved,' he says, though you can't be sure whether he's warning her or bragging. She introduces him to her parents—an all but unwatchable clash of opposites, with Tomas rolling up late in a sheer black crop top, covered in dragons, that leaves his midriff bare.” — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2023 Did you know? Today, the word midriff is likely to evoke a plummy tummy or some fab abs, but the “mid-torso” sense of midriff is relatively young, having bellied up to the bar of English usage only in the early 19th century. For most of its history, midriff has been used to refer to the diaphragm, the large flat muscle that separates the lungs from the stomach area (and contracts spasmodically when we hiccup). This diaphragm sense has been around for at least 1,000 years, with the earliest known uses of midriff—which comes from the Old English word hrif, meaning “womb” or “belly”—being found in manuscripts such as Bald's Leechbook, a medical text that is believed to date back to the mid 10th century. To riff on the vernacular of the 21st century, that kind of lexical staying power is far from mid.

On the Final Edition, Bryan is joined by two guests! First, Benjamin Mullin of The New York Times to discuss the shut down of The Messenger—a story he broke this week (1:32). Then he is joined by Puck's own Teddy Schleifer and the latest in media, including the latest media apocalypse (17:51), Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift versus certain elements of the Right (29:41), how long Tom Brady will last calling games for Fox next year (40:28), and the current state of the Presidential election and whether or not reporters are rooting for Nikki Haley (47:12). Plus, Bryan has a few surprise questions for Teddy—and an editor's note. Host: Bryan Curtis Guests: Ben Mullin and Teddy Schleifer Producer: Brian H. Waters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Alan and Scott were joined by co-host emeritus (and Washington Post star reporter) Shane Harris to talk over the week's news! Including:“Flight of the Valkyries.” Recently leaked U.S. intelligence reports allege that Wagner Group owner Yevgeniy Prighozin—who has privately and publicly feuded with the Russian military leadership in recent weeks and even threatened to pull his mercenary troops from the conflict—has been in contact with Ukrainian intelligence and offered to share Russian troop positions in exchange for concessions around the disputed city of Bakhmut. Is Prighozin trying to find a path to retreat? What do his actions tell us about the conflict?“Jerkiye Boy.” Twitter owner Elon Musk has come under criticism for the company's latest bad call: censoring certain content at the request of the Erdogan government in Türkiye, just prior to national elections there. How should Twitter have responded to the demands of Turkish officials? And how has Musk's erratic leadership affected the company's approach to such issues?“BootLichter.” CNN and its CEO Chris Licht are experiencing blowback from the decision to host a town hall with former President Donald Trump before an audience of his supporters, at which he repeated an array of lies about the 2020 election results, the recent judgment finding him liable for sexual battery, and his potential legal exposure for retaining classified documents, among other items. Was CNN in the wrong? How should it handle Trump (and other candidates)?For object lessons, Alan recommended his annual reading on the Eurovision contest, Anthony Lane's 2010 New Yorker essay, "Only Mr. God Knows Why." Scott passed along some favorites from his reading-heavy vacation, including Arkady Martine's fantastic "A Memory Called Empire." And Shane, in true Shane fashion, gave his wholehearted endorsement to a new spy thriller coming to Showtime this week: "Ghosts of Beirut," about the hunt for terrorist mastermind Imad Mughniyeh. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What has Anthony Lane hidden in the middle of the Atlantic?

After the tragedy caused by surviving dinosaurs in Ambungi, Lucy and Kevin have to rebuild their lives from the ashes left by Anthony Lane. Check out An Unwanted Discovery (available at https://a.co/d/efAPklp ). Find us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jurassic_fans_podcast Kevin/Dave Young - voiced by Matthew Millan - https://www.instagram.com/matrdms/ Lucy Lane - voiced by Larissa - https://instagram.com/lari7?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Music in this audio - Song 02 Theme From Jurassic Park from Jur - Universal Pictures Film Music --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jurassicfansofficial/message

Dr Anthony Lane finds himself isolated, on the other side of Ambungi. How did that even happen? He couldn't answer this, for his memory has been completely erased. If you want to find that out, check out our novel - An Unwanted Discovery (available at https://a.co/d/efAPklp ). Find us on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jurassic_fans_podcast and Mat at https://www.instagram.com/matrdms/ Find Larissa at https://instagram.com/lari7?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y= Music in this audio - Song 02 Theme From Jurassic Park from Jur - Universal Pictures Film Music --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jurassicfansofficial/message

Defector.com's David J. Roth returns to talk about The Day After Tomorrow, which was marketed as an Important Must-See back in 2004, and almost uniformly savaged by critics who seem not to have understood the point of AN ACTION MOVIE. But your commentators all quite enjoy it, despite all the Hollywood Sciencing, the lonesome death of a Law & Order-verse stalwart in a Paramus mall court, direwolf Colorforms, protagonists stopping to look at the special effect that's trying to kill them for a full ten count, and a baffling chapeau choice from our boy DQ. How many actors were asked before Quaid? What exactly happens to the English royal family? And could this movie make Dick Cheney's heart grow one size? Slip into a 78-lb. snowsuit and join us for an all-new Quaid In Full. Overall score: 7.67 QQQ score: 7.17 Days since a lost Kuffs accident: 21 SHOW NOTES Follow us on Twitter (http://twitter.com/quaidinfullpod) Get EVEN MORE Qontent (...sorry) at our Patreon page (https://www.patreon.com/quaidinfull) Ebert's review (https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-day-after-tomorrow-2004) Anthony Lane's for TNY (https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2004/06/07/cold-comfort-4) David Edelstein's for Slate (https://slate.com/culture/2004/05/the-day-after-tomorrow-is-apocalyptic.html) Manohla Dargis's for NYT (https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-may-28-et-dargis28-story.html) Defector.com (https://defector.com/) It's Christmastown (https://daveandjebarentmean.libsyn.com/) Don't use an indie ruler to measure an action flick (https://tomatonation.com/culture-and-criticism/transformers-revenge-of-the-fallen/) Special Guest: David J. Roth.

Welcome to 'Don't You Want Me?' - a podcast series taking a lighthearted look at the most relatable, intriguing and dysfunctional relationships in film.  In this unusually vulnerable Valentine's Day episode, we're exploring Michel Gondry's 2004 critically acclaimed romantic drama Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. Written by Charlie Kaufman, who won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for his work on the movie, this film saw both he and Gondry attempting to deal with the trickiest theme out there: love. Anthony Lane wrote in the New Yorker ‘In creating a pair of lovers who forget each other and then click all over again, they suggest that every one of us harbours an inextinguishable need, and that we helplessly swing back toward our soul mate, as if he or she were a living magnetic north.' Tonight we'll be stumbling out onto the ice with Joel, played by Jim Carrey, and Clementine, played by Kate Winslet. Is theirs a love that we can use to justify Valentine's Day? Or is it a just holiday invented by greeting card companies to make people feel like crap? Follow Don't You Want Me on Twitter @DYWMpodcast, Instagram @dywmpodcast and Facebook @DYWMpodcast  Recorded in January 2022. Edited by Rich Nelson Additional material written by Catrin Lowe  Theme music by Paul Abbott (on Twitter @Pablovich) Design by NOAKE (on Instagram @n_o_a_k_e) Rich can be found on Twitter @Fantana275 Cat can be found on Twitter @KittyCostanza -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For regular updates on future episodes of the podcast, guest appearances and events, subscribe to our monthly newsletter here https://www.getrevue.co/profile/dywmpodcast 

In the first of their Christmas spirit episodes, Anne and Drea are visited by the ghost of gin past. Anne tells Drea all about the London gin craze and they share a beet and ginger gin martini. Recommendations include: Future Gin and Gin Mare, baked brie and artichoke dip, short stories by the writer Saki, especially “Bertie's Christmas Eve,” and the novel The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker. Want to learn more about the history of gin? Check out Gin: A Global History by Lesley Jacobs Solomonson or “The Intoxicating History of Gin” by Anthony Lane, published in The New Yorker. Follow us at @twogirlsandagrapepod on Instagram for this episode's recipe and other shenanigans!

In this episode of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Anthony Lane, a student organizer at Howard University to discuss demonstrations at Howard University protesting unsafe housing conditions and a lack of shared governance, the repression that students are facing from Howard University administration, and the lack of student representation on and accountability from the university board of trustees.In the second segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by journalist Spencer Snyder to discuss the financial interests that Kyrsten Sinema and Joe Manchin hold that would happen to be affected by the reconciliation bill, the corporate media's lack of coverage on these financial interests, and its attacks and blame-shifting onto progressives.In the third segment, Sean and Jacquie are joined by technologist Chris Garaffa, the editor of TechforthePeople.org to discuss Google's manipulation of the online advertising market, its partnership with Facebook to track the online activity of Apple users, and the new cold war drive behind the proposition of a national research cloud by big tech companies that would profit from that project.Later in the show, Sean and Jacquie are joined by Manolo De Los Santos, a member of the International People's Assembly, researcher for the Tri Continental Institute and co-editor of the new book “Comrade of the Revolution: Selected Speeches of Fidel Castro” which you can get at 1804books.com to discuss Cuba's success in vaccinating its population and contributing vaccines worldwide despite the US blockade, how the Cuban health care system has facilitated the proliferation of vaccines, the importance of internationalist perspectives in struggle against capitalism and imperialism, and impending protests in Cuba on the day Cuba is slated to open back up to tourism.

In this segment of By Any Means Necessary, hosts Sean Blackmon and Jacquie Luqman are joined by Anthony Lane, a student organizer at Howard University to discuss demonstrations at Howard University protesting unsafe housing conditions and a lack of shared governance, the repression that students are facing from Howard University administration, and the lack of student representation on and accountability from the university board of trustees.

John Bleasdale talks to Ed Potton of The Times and freelance journalist and Manson/Tarantino expert Damon Wise about Quentin Tarantino's first novel: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. They discuss the film and its relationship to the book and Damon fills us in about the Manson conspiracy theories and how Bruce Lee was once suspected. We also address some of the issues of generational change in Hollywood and how and when Tarantino might retire. Ed's recommended book is Anthony Lane's Nobody's Perfect.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/writers-on-film. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sometimes you read a book and it alters the course of your life. That’s what happened to Frances McDormand. Twice. First it was Olive Kitteridge, the HBO series she produced and starred in based on the book by Elizabeth Stroud. This time it's Nomadland. Academy Award winning Frances McDorman talks about the making of Nomadland which is coming to Hulu and select theaters and drive-ins starting February 19, 2021. Directed by Chloe Zhao, based on the nonfiction book Nomadland: Surviving in the Twenty First Century by Jessica Bruder, Nomadland is the first film to ever premiere at the Venice, Toronto and Telluride Film Festivals all on the same night— where it took home all the top prizes. The story is a tale of our times centering on the very “now” many Americans find themselves in. People uprooted from their old jobs and old neighborhoods, places they've called home for decades, now living in DIY customized vans, migrating for work with the seasons. Christmas near the Amazon Fulfillment Center in Virginia, the sugar beet harvest in North Dakota, cleaning latrines and being campground hosts in National Parks. They were already on the road by the thousands before the pandemic uprooted even more. Frances McDormand plays Fern, a woman in her sixties who, after losing everything in the Great Recession, sets out on a journey through the Midwest living as a van-dwelling itinerant worker — a modern day nomad. Frances talks about her experiences making the film in the van-dwelling community with clips from director Chloe Zhao, author Jessica Bruder, van-dwelling guru Bob Wells, and clips from the film. “…Zhao’s fable speaks to us, in 2020, as John Ford’s The Grapes of Wrath did to audiences eighty years ago.” Anthony Lane, The New Yorker

Frances McDormand talks about her extraordinary new film—Nomadland directed by Chloe Zhao, based on the nonfiction book Nomadland: Surviving in the Twenty First Century by Jessica Bruder. A tale for our times. The story centers on the very “now” many Americans find themselves in. People uprooted from their old jobs and old neighborhoods, places they've called home for decades, now living in DIY customized vans, migrating for work with the seasons. Christmas near the Amazon Fulfillment Center in Virginia, the sugar beet harvest in North Dakota, cleaning latrines and being campground hosts in National Parks. They were already on the road by the thousands before the pandemic uprooted even more. Frances McDormand plays Fern, a woman in her sixties who, after losing everything in the Great Recession, sets out on a journey through the Midwest living as a van-dwelling itinerant worker — a modern day nomad. Frances talks about the making of the film and her experiences in the van-dwelling community with clips from director Chloe Zhao, author Jessica Bruder, van-dwelling guru Bob Wells, and clips from the film. “…Zhao’s fable speaks to us, in 2020, as John Ford’s The Grapes of Wrath did to audiences eighty years ago.” Anthony Lane, The New Yorker

We are rebroadcasting some of our favorite episodes before the premiere of our Bicoastal Season on September 1st. This season is all about books set in New York and LA, and we can't wait to share it with you! Meanwhile, we hope you enjoy this gem from our Meryl Streep season on The Bridges of Madison County, a true That Book™️. It’s over the covered bridge to Madison County, Iowa, the setting for Robert James Waller’s The Bridges of Madison County and its (spoiler) exponentially better film adaptation. We cover (ha) tie-in fragrances, Waller’s, um, musical career, and the one and only Painter of Light™, all while paying respects to Our Lady of the Pod, Meryl. Resources: Waller interview, background on BoMC, Meryl interview, Anthony Lane on the book, Frank Rich on the book, the La-Z-Boy from...heaven(?), Thomas Kinkade’s Christmas Cottage. Email us at thatbookpod@gmail.com. Friend us on Goodreads and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

In an era of racial tension, what should the Christian's response be? Does the Gospel specifically address the questions we are facing today, or is a matter of discernment? How should white people respond and be a part of reconciliation without just virtue signaling? And can we speak with one voice as Christians against rioting and on topics like white privilege, fragility, and guilt? All that and much more on today's Theology on Air with special guests Anthony Lane and Curt Allen.

Here we go With the homie Anthony Lane As we Watch UFC Fight Night - Calling fights and talking Life. I Had great time trading opinions and watching Warriors Knuckle Up. Follow Anthony @ https://www.instagram.com/_queensboy24/?igshid=1ov474k2hpwgq https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjwT1WOB-BI&t=4540s --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/gilberto-serrano2/support

The New Yorker’s Jia Tolentino has been following the artist Mike Hadreas, who records as Perfume Genius, since his first album; he has just released his fifth, “Set My Heart on Fire Immediately.” He sings about his life and his sexuality in a style that evokes Elvis Presley and Roy Orbison—simultaneously vulnerable and swaggering. “That’s the music I’ve listened to my whole life . . . but felt like there was always not completely room for me in the music,” he tells Tolentino. Plus, Anthony Lane, having completed an extensive review of plague-theme cinema, shares three picks with David Remnick: a German silent picture nearly a century old, a gritty piece of realism from the golden age of Hollywood, and a more recent film that everybody’s been watching these last three months.

This week’s guest is a New York based journalist and author who needs little by way of introduction. The brain behind New York Times best-seller, Men and Style, David Coggins is widely recognised as an intelligent and urbane voice in high-end men’s journalism. His website, The Contender, distills his passions as a writer, covering travel, men’s style, fishing and drinking, and seldom fails to be an entertaining and intelligent read.He talks to Aleks about writing and the process of finding one’s voice, the pair explore David’s own philosophy on menswear and Aleks indulges in a rant about a pet peeve of his in men’s marketing — so stay tuned for that. If you enjoy the episode, please do take a moment to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. It boosts us up the charts and helps other people to discover the podcast. We really do appreciate the support, and hope you’ll tune in again soon.***HandCut Radio is proud to be sponsored by Thomas Mason, an historic mill that’s been supplying famous designers, shirtmakers and tailors with world class shirting fabrics since 1796.***Show Notes:David Coggins — Website | Instagram[02:15] David Coggins Snr[04:40] Anthony Lane, The New Yorker[05:52] Owen Phillips, Men’s Vogue[06:48] Glenn O’Brien[10:25] Men and Style, Book[14:49] The Contender[15:39] Nick Hornby[30:58] Chittleborough & Morgan[33:40] Brideshead Revisited, Book[33:45] The Great Gatsby, Book[35:31] Men and Manners, Book[38:30] Terry Gilliam[38:33] Stanley Kubrick[38:45] The Smiths---HandCut Radio is produced by Birch, a London based creative agency. Our theme music is by Joe Boyd.

It is the 20th anniversary of the cult classic, High Fidelity, and it just happens to be one of Rob's favorite movies. We had to get one of Rob's lifelong friends to come onto the pod, making his AI debut: Timmy St Sauver! Before we chat with Timmy we discuss the latest movies we've seen, what we're streaming and the best meals we've had recently. Breaking down this film was too much fun! Timmy brought some great takes and we end up quoting half the movie. We got a little chatty in this one because we were having such a good time. We end with a very impressive movie game and our Patrons get to hear us draft our Top 5 Favorite Films That Break The Fourth Wall. Hope you all enjoy this episode, I know we did. And if you haven't seen High Fidelity, go check it out! 1:31 Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey3:36 Waiting5:01 The Morning Show6:12 Watchmen8:09 Whataburger www.whataburger.com9:29 The Wedge Co-Op https://tccp.coop/10:22 Plugarooni's 11:15 patreon.com/theavidindoorsmen13:20 Timmy St Sauver @TimStSauver14:07 High Fidelity Plot Synopsis15:10 Rotten Tomatoes15:34 Anthony Lane from The New Yorker16:11 Steven Rea from The Philadelphia Inquirer16:40 Buegs' Hot Take20:32 Rob's Hot Take24:11 Timmy's Hot Take25:33 The Dude Award30:36 The Tucci Award40:24 The Dingus47:39 Show Me The Money57:06 Buegs Boo Hoo Moments59:55 Movie Trivia1:08:07 Judgement Day1:09:47 Last Man Stanton1:32:07 Top 5 Favorite Films That Break The Fourth Wall

You guys! We have made it to the penultimate episode of our Inglorious Podcasts! Thanks for sticking with us on this Tarantino journey!We brought in a brand new guest on the pod but we've known him for a long time, our good buddy Max Felsheim! Both he and Buegs braved the harsh weather conditions to get this recorded. So glad they did because we had such a good time. Many laughs were shared on this one, you're gonna love it.Before we started chatting with Max we talked about the last movies we've seen, what we're rocking out on the streaming platforms and our favorite meals of the week.We broke down this dark, bloody film in hilarious fashion. Max brought the goods and his takes are gonna make you laugh out loud. We have even named a new segment after his suggestion!This episode ends with a very competitive Blast From the Past Movie Game, and Max was good enough to stick around and talk about his Top 5 Favorite Kurt Russell Films. We switched things up on this one for our Patrons, you'll have to join our Patreon campaign to check it out!Hope you've all enjoyed this series. Can't wait to see Once Upon A Time In Hollywood now! Stay tuned for that as well as some other fun content!1:40 Five Feet Apart3:55 Field of Dreams6:03 The Slammin' Salmon8:26 Good Omens10:25 Buegs' Favorite Meal11:20 La Caille Restaurant; https://www.lacaille.com/14:51 Plugarooni's 16:32 www.patreon.com/theavidindoorsmen; Patreon Shoutouts; Top 5 Kurt Russell Films17:30 Coming Attractions: Once Upon A Time In Hollywood; Spider-Man: Far From Home; The Lion King19:24 Max Felsheim @themaxaphone www.themaxaphone.com21:38 Plot Synopsis of The Hateful Eight22:15 Rotten Tomatoes22:35 Anthony Lane from The New Yorker23:14 Ty Burr from The Boston Globe23:55 Buegs' Hot Take28:40 Rob's Hot Take32:00 Max's Hot Take34:00 The Dude Award40:46 The Tucci Award48:33 Favorite Scene (Sophie's Choice now called The Dingus Award)1:04:18 Show Me The Money1:10:21. Buegs' Boo Hoo Moments1:12:00 Movie Trivia1:19:26 Judgement Day1:21:12 Blast From the Past Movie Game1:38:00 Heatbox Presents: Soul Players Season 2 Finale Saturday, July 27, 2019 The Parkway Theater 7 pm Doors // 7:30 pm **Game Time** $10 Advance // $15 At The Door All Ages www.theparkwaytheater.com; www.soul-players.comwww.patreon.com/theavidindoorsmen www.theavidindoorsmen.comwww.facebook.com/theavidindoorsmen Twitter: @AvidIndoorzmenInstagram: @TheAvidIndoorsmen

It’s over the covered bridge to Madison County, Iowa, the setting for Robert James Waller’s The Bridges of Madison County and its (spoiler) exponentially better film adaptation. We cover (ha) tie-in fragrances, Waller’s, um, musical career, and the one and only Painter of Light™, all while paying respects to Our Lady of the Pod, Meryl. Resources: Waller interview, background on BoMC, Meryl interview, Anthony Lane on the book, Frank Rich on the book, the La-Z-Boy from...heaven(?), Thomas Kinkade’s Christmas Cottage. Email us at thatbookpod@gmail.com. Friend us on Goodreads and follow us on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.

In this episode, Neil, Natalia, and Niki discuss a proposed “sex strike,” historian David McCullough’s new book, and the life and legacy of Doris Day. Support Past Present on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/pastpresentpodcast Here are some links and references mentioned during this week’s show:  Actor and activist Alyssa Milano this week suggested that women withhold sex from men until women achieve “bodily autonomy.” Natalia referred to Christian writer Laura Turner’s tweets about the role of paternalistic religion in shaping an anti-abortion worldview. Historian David McCullough has written a new bestselling book that has historians frustrated for its dated views about westward expansion. Natalia recommended Rebecca Onion’s review of The Pioneers at Slate, while Niki highlighted the shortcomings of another at NPR. Natalia suggested @ProfWehrman’s tweets contextualizing McCullough’s work, and Niki recommended an alternative text, Anna-Lisa Cox’s The Bone and Sinew of the Land. Film star and songstress Doris Day has died. Natalia referred to Anthony Lane’s reflections on her legacy at the New Yorker and to the series on “Dead Blondes” by the Hollywood podcast You Must Remember This.    In our regular closing feature, What’s Making History: Natalia shared Lyz Lenz’ Columbia Journalism Review article, “The Heavy Crown of Gretchen Carlson.” Neil discussed the death of iconic architect I.M. Pei. Niki reflected on the influence of “Grumpy Cat” on meme culture in the wake of the cat’s recent death.

Grumpy Cat has died and we came last (again) in Eurovision. This week Dolly's down a Doris Day content-hole and Pandora's bewitched by the Instagram account @90sanxiety.We discuss Alabama's new abortion ban - the most restrictive in the States - voted in by 25 white men and reflect on the ongoing battle for agency in Northern Ireland, which sees 28 women travel to England every single day, for an abortion. Donate here to Abortion Support Network - https://donate.asn.org.uk/gb-en/donateAnd we debate Uber's new 'silence mode' - whereby you will be able to silence your driver. A practical solution for when you need a bit of quiet; or a worrying indicator of our inability to entertain ad hoc conversation? It's Time To Hear Alabama's Women - stories from 200 women by The Alabama Media Group https://www.al.com/opinion/2019/05/its-time-to-hear-alabamas-women.htmlThe clock is turning back on women's rights, by Janice Turner for The Times https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/the-clock-is-turning-back-on-women-s-rights-x9n9mvqrwThe Matchless Presence of Doris Day, by Anthony Lane: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/postscript/the-matchless-presence-of-doris-day Fresh Air remembers Doris Day: https://www.npr.org/2019/05/15/723531128/fresh-air-remembers-hollywood-legend-doris-day Jemima Kirke on Woman Of The Hour with Lena Dunham: https://play.acast.com/s/womenofthehour/friendship-bonus-episode-lena-and-jemimaAnjelica Huston on WTF: http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-1018-anjelica-hustonBrene Brown on WTF: http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episode-1012-bren-brownHomefire, by Kamila ShamsieDavid Harewood on Psychosis, on BBC iPlayerDead To Me, on Netflix E-mail thehighlowshow@gmail.comTweet @thehighlowshow See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We are back and finally in the same place, we recorded this when Rob came home from tour for a night. It just feels right doing these in the same room.We got a little chatty on this episode, which makes sense since we tackled the epic film, Avengers: Infinity War! We collided Marvel Mania with our regular podcast outline and it turned out way better than expected!We started things off by chatting about the most recent films we've seen, what we've been watching on the Netflix machine and the yummiest meals of the week. This marks the first time we've had a guest on one of our regular podcasts and we thought it was only right to invite one of our favorite nerds on the planet, Reilly Zamber from The Hound + The Fox! He really brought the goods on this one and we had a blast chatting with him.Reilly stuck around to end the episode by playing our Blast From the Past Movie Game with us. Spoiler alert, we didn't embarrass ourselves as badly as we have in the past! So that was nice.Our Patrons also got almost a half hour of bonus material while we discussed our Top 5 Favorite Villians. Of course the discussion turned into Top 10 and then even more honorable mentions. Apparently we love chatting about some bad guys.Hope you all enjoy our most epic podcast to date! We're getting so amped for Endgame!1:23 The Masters Tournament2:50 Playing It Cool5:06 Triple Frontier6:28 Unicorn Store8:20 The Tennessee Kid9:55 Buegs' Tacos11:06 Libertine Social14:39 @TheAvidIndoorsmen plugs 15:07 patreon.com/theavidindoorsmen16:23 Coming Attractions18:07 Reilly Zamber 18:24 @TheHoundTheFox19:15 Plot Synopsis of Avengers: Infinity War19:46 Rotten Tomatoes Reviews20:16 Christopher Orr from The Atlantic20:55 Matthew Rosa from Salon.com21:36 Anthony Lane from The New Yorker22:06 Buegs' Hot Take23:27 Rob's Hot Take24:40 Reilly's Hot Take29:25 The Dude/Tucci Award aka The Ducci41:05 Favorite Scene54:15 Best Quote/Show Me The Money1:10:00 Buegs' Boo Hoo Moments1:19:01 Movie Trivia1:24:15 Will There Be A Sequel/Judgement Day1:30:30 Blast From the Past Movie Game1:46:00 www.youtube.com/user/TheHoundTheFox www.patreon.com/thehoundthefox1:49:23 Podcast & Chill Cut Top 5 Favorite Villainswww.patreon.com/theavidindoorsmenwww.theavidindoorsmen.comwww.facebook.com/theavidindoorsmenTwitter: @AvidIndoorzmenInstagram: @TheAvidIndoorsmen

Dan and Eric talk about John Cuneo's satirical cover; Jeffrey Toobin's skeptical view of Attorney General nominee William Barr; Jill Lepore's prescient take on the state of journalism today; Haruki Murakami's brilliant new short story, "Cream"; and Anthony Lane on M. Night Shyamalan. Plus: the Goose makes his podcast debut! 

At last, it's the season 9 finale, and we go out with a bang: THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER by writer-director Yorgos Lanthimos and co-writer Efthymis Filippou is one of the most searing film experiences of the last few years. Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, and Barry Keoghan star in this family drama / suspense thriller / haunted house / horror film, which despite being a tough hang that no one's really sure what it's about, was also widely praised upon release in 2017. In this episode, your hosts discuss their experiences watching it a second time, the story's roots in Greek mythology, Lanthimos' cold but invigorating style, and appraise the slippery career of one Mr. Farrell. Also: RIP FilmStruck, the streaming service that was too good to live. Episode links: The Killing of a Sacred Deer on IMDb The Killing of a Sacred Deer on Wikipedia Brian Tallerico review for RogerEbert.com Anthony Lane review for The New Yorker Kevin Lincoln review for NY Mag A.O. Scott review for NY Times Iphigenia in Aulis at Wikipedia Trailer for Lanthimos' The Favourite Wired on the untimely end of FilmStruck Show links: Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Discuss: ETV Podcast Club Follow: Facebook + Twitter Archive: enterthevoid.fm

At last, it's the season 9 finale, and we go out with a bang: THE KILLING OF A SACRED DEER by writer-director Yorgos Lanthimos and co-writer Efthymis Filippou is one of the most searing film experiences of the last few years. Colin Farrell, Nicole Kidman, and Barry Keoghan star in this family drama / suspense thriller / haunted house / horror film, which despite being a tough hang that no one's really sure what it's about, was also widely praised upon release in 2017. In this episode, your hosts discuss their experiences watching it a second time, the story's roots in Greek mythology, Lanthimos' cold but invigorating style, and appraise the slippery career of one Mr. Farrell. Also: RIP FilmStruck, the streaming service that was too good to live. Episode links: The Killing of a Sacred Deer on IMDb The Killing of a Sacred Deer on Wikipedia Brian Tallerico review for RogerEbert.com Anthony Lane review for The New Yorker Kevin Lincoln review for NY Mag A.O. Scott review for NY Times Iphigenia in Aulis at Wikipedia Trailer for Lanthimos' The Favourite Wired on the untimely end of FilmStruck Show links: Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Discuss: ETV Podcast Club Follow: Facebook + Twitter Archive: enterthevoid.fm

In today's episode, your hosts grapple with the Danny Boyle-directed, Alex Garland-written 2007 science-fiction horror-thriller SUNSHINE. A commercial failure at the time, with a mixed reception among critics, the film has over the past decade gained an appreciable cult following. But what do your hosts think? Is it a spooky, contemplative outer space film with some third act troubles? Is it a stylish but conceptually thin entertainment that needed a major rethink? Maybe both! You'll just have to listen and find out. Also discussed: which story elements worked and which ones didn't; how much we should care about scientific accuracy, the career arcs of Boyle and Garland; and whether it's ever a good idea for smart characters to do dumb things. Episode links: Sunshine on IMDb Sunshine on Wikipedia Roger Ebert 2007 film review Manohla Dargis 2007 reivew AV Club 2007 film review Anthony Lane 2007 review Mark Kermode 2007 review Vanity Fair 2009 essay on Sunshine Popular Mechanics Brian Cox interview IFC Danny Boyle interview Eye for Film Danny Boyle interview The Dissolve Alex Garland interview TechCrunch 2017 film retrospective Empire Online 2017 feature story "Sunshine (Adagio in D Minor)" on YouTube Show links: Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Discuss: ETV Podcast Club Follow: Facebook + Twitter Archive: enterthevoid.fm

In today's episode, your hosts grapple with the Danny Boyle-directed, Alex Garland-written 2007 science-fiction horror-thriller SUNSHINE. A commercial failure at the time, with a mixed reception among critics, the film has over the past decade gained an appreciable cult following. But what do your hosts think? Is it a spooky, contemplative outer space film with some third act troubles? Is it a stylish but conceptually thin entertainment that needed a major rethink? Maybe both! You'll just have to listen and find out. Also discussed: which story elements worked and which ones didn't; how much we should care about scientific accuracy, the career arcs of Boyle and Garland; and whether it's ever a good idea for smart characters to do dumb things. Episode links: Sunshine on IMDb Sunshine on Wikipedia Roger Ebert 2007 film review Manohla Dargis 2007 reivew AV Club 2007 film review Anthony Lane 2007 review Mark Kermode 2007 review Vanity Fair 2009 essay on Sunshine Popular Mechanics Brian Cox interview IFC Danny Boyle interview Eye for Film Danny Boyle interview The Dissolve Alex Garland interview TechCrunch 2017 film retrospective Empire Online 2017 feature story "Sunshine (Adagio in D Minor)" on YouTube Show links: Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Discuss: ETV Podcast Club Follow: Facebook + Twitter Archive: enterthevoid.fm

In this ep of That Book Club Hannah and Michael take your sci-fi recs, infiltrate Hudson News, and investigate an alarming new trend: presidential fanfic. Books mentioned Dan Simmons, Hyperion; Kim Stanley Robinson, Mars Trilogy; James S. A. Corey, The Expanse; Anne McCaffery, Dragonflight; Pierce Brown, Red Rising Trilogy; Michael Crichton, The Andromeda Strain; Philip K. Dick, Minority Report; Ira Levin, This Perfect Day; Madeline L’Engle, A Wrinkle in Time; Andrew Shaffer, Hope Never Dies; Bill Clinton and James Patterson, The President is Missing; Elif Batuman, The Idiot Articles mentioned Anthony Lane’s review of The President is Missing, and New Republic review here. Obama/Biden fanfic Hope Never Dies Time Up on Bill More on James Patterson’s Bookshots [shudder]

Greg Sestero, Mark from The Room, author of The Disaster Artist and screenwriter of Best F(r)iends talks about how to cast Tommy Wiseau, writing with edibles and how to make your creative dreams come true. We also talk about the horny review of The Incredibles 2 in The New Yorker, the M.I.A doco's release date, Cate Shortland in talks to direct Marvel's Black Widow, Mudbound's millions of hours of streams and we pay tribute to the passing of local artist Candy Royalle.

There are three movies that deserve the credit (blame?) for the superhero/comic book movie renaissance/boom(/apocalypse?) that we've been living through now for nearly a decade and a half: Batman Begins (2005), Spider-Man 2 (2004), and Brad Bird's The Incredibles (2004).Support the show: http://www.wnpr.org/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week we have a truly INCREDIBLE episode. Drea returns to discuss Pixar's Incredibles 2. Once again, things get very SEXY when Alonso reads Anthony Lane's controversial review of the film from the New Yorker. The crew compares and contrasts Incredibles 2 with other Pixar films. Drea chastises the gang for quoting her on a previous episode and not giving a proper citation. PLUS, Alonso educates everyone on the current state of queer cinema; what's bad, what's good, and what's the future. In news, Tiffany Haddish tries to get busy with Leonardo DiCaprio, something weird is going on with the Gotti audience reviews, and Natalie Portman wants to make a vegan cooking show. Weekly Movie Recommendations: Ricky - Hulk Drea - Sin Nombre April - Eyes of Fire Alonso - Tag PLUS, we have two Spotify playlists. One is for Movie Soundtracks and the other is for Movie Scores. Check 'em out! Next week we're discussing Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom with Jordan Morris With Alonso Duralde, April Wolfe, Drea Clark and Ricky Carmona. SEXY MUSIC BY: www.bensound.com You can let us know what you think of Who Shot Ya? at @WhoShotYaPod on Twitter. Or email us atwhoshotya@maximumfun.org. Produced by Casey O'Brien and Laura Swisher for MaximumFun.org.

Which FUNNY GAMES is your favorite? Is it the Michael Haneke film about a bourgeois couple subjected to home invasion by a pair of sadistic killers from 1997, or the Michael Haneke film about a bourgeois couple subjected to home invasion by a pair of sadistic killers from 2007? Is either of these films your favorite telling of this particular story? In today's episode, Renan and Bill compare the two versions, try to understand what Haneke was trying to say with them, explore what is compelling about them in spite of the subject matter, make unexpected comparisons to the filmography of James O. Incandenza, and discuss other close remakes. Funny Games links: Funny Games (1997) on IMDb Funny Games (2007) on IMDb Funny Games (1997) on Wikipedia Funny Games (2007) on Wikipedia AO Scott review of Funny Games (2007) Anthony Lane review of Funny Games (2007) Jim Emerson on Funny Games as thesis Naomi Watts interview with MTV News AV Club on Funny Games remake Haneke interview with Filmmaker Haneke interview with CinemaBlend Haneke interview with EW Show links: Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Archives: enterthevoid.fm Follow us: Facebook + Twitter

Which FUNNY GAMES is your favorite? Is it the Michael Haneke film about a bourgeois couple subjected to home invasion by a pair of sadistic killers from 1997, or the Michael Haneke film about a bourgeois couple subjected to home invasion by a pair of sadistic killers from 2007? Is either of these films your favorite telling of this particular story? In today's episode, Renan and Bill compare the two versions, try to understand what Haneke was trying to say with them, explore what is compelling about them in spite of the subject matter, make unexpected comparisons to the filmography of James O. Incandenza, and discuss other close remakes. Funny Games links: Funny Games (1997) on IMDb Funny Games (2007) on IMDb Funny Games (1997) on Wikipedia Funny Games (2007) on Wikipedia AO Scott review of Funny Games (2007) Anthony Lane review of Funny Games (2007) Jim Emerson on Funny Games as thesis Naomi Watts interview with MTV News AV Club on Funny Games remake Haneke interview with Filmmaker Haneke interview with CinemaBlend Haneke interview with EW Show links: Subscribe: Apple Podcasts Archives: enterthevoid.fm Follow us: Facebook + Twitter

We’ve been compiling this episode for about 6 months now and we’ve conducted interviews in New York, Bristol, The Shetland Islands and via Skype. We hope our delve into film criticism is worth the wait. Thank you firstly to our participants, so generous with their time and thoughts. A huge thank you also to our roving reporter Charlotte Crofts for the amazing interview with Tara Judah featured in the episode, and others we couldn’t manage to get in. Thank you finally to our listeners who suggested this episode. The wealth of material we got was overwhelming so look out for all the interviews being uploaded in January while we are on our winter break. That should keep you going in the cold winter months. Participants Tara Judah https://tarajudah.com/ @midnightmovies Sam Fragoso http://talkeasypod.com/ @SamFragoso Simran Hans https://www.theguardian.com/profile/simran-hans @heavier_things Ashley Clark http://www.bfi.org.uk/people/ashley-clark  @_Ash_Clark Violet Lucca https://www.filmcomment.com/author/vlucca/ @unbuttonmyeyes Mark Kermode https://www.theguardian.com/profile/markkermode @KermodeMovie Prof. Linda Ruth Williams https://humanities.exeter.ac.uk/film/staff/lwilliams/ @lindaruth1 Tom Shone http://tomshone.blogspot.co.uk/ @Tom_Shone Roll of Honour All the critics given shout outs across our interviews... Sophie Mayer, Alexandra Heller-Nicholas, Cerise Howard, Emma Westwood, Thomas Caldwell, Josh Nelson, Jack Sargeant, Dana Linssen, Kees Driessen, Rüdiger Suchsland, Adrian Martin, Catherine Grant, Cristina Alvarez Lopez, Kevin B. Lee, Michael Wood, Jonathan Rosenbaum, Robin Wood, Victor Perkins, David Bordwell, Kristin Thompson, Hadley Freeman, Marina Hyde, Ren Zelen, Christina Newland, Molly Haskell, Ashley Clark, James Baldwin, Graham Greene, Cahiers Critics, Bogdanovich & Schrader, Toby Hazlet, Violet Lucca, Doreen St. Felix, Jia Tolentino, Vinson Cunningham, Hilton Als, Wendy Ide, Simran Hans, Guy Lodge, Pauline Kael, Kim Newman, Roger Ebert, Andrew Sarris, Alan Jones, J Hoberman, Anne Billson, Kate Muir, Kay Austin Collins, Ira Madison, Alyssa Wilkinson, Scott Tobias, Keith Phipps, Tasha Robertson, Tim Grierson, Anjelica Jade, Nathan Heller, Jeremy O’Harris, Hunter Harris, Wesley Morris, Nick Pinkerton, Eric Hynes, Badlands Film Collective, AO Scott, Anthony Lane, David Edelstein, Elvis Mitchell, Amy Taubin,  Christian Lorentzen, Senses of Cinema, Four Columns and Reverse Shot. The incidental music for this episode is from Giorgio Gaslini's score for Antonioni's La Notte.

这个礼拜我们聊两个话题。从独立电影 记忆碎片／Momento 到 《盗梦空间》再到《星际穿越 》，Christopher Nolan 凭着自己故事的方式，在制做商业电影时对电影艺术性的不懈追求，以及对传统电影制作方式对偏执坚守，已经成为了60/70后导演的大师级人物。他的新片敦刻尔克讲述了在二战初期，英法部队在法国北岸城市Dunkirque被德军包围，被迫从海路撤反英国过程中几个小人物的故事。这是我们的第一个话题，这周因为我们惊闻奇葩说不亚于莎士比亚，我们找来了这款综艺节目辩手之一姜思达制作的人物访谈节目《透明人》，我们想看看轻装上阵的90后看世界的视角和方式有什么不同。节目中聊到的内容：电影：《敦刻尔克》豆瓣：https://movie.douban.com/subject/26607693/影评：Christopher Nolan’s Wartime Epic by Anthony Lane for The New Yorkerhttp://t.cn/RpUU8dX丘吉尔在敦刻尔克撤退后发表的演讲录音B站：https://www.bilibili.com/video/av4815103/图书：《4，3，2，1》by Paul Auster亚马逊：https://www.amazon.cn/4-3-2-1-Auster-Paul/dp/0571324622文章《中国的敦刻尔克大撤退——卢作孚与宜昌大撤退》，傅国涌https://weiwenku.net/d/102354028文章《卢作孚为什么会自杀》，钱理群http://t.cn/RpUUKXE战争片list：援救大兵瑞恩：https://movie.douban.com/subject/1296736/西线无战事：https://movie.douban.com/subject/1295116/兵临城下：https://movie.douban.com/subject/1301726/现代启示录：https://movie.douban.com/subject/1292260/拆弹部队：https://movie.douban.com/subject/2028645/钢琴家：https://movie.douban.com/subject/1296736/影评：《诺兰：我没把它当作战争片》单读http://t.cn/RpUU0Li视频: The sound illusion that makes Dunkirk so intense油管：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LVWTQcZbLgY因为需要翻墙，国内用户可以在“文化土豆”微信公号后台回复“ST”收看姜思达访谈节目《透明人》微信公号：SidaParthttp://t.cn/RpUUj8o英剧：《Strike 神探斯特赖克》，J·K·罗琳《布谷鸟的呼唤》原著改编https://www.icezmz.com/detail/216英剧：《迷糊之巅·中国女孩》，Elizabeth Moss 主演https://movie.douban.com/subject/26614658/非虚构：《画堂香事》，孟晖豆瓣：https://book.douban.com/subject/1892749/片头曲是电影《敦刻尔克》对原声配乐《Supermarine》by Hanz Zimmer网易音乐：http://music.163.com/#/song?id=490182407片尾曲是印度洗脑神曲 Jonny Jonny Yes Papa爱奇艺：http://www.iqiyi.com/v_19rrkn6e9c.html油管：https://www.youtube.com/user/TheChuChuTV嘉宾微博：@益康糯米，@龙荻D，@晏来来反馈邮箱：zyifan@me.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We had an absolute blast as the North Mississippi Endurance Team took to the highway and participated in the Ragnar Trail Race in Atlanta, Ga. Anthony Lane took charge and was able to organize what is essentially a group of derelicts, minus Amanda Horrell and April Hilsdon. Sean Hilsdon was our "go-to" guy when it came to camp set-up, and Drew Womack was there for entertainment and intimidation. April Hilsdon and Amanda Horrell made us look respectable, and Brian Williams was in attendance because of his experience on the trail and background in stealing Sean's personal items. Christian Lemon was our ringer, who blew through the trail as fast, if not faster, than anyone who stepped foot on the course. After Sean was nearly arrested for trying to steal extra hamburgers, I challenged the group to a timed event around the red loop of the trail. They all conceded that they did not possess the speed or the agility that has been bestowed upon me by a loving God. So, I ran an alternative route, which was a little farther, and obviously much more advanced. The guys want to blow it off as my getting lost, but I simply ran a more advanced course. Anthony was rude and disrespectful, as he poured an entire plate of Sean's homemade breakfast on the ground and calling it garbage. April tried to make Sean feel better about the emotional attack, but was inconsolable. This was probably the only window where I watched April act with any affection, as she spent a large portion of her time bullying me, and making me look foolish. April in Sean were in cahoots when they decided to set me up by blaring Tiny Tim's "Tiptoe Through The Tulips" through the whole camp, and making it appear as it was on my playlist. I was devastated! Spencer Lowery vandalized our bib by tearing off the chip timer. Although one theory is that he had broken the sound barrier and flew into space, burning it up upon re-entry. We all believed to have heard a sonic boom, but it turned out to have been Anthony's gas. Lucinda Anglin, the consummate pro, was there to provide camera footage and aid in production. Her good looks and charm was also used as a distraction while Sean tried to stuff more burgers into his fanny pack. At the end of the day, we had a great trip. I was elected MVP and was hoisted upon the teams shoulders. Amanda was unwilling to take part in the celebration as my body odor was simply too much for her to get within an arm's reach. Next year...expect more of the same. Peace, Love, and all things Beef related, Beefcake

~The Simple Sophisticate, episode #138 ~Subscribe to The Simple Sophisticate: iTunes | Stitcher | iHeartRadio "Enough is the quality of having everything you need and want but nothing in excess, nothing that burdens you." —Vicki Robin, author of Your Money or Your Life While numerically, there isn't a magic number equated to having enough money due to a myriad of variables, it may seem at first impossible to answer the question at all. However, there are fundamental questions to ask yourself and habits to bring into your daily living that will help you inch ever closer to the number that is right for you. 1. Let go of comparisons "Comparing ourselves to others is essentially a coping mechanism for our own insecurities." —Rachel Cruze of Love Your Life, Not Theirs: 7 Money Habits for Living the Life You Want Now more than ever as we live in a world where lives of anyone from anywhere are displayed on social media, refraining from comparing our lives to others' is a mental exercise in willpower. And as we know willpower is finite. A dependable way to combat comparison is to become clear about your own life's path. Become clear about what excites you, what you want to improve upon and create a vision for your life. And then become courageous. Read more about how you can live courageously and the benefits, including eliminating the need for comparison, doing so will invite into your life. 2. Debt is eliminated (within reason) Debt is a broad term. Many of us, if we own a house, will have a mortgage, and business debt is necessary at different periods of a venture. However, personal credit card debt should be at zero. If you can look at your balances and know you can pay them off in full each month without denting your monthly living budget, your finances are in great order. ~Why Not . . . Get and Stay Out of Debt? ~How to Successfully Have a Credit Card 3. Live within your means A quote that upon first reading has ever since been part of my vocabulary and approach to money was shared by Suze Orman, "I think the nicest thing you can say about a woman is that she lives well, and she lives below her means." And as we know our means will shift, change and hopefully grow from year to year. As was discussed in last week's Why Not . . . ? post, conducting a financial check-in each year is a great way to determine if you are spending too much or not enough in certain parts of your budget in order to live the life you want. 4. Monthly savings goal exceeds expectations Currently I am saving for a down payment, and with this goal in mind, I have designated that a certain amount will be put into my money market account each month. When I am able to exceed my target amount, I cannot help but do a little dance. According to financial experts, this is a good sign that you are on your way to having enough money. 5. Spending wisely Take a moment and check your current spending habits with habits from five years ago. Are you spending more? Spending less? Spending more wisely? Staying within your budget? The key reason to reflect regularly is to spend consciously. If you see that your spending has increased, ask yourself why. Then ask yourself, is it necessary? Am I able to spend more? Living well is not a bad thing to do. The key is to make sure you can afford to do so. 6. Proper attention is being paid to retirement savings While there is no magic formula for retirement savings, the one thing that won't work is doing nothing. The first thing to do is begin saving yesterday. I know that may be unnecessary to say, but begin now if you haven't already. Then sit down and examine how much you will indeed need to retire so that you can have a goal and then create a plan to make it happen. I have shared many money and specifically retirement savings related posts here in TSLL "Money" archives, be sure to have a look here. 7. Adherence to a monthly budget that supports the life you want to build and live Massachusetts senator and former Harvard bankruptcy law professor Elizabeth Warren suggested organizing one's monthly budget around these percentages: "Spend 50 percent on needs, 30 percent on wants and 20 percent on savings" (NYTimes). Now you may have to dip into your wants for your needs from time to time depending upon where you live and during different periods of your life, but saving 15-20 percent for retirement, emergency, dreams & vacations is a must for peace of mind and the ability to respond to life's unexpected hurdles and adventures. Similarly, diligently keeping your housing payment (rent or mortgage) to 33% is quite savvy. (Click here to view a simple budget spreadsheet to organize both mandatory and discretionary spending.) It has been debated that we, as humans have a tendency to move away unconsciously from achieving "enough" rather than towards it (Tim Maurer  Simple Money). However, I would argue that it is a choice, it is an appreciation for what moving towards having enough cultivate in our lives which will then make it all the more attractive once we arrive at our destination. The essential premise to making the shift is understanding the essential questions and the necessary answers to those questions, as well as the habits we need to incorporate into our lives, and it really is quite simple as shared above. Thank you for stopping by and may 2017 be your most financially secure year yet. ~SIMILAR POSTS FROM THE ARCHIVES YOU MIGHT ENJOY: ~Money: Being vs Acting Rich ~6 Steps for Mastering Your Money Petit Plaisir: ~La La Land  ~winner of the record setting seven Golden Globes this year: Best Musical/Comedy, Best Actor, Best Actress, Original Song, Score, Director and Screenplay ~View and listen to the award winning original song, City of Stars here I will profess honestly, I am not someone who gravitates towards musicals, and as Refinery29 frankly reminds that's because La La Land isn't a true musical, which might be why I thoroughly enjoyed sitting down for two hours to absorb the colorful sets, simple and thoughtful love story and a reminder to never cease the journey to reach your dreams. However, respectfully, it is a musical. It is a modern musical. Some have compared it to a long list of musicals from the mid-twentieth century, and while particular aspects and scenes were undoubtedly inspired by revered musicals in the past, La La Land is a 21st century musical. It harkens back to the past with coupled song and dance numbers, but it grabs the future with technology's magic and whimsy. The argument from some is that Emma Stone did not know how to dance, but we must keep in mind neither did Debbie Reynolds when she was cast for Singing in the Rain; however, Reynolds worked her tail off to keep up with an impossibly high talent - Gene Kelly - and executed her role exquisitely. Similar to Stone, it was Reynolds' star power, her authentic joie de vivre and spark that grabbed the audience. Had any dancer been paired with Kelly simply because they could dance, the movie would not have been balanced or as engaging. The woman, who she is, what she exudes, matters as much as her dance steps.  Stone holds her own with the dancing, but much like Reynolds, it is her charisma, her youthfulness and her tenacity that bring her character Mia to life. Ryan Gosling is Ryan Gosling. Movie producers what to sell tickets, and in order to sell tickets there must be chemistry on the screen. Stone and Gosling, paired together for the third time, have undeniable chemistry, and it worked to tell the tale of two passionate individuals enamored with each other but also their dreams to realize what they were ardently passionate about. I recommend highly that you watch this film in the theater for the reasons New Yorker film critic Anthony Lane suggests: the full effect of the scenery, colors and sets as well as the sound system. Let yourself escape. ~Note: In the taped episode, I incorrectly misspoke and called Gene Kelly Fred Astaire. https://youtu.be/je0aAf2f8XQ Image: waterdrop Download the Episode

Nobody's Perfect (Knopf) We pursue the New Yorker's critic through the dark woods of his literary and cinematic interests, finally emerging into a clearing as Anthony Lane reveals his longstanding love for the world of Jeeves and Bertie Wooster, Mr. Mulliner and Blandings Castle...