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In this episode of Style DNA I go on a style journey with Hannah Almassi, the Editor-in-Chief of Who What Wear UK. It's a wonderful digital fashion, beauty and style platform which can take you down rabbit-holes of inspiration …   Hannah joined Who What Wear UK following a seven-year career at Grazia magazine, where she led front-of-book news, fashion features and shopping specials as fashion news and features editor. With experience in both print and digital across fashion and beauty, Hannah has over 18 years in the field as a journalist, editor, content strategist and brand consultant.   Her passion for fashion started very early, as a young child she would “edit” fashion catalogues, cutting them up and creating her own mini catalogues…proving that some things are just innate in us!   Hannah first got into fashion as she wanted to be part of the democratisation of fashion….in her words she wasn't the “archetypal fashion girly, I am not tall, I do not come from a wealthy background, I am not slim …I felt like I had a responsibility to represent (me) and sometimes that's hard because at times it would be easier to look great in a picture if I was 6ft tall but at 5'1” it's definitely more challenging”…but how inspiring and refreshing.   We talk about how intimidating it can be to circulate within the fashion industry and the importance of remaining true to yourself rather than being too “influenced” by those around you. I ask her about wardrobe planning for those epic fashion week trips to the shows.   Of course I ask her about ageism in fashion … and her opinions on sustainability in an industry that is designed to encourage you to consume more…her answers are thoughtful, informed and those of a true industry insider delivered in a pragmatic, considered way.   Being the fashion insider and editor that she is I couldn't help but ask her opinion on the top 3 trends from the Autumn/Winter 25 catwalks…   She is also happy to laugh about her own fashion mishaps along the way too…   Thank you @hannahalmassi for being such a great guest x Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

fWotD Episode 2894: What a Merry-Go-Round Welcome to Featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia’s finest articles.The featured article for Monday, 7 April 2025 is What a Merry-Go-Round.What a Merry-Go-Round is the eighteenth collection by British fashion designer Alexander McQueen, made for the Autumn/Winter 2001 season of his fashion house Alexander McQueen. The collection drew on imagery of clowns and carnivals, inspired by McQueen's feelings about childhood and his experiences in the fashion industry. The designs were influenced by military chic, cinema such as Nosferatu (1922) and Cabaret (1972), 1920s flapper fashion, and the French Revolution. The palette comprised dark colours complemented with neutrals and muted greens. The show marked the first appearance of the skull motif that became a signature of the brand.The collection's runway show was staged on 21 February 2001 at the Gatliff Road Warehouse in London, as part of London Fashion Week. It was McQueen's final show in London; all his future collections were presented in Paris. Sixty-two looks were presented in the main runway show, with at least six more in the finale. The show was staged in a dark room with a carousel at the centre. During the finale, the lights came up to reveal piles of discarded childhood bric-à-brac at the rear of the stage, while models dressed as evil clowns cavorted around the stage, posing in their eveningwear.Critical response to the collection was generally positive, and it has attracted some academic analysis for the theme and messaging. Like McQueen's previous show Voss (Spring/Summer 2001), Merry-Go-Round served as a critique of the fashion industry, which he sometimes described as toxic and suffocating. It contained elements that several authors have taken as references to French luxury goods conglomerate LVMH and its management, with whom McQueen had a turbulent relationship. Ensembles from Merry-Go-Round have appeared in exhibitions such as the McQueen retrospective Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:13 UTC on Monday, 7 April 2025.For the full current version of the article, see What a Merry-Go-Round on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm neural Kajal.

Contact Scott from Bonsai MatsuUnderstanding when to commence the Autumn/Winter work on your pines as well as the work to undertake is extremely important if you are going to manage their needs correctly. There are also considerations to make if you plan on showing your pine at a later point in time. Different species of pine need different techniques and you must know what they are and master the techniques to continue their development.Support the showBecome a podcast supporter and show the Bonsai Love (it's really appreciated) ❤️https://www.buzzsprout.com/263290/supportWhere to find Bonsai Matsu:InstagramFacebookYouTube Web

Today I'm lucky to have Emma Davidson back on the podcast, telling us all about the Autumn Winter 2025 show season. As Dazed's Fashion Director of Editorial + Partnerships, Emma attends all the shows across the major fashion capitals, witnessing the drama and excitement first hand.You can find more about the shows and moments we discussed in the accompanying newsletter here. Get full access to Threads of Conversation at threadsofconversation.substack.com/subscribe

The collective show from the international students of the Institut Français de la Mode kicks off the autumn-winter 2025/26 presentations and asks contemporary questions. How can a disruptive society impact a creative process that is seeped in societal evolutions such as artificial intelligence? Meanwhile, Victor Weinsanto defends trans people, Vincent Pressiat celebrates Pierre Soulages and Maria Grazia Chiuri celebrates Bob Wilson's phantasmagorical vision at Dior.

In this show, Charles Daniel McDonald critiques the recent Paris Ready to Wear collections for Autumn / Winter 2025-26, live from Sant Germain de Pres.   https://www.forcmagazine.com/ 

Mary Hunter Austin was a U.S. writer known for walking throughout the American Southwest. But her life of activism was far more complicated than brief bios usually mention. Research: "Mary Hunter Austin." Encyclopedia of the American West, edited by Charles Phillips and Alan Axelrod, Macmillan Reference USA, 1996. Gale In Context: U.S. History, link.gale.com/apps/doc/BT2330100082/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=6a4f821e. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025. "Mary Hunter Austin." Encyclopedia of World Biography Online, vol. 23, Gale, 2003. Gale In Context: U.S. History, link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1631008133/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=ceca42e0. Accessed 26 Feb. 2025. #0840: Willa Cather to Mary Hunter Austin, June 26 [1926]. https://cather.unl.edu/writings/letters/let0840 Austin, Mary Hunter. “Earth Horizon.” Houghton Mifflin. 1932. Austin, Mary Hunter. “Experiences Facing Death.” Bobbs-Merrill Company. 1931. Blend, Benay. “Mary Austin and the Western Conservation Movement: 1900-1927.” Journal of the Southwest , Spring, 1988, Vol. 30, No. 1 (Spring, 1988). https://www.jstor.org/stable/40169782 Davis, Lisa Selin. “The Loneliest Land.” National Parks Conservation Association. Spring 2015. https://www.npca.org/articles/942-the-loneliest-land Egenhoff, Elizabeth L. “Mary Austin.” Mineral Information Service. November 1965. https://npshistory.com/publications/deva/mis-v18n11-1965.pdf Fink, Augusta. “I-Mary: A Biography of Mary Austin.” University of Arizona Press. 1983. Hoffman, Abraham. “Mary Austin, Stafford Austin, and the Owens Valley.” Journal of the Southwest , Autumn-Winter 2011, Vol. 53, No. ¾. Via JSTOR. http://www.jstor.com/stable/41710078 Lanzendorfer, Joy. “Searching for Mary Austin.” Alta. https://www.altaonline.com/dispatches/a8713/searching-for-mary-austin-joy-lanzendorfer/ Online Archive of California. “Austin (Mary Hunter) Papers.” https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/c85t3ppq/ Richards, Penny L. “Bad Blood and Lost Borders: Eugenic Ambivalence in Mary Austin’s Short Fiction.” Richards, Penny L. “Disability History Image #3.” 8/30/2005. https://disstud.blogspot.com/2005/08/ Romancito, Rick. “The Image Maker and the Writer.” Taos News. 10/2/2024. https://www.taosnews.com/opinion/columns/the-image-maker-and-the-writer/article_7805f16a-8ab9-5645-9e84-4a189e18ac23.html Siber, Kate. “The 19th-Century Writer Who Braved the Desert Alone.” Outside. 1/22/2019. https://www.outsideonline.com/culture/books-media/mary-austin-mojave-nature-writer/ Stout, Janis P. “Mary Austin’s Feminism: A Reassessment.” Studies in the Novel , spring 1998, Vol. 30, No. 1. Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/29533250 The Ansel Adams Gallery. “Visions of Taos: The Making of “Taos Pueblo” by Ansel Adams and Mary Austin.” https://www.anseladams.com/visions-of-taos-the-making-of-taos-pueblo/ Viehmann, Martha L. “A Rain Song for America: Mary Austin, American Indians, and American Literature and Culture.” Western American Literature , Spring 2004, Vol. 39, No. 1. Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/43022288 Wynn, Dudley. “Mary Austin, Woman Alone.” The Virginia Quarterly Review , SPRING 1937, Vol. 13, No. 2. Via JSTOR. https://www.jstor.org/stable/26433922 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this long read from Harvard Divinity Bulletin, a 'Divine Comedy' reading group with two artist friends deepens the author's understanding of Dante's transcendent friendship with Virgil. This is a special audio version of "On Assignment, Virgil Rescues Dante from the Wilderness," a feature written and read by Diane Mehta and appearing in the Autumn/Winter 2024 issue of Harvard Divinity Bulletin. Read or follow along on the Harvard Divinity Bulletin website: https://bulletin.hds.harvard.edu/on-assignment-virgil-rescues-dante-from-the-wilderness/

In this week's episode, I take a look back at the movies and TV shows I watched in Autumn 2024, and rate them from my least favorite to my favorite. TRANSCRIPT Hello, everyone. Welcome to episode 230 of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is December the Sixth, 2024, and today we are looking at my movie/TV show roundup for Fall 2024. Before we get to that, we'll have an update on my current writing projects and then we will do Question of the Week.   First up, I'm pleased to report that the rough draft of Orc Hoard is done at 78,000 words, so it'll probably end up being about exactly the same length as Half-Orc Paladin, the previous book in the series. I've also written a short story called Commander's Wrath that newsletter subscribers will get a free ebook copy of when Orc Hoard comes out and hopefully we're on track to have that out before Christmas. I'm also 7,000 words into Shield of Deception, which will be the fourth book in The Shield War series and if all goes well, I'm hoping to have that out in January or February. In audiobook news, recording is currently underway for Cloak of Masks and that will probably be out towards the end of January or perhaps February, depending on how long processing takes.   00:01:02 Question of the Week   Question of the Week is designed to inspire enjoyable discussions of interesting topics. This week's question, what do you listen to while working: genre of music, audiobooks, podcast, nothing else so you can concentrate, et cetera. No wrong answers obviously, and we had quite a few answers.   David says: I listen to audiobooks and music. Music ranges from classical to country to pop, bands and soul artists to instrumental. No rap or heavy metal or dance music or I listen to music from YouTube channels. If I have to really focus on what I'm doing, I'll turn it low so it doesn't distract.   Justin says: video game music is my first choice. It can help you grind in real life just like it does in the game. If that isn't working for me, then rock or classical music with movie soundtracks at third.   Brooks says: I tend to gravitate towards hard rock/punk rock. I have to stay adrenalized. Outside work, I'll listen to almost anything.   Michael says: I find I can't listen to words or lyrics without getting distracted by them, so instrumental music is the way to go. Usually video game music too (the Stelara soundtrack is particularly epic), movie scores (Kingdom of Heaven is one of my favorites), or Dungeon Synth, an amazing music genre I only discovered recently.   Barbara says: sometimes I play music while writing, but most of the time I prefer the silence so I can better hear the voices in my head. Of course, I prefer very specific types of music that always end up coming back no matter how much I try to stray.   Jenny says: lots of EDM and techno if words would distract me or my solid nineties pop punk angsty mix. I also have a giant one I called “I heard it in a video game” for background music. John says: When I did/could work, I enjoyed outlaw country music, particularly that from Texas. Put me in a kick butt and take names kind of mood. When you're a plumber who gets paid by the work done, not the hour, that's where one wants to be.   (A different) John says: I only listen to music when I'm working in the kitchen. I'm eclectic. Sometimes classical music, sometimes ‘80s prog rock with Hawaiian music and occasionally jazz tossed in.   Juana says: I like rock and roll from many eras. I put my eclectic music on shuffle. I also listen to movie soundtracks: Star Wars, Star Trek, Harry Potter, Animal House, et al.   Brandy says: If I'm cooking, I listen to Pandora. There's a pop ‘90s - ‘20s station. I do have a few that are specifically listed, angry or sad, one more angry German metal or Mongolian throat metal, the other more goth and industrial. I read books instead of listening. If I'm proofing, I usually have something on in the background. Today it's Sanctuary Season One.   Morgan says: ADHD means I jump around a lot on what I'm listening to depending on the day, but audiobooks- usually fantasy or horror. Podcasts- Pathfinder actual play podcasts, horror podcasts, and wrestling/gaming news podcasts. Music, whatever artist/album I'm obsessing over at the time, but usually prog rock, metal, or rap.   Matthew says: I always have my iPad for background noise. If I'm particularly invested in getting chapters done, I'll put on something largely audible.   Gary says: audiobooks, podcasts, worship music, Christian hard rock.   Bob says: Retired now, but when I was working I didn't listen to anything-needed to concentrate on what I was doing. When paying bills, I sometimes have some Morse Code on in the background (one of my previous means of paying the bills). On long car trips, it's nice to have some distraction -whatever radio station I can find, preferably one with a story. In truck stops, we used to find some stories on disc that had the actors doing the voice of the characters and some of them were pretty good.   For myself, I almost always listen to music while I'm working and that genre is usually soundtracks and video games, movies, and TV shows (in that order) that I liked, which makes it difficult to discuss music with people, I have to admit. I do listen to podcasts when I'm working outside, so long as I'm not using a power tool that requires earplugs for safe operation (which sadly seems to be most of the time).   00:04:42 Main Topic: Autumn 2024 Movie/TV Review Roundup   Now on to our main topic, the review roundup of the movies and streaming shows I watched in Autumn 2024. I was going to do a combined Autumn/Winter 2024 one, but it was getting a bit too long, so Winter 2024/2025 will be its own post in a few months. I seemed to watch a lot of time travel movies this time around and quite a few with Space Magic. As ever, the grades are totally subjective and based on nothing more than my own thoughts and opinions. Now let's take a look at the movies and streaming shows from least favorite to most favorite.   First up is Escanaba in Da Moonlight, which came out in 2001 and it is a surrealist comedy about hunting traditions set in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. 42-year-old Reuben Sodi is the only man in his family who has never shot a buck, so when he complains about this to his Native American wife, she casts a spell to help Ruben bag his first buck, which results in a very bizarre nighttime journey/vision quest. This includes UFOs, visitations by nighttime spirits, and a Department of Natural Resources officer having a mental breakdown. This was a funny movie, but it was definitely very weird and even more specific. If you're at all familiar with the hunting culture of Upper American Midwest, you'll get the humor. If you're not familiar with it, this will be like watching a movie from another planet. Overall grade: C.   Next up is Looper, which came out in 2012. I didn't actually like this movie very much, but I respect how well done it was. Joseph Gordon Levitt plays Joe and is a type of assassin called a looper living in the US in 2044. About 30 years after 2044, time travel is invented but immediately outlawed. Since it's difficult to get away with murder in 2074 due to advanced technology, crime syndicates have taken to sending people they want eliminated back in time to 2044 where the loopers immediately execute the target in exchange for a big fat payout. Loopers can live like kings, but there's a price. Eventually the loop is closed and the looper's future self is sent back to be killed by his past self. Failure to comply results in an extremely grisly fate at the hands of the syndicate. Joe, being a hardened killer and drug addict, is fine with all this and even helps turn in a fellow looper who failed to close his own loop. Then Joe's future self arrives. Joe is about to kill Future Joe (played by Bruce Willis), but Future Joe escapes and Present Joe has to hunt down and kill Future Joe if he wants to survive.   In the process, Present Joe stumbles across the farm of a woman named Sarah (played by Emily Blunt) and her young son Sid. Present Joe realizes that future Joe has traveled back to kill the child, Sid, who will be responsible for the death of Future Joe's wife in the future. Despite everything he's done, Present Joe is not okay with this and gears up to help Sarah defend Sid from Future Joe. This movie was on the very dark side of noir filmmaking: no good characters, essentially only various degrees of bad people trying to navigate their way through the maze of time crimes. I did strongly dislike how fundamentally nihilistic the movie was and the addition of telekinesis did seem like kind of a plot crutch. There is also some unnecessary nudity. Rian Johnson is actually an excellent filmmaker. Knives Out and Glass Onion were both very good, but I cannot imagine how someone will watch Looper and think, hey, this guy is a good choice for a Star Wars movie. Overall Grade: B-   Next up is Agatha All Along, which came out in 2024. It was extremely well written and well-acted. You almost have to watch it twice just to admire how well put together the plot was. I wasn't expecting to like Agatha All Along, but it is an excellent example of writing a show with a villain protagonist and actually pulling it off. The show is also a good example of something I've talked about before on the podcast and the blog: characters can be likable, emotionally sympathetic, or both. It's sometimes tricky to write a character who's both, unlikable but emotionally sympathetic. By contrast, Agatha Harkness is an excellent example of a character who's both likable and highly, highly unsympathetic. Agatha All Along is indeed a show with a villain protagonist, but Agatha is charismatic enough to remain likable even though she's unquestionably an absolute monster who deserves every bit of suffering she endures.   Actress Kathryn Hahn deserves major credit for making someone as evil as Agatha so charismatic. Agatha retains just enough of a sliver of sympathy to keep the audience from turning on her, but even when she shows flashes of humanity, beneath that there are even more layers of monster. She also does a very sort of a modern Doctor Who/ Sherlock thing where she talks very fast and puts up a flippant and silly facade, but she's actually calculating things several steps in advance and manipulating everyone around her to her final goal. Anyway, the plot of Agatha All Along is that Agatha finally breaks free from the spell of the Scarlet Witch placed on here at the end of Wandavision. However, Agatha doesn't have any magic left, which is a major problem for her because she has very many enemies who very much want to see her dead as soon as possible, but then a mysterious teenager turns up and asks for Agatha's help. He wants to walk the legendary Witches' Road and it has said that someone who walks the road and survives to the end will receive their heart's desire. Since Agatha doesn't have any other options and she has some major enemies, she agrees. Agatha, the teenager, and the Witches' Road itself all have very dark secrets and their reveal makes for some major drama. As I mentioned, the show was very well written and acted. I suspect that may be the secret for movie or TV success in the 2020s economic climate: good actors, an excellent script, and keep your costs down. Overall grade: B   Our next movie is Field of Dreams, which came out in 1989. An Iowa farmer discovers he's a very specific kind of necromancer, like how sports medicine is a specific field of study. Maybe sports necromancy is a specific subclass for evil wizards or something. All joking aside, the main character is Ray Kinsella (played by Kevin Costner) and he's walking his cornfield one day and he hears a mysterious voice tell him “If you build it, he will come.” Ray builds a baseball field in one of his cornfields and began speaking to the ghost of Shoeless Joe, a popular baseball player who died in 1951. Soon a lot of other ghosts arrive and start playing baseball as well. The mysterious voice starts urging Ray to “ease his pain” and Ray concludes this must means Terrance Mann (played by James Earl Jones), an activist writer from the sixties who dropped out of the public eye and is living in seclusion. So Ray starts on a cross country trip to persuade Mann to come to his baseball field. This movie is really perhaps the ur-example of the Feel-Good Eighties Movies and maybe a Baby Boomer movie. The characters speak with near religious reverence for the ‘60s, baseball is the Great American Pastime, and Ray really wants to heal his relationship with the father he rebelled against back in the ‘60s. The best part of the movie was unquestionably James Earl Jones' character and his performance as he resigns himself to Ray's craziness and then starts to believe in it was pretty great. Overall grade: B Next up is Holiday, which came out in 1938. Holiday is a romantic comedy from the 1930s. Cary Grant plays Johnny Case, who has fallen in love with Julia Seton, the daughter of a wealthy New York banking family. However, his more individualistic outlook soon puts him at odds with Julia's more traditionalist family, though this draws the attention of Julia's elder sister Linda (played by Katharine Hepburn). It felt a bit like watching a play and a little research revealed that it was indeed based on a play from 1928, which may be why the film didn't do so well when it originally came out, though it is regarded as a classic today.   Viewers in the Great Depression era would probably find it difficult to sympathize with a man who wanted to turn down a well-paying job at a bank, not out of moral objections to the bank's business practices, but because he would feel constrained. The Seton family is played as eccentric and somewhat troubled, but not as buffoons or villains as rich people were often portrayed in other 1930s movies. Good performances and worth watching as a classic, though sound technology has improved quite a bit in the last 90 years, so you probably will want to watch it with the captions on. Overall grade: B   Next movie is Twisters, which came out in 2024. This is basically the same movie as Twister from back in 1995, but with some of the plot of Pride and Prejudice bolted on. Kate Carter (played by Daisy Edgar-Jones) is an Oklahoma storm chaser with her boyfriend and best friends. One day, one of their storm chases goes horribly wrong, killing Kate's boyfriend and most of their friends. Five years later, Kate is working for the National Weather Service in New York when her old friend Javi, the other survivor of that storm, asks for her help testing a new radar tracking system. Kate reluctantly agrees and they return to Oklahoma and crosses horns with storm YouTuber Tyler Owens (played by Glenn Powell) who makes videos of his truck shooting fireworks into tornadoes. Naturally, Kate and Tyler immediately misunderstand each other in the same way as in Pride and Prejudice but are forced to work together when it turns out that Javi's company might have ulterior motives. I thought this was a thoroughly enjoyable summer popcorn flick. Given how both Covid and the 2023 writers' strike hit this movie's production like two successive freight trains, it's astonishing it turned out so well. Overall grade: A-   Next up is The Rings of Power Season 2, which came out in 2024. I have the same attitude towards this as I do with Starfield. I really like it. In fact, my Xbox told me I played Starfield for 270 hours in 2024, but I get why some people do not. This show is essentially very elaborate fan fiction. The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy, despite the changes from the book, was still recognizably The Lord of the Rings. The Rings of Power is almost entirely its own thing. Nevertheless, I enjoyed this for a couple of reasons and hope it continues. First, it's nice to have an epic fantasy TV series that's not a nihilistic pornographic torture fest like Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon and is more competently executed than Disney's ill-fated Willow Series.   Second, all things must be taken in their context. What do I mean by this? Perhaps a food comparison will illustrate the point. The book the Lord of the Rings is like Kobe beef prepared by the finest chefs in the world, the sort of experience you get maybe once or twice in your life if fortune smiles upon you. The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy is like a high-quality supermarket steak grilled in the backyard by someone who's pretty good at it. The Rings of Power is like McDonald's, but there are times when you really want some McDonald's. In fact, I kind of want a Big Mac after saying all of that, but The Rings of Power is really good McDonald's, the kind of McDonald's you have after driving the car for 250 miles without stopping across one of America's flatter and less populous states. The only place to eat for like a hundred miles in any direction is this McDonald's in the same building as a gas station, so you stop and don't expect very much, but it turns out the fries are crispy and salty and the nuggets are just right.   I don't think it's surprising that The Rings of Power has had such a mixed reception. The Venn diagram of “enjoys Lord of the Rings” has some wildly divergent circles to it and that is a testament to the fact that the Lord of the Rings is such a great work of literature that so many people from so many very different ideological identity groups enjoy and identify with the book. Even ideological identity groups that are mortal foes agree on their approval of the Lord the Rings. So naturally each different group has its own strong opinion of what an adaptation should look like.   With that very long-winded introduction out of the way, I liked season two and I thought it was an improvement over Season One, a lot more narrative tension. Season One perhaps spent too much time setting the table and building context, but Season Two works well in making Season One better in hindsight. The Rings of Power version of Galadriel is improved in Season Two because she was one of the few characters in Season One able to throw off Sauron's mental domination and seduction. The highlight of the season was the toxic dynamic between Sauron and Celebrimbor.  Actors Charlie Vickers and Charles Edwards did an amazing job portraying the slow-moving disaster that Sauron and Celebrimbor's collaboration would create, two intellectual equals working together to create something great, but nonetheless, Sauron twists everything to his own ends. Their final scene together was just astonishingly good. The portrayal of Sauron is both very modern and true to Tolkien, a destructive narcissist who actually believes whatever lies he's speaking at any given moment. He really, truly believes he's going to heal Middle Earth, no matter how many people he has to kill to do it. The scenes with Prince Durin, his father, and one of the dwarven rings of power were great as well. It had the same sort of feel to it as an adult child watching with horror as a beloved parent succumbs to a drug addiction. The best new character the show created (in my opinion) is Adar, one of the progenitors of the orcs. Tolkien himself could never really decide on the origin of the orcs and came up with different thoughts throughout his lifetime. When editing The Silmarillion, Christopher Tolkien settled on the corrupted former elves version, which seems to be what his father had been leaning towards anyway. Rings of Power takes that to its logical conclusion. Adar wants his orcish progeny to live free of the dark lords Morgoth and Sauron, which makes sense because in the books, the orcs hated Morgoth and Sauron and only served them out of fear. Indeed, in The Lord of the Rings, Sauron seems to have secret police and informers among the orcs to keep track of their loyalties. Since the show displays how twisted and cruel Sauron really is, it makes sense that Adar is willing to go to any lengths to stop Sauron, no matter how extreme. The orcs are still monsters, including Adar himself, but they're monsters who want to be free of an even greater monster than themselves. If you've read The Silmarillion or The Lord of the Rings, you'll know all the characters' efforts are doomed to failure, especially Adar and Celebrimbor's, which lends an air of inevitable tragedy to everything that happens. I know some people were mad that Tom Bombadil was basically Wizard Yoda, but I thought it worked. Tom Bombadil is so inscrutable of a character that he can really do whatever he wants so long as he's inscrutable. It was also great how composer Bear McCreary wove a variation of Sauron's theme throughout the show. The soundtrack was A+ work in my opinion. Overall, I enjoyed the show and would like it to continue. If you know the difference between Fëanor, Finwë, Finrod, Felagund, Finarfin, Findulias, Fingon, and Fingolfin (without having to look it up), and in fact have everything about them from The Silmarillion memorized, you'll hate this show. But I think it's worth watching. Overall Grade: A-   Next up is Casa Bonita Mi Amor, which came out in 2024. Way back in the 1990s I saw an episode of Frasier where Frasier and his brother Niles decide to buy a restaurant. A series of hilarious cascading disasters result. At the time I decided I never wanted to own a restaurant and every piece of both factual information and fictional media I have consumed since has not changed this decision. Casa Bonita Mi Amor definitely will not challenge that decision. Apparently, Casa Bonita was a beloved theme restaurant in Colorado that went out of business during Covid. Trey Parker and Matt Stone, creators of South Park, decided to buy the restaurant themselves and reopen it. They budgeted $3.6 million for the restoration of the building. Costs soon swelled to $40 million and the problems were still only just beginning. This is an excellent and entertaining example of the “rich man buys restaurant, soon finds himself over his head” genre of documentary filmmaking. Overall grade: A   Finally, my two favorite things I saw in Autumn 2024 and the first of them is the movie Frequency, which came out in 2000. It's another variant on a time travel story, but I like this one considerably better than Looper. Frank Sullivan is a firefighter and devoted family man living in New York circa 1969. His son John is a police detective living in the house 30 years later in 1999 with emotional problems because he never got over his father's tragic death in a dangerous fire 30 years earlier in 1969.   When the son of a friend stumbles across his father's old ham radio, John lets the kid goof around with it. Later that night, John starts talking to someone on that radio and to his astonishment realizes he's talking to his father from 30 years ago on the same ham radio. Desperate, John tries to warn Frank about the fire that kills him and it works. Frank survives the fire and instead of dying 1969, instead dies in 1989 from lung cancer due to a pack a day habit. The scene where history changes and John suddenly realizes what has happened was pretty great, but this isn't the ending. We're only 40% of the way through the movie. John successfully managed to put right what once went wrong.   However, in doing so, he accidentally also put wrong what once went right. His mother is a nurse and in the original timeline was on bereavement leave the day after Frank's death. In the new timeline, Frank is okay, so she goes to work and saves a patient who otherwise would've died in medical error and the patient happens to be the deadly serial killer known as the Nightingale. To his horror, John realizes that The Nightingale is now free to continue his murder spree and his new target is John's mother and Frank's wife.   As I've mentioned numerous times before, I'm not really a fan of time travel stories, but this one was quite well done. Interestingly, the plot structure was similar to Avengers Endgame. The Avengers go back in time to steal the Infinity Stones to undo Thanos' Snap, but Past Thanos figures out what's going on and follows the Avengers back to the present and attempts to make things even worse than they already are. John manages to save Frank from the fire, but this means the Nightingale serial killer survives and might create a worse present than the one John already has, so that really adds an altogether excellent element of dramatic tension to the entire movie. As one amusing side note, this movie shared Field of Dream's reverence for baseball as the Great American Pastime and John manages to convince Frank he's telling the truth about their time travel radio by accurately predicting the outcome of baseball games. Overall grade: A Now the second favorite thing I watched in Autumn 2024, The Grand Tour: One for the Road, which came out in 2024. I admit that when I started self-publishing in 2011, I knew absolutely nothing about the contemporary United Kingdom, like I couldn't even told you whether the UK used the Pound or the Euro. When I started getting book royalties from Amazon UK, let's just say I learned about currency conversion rates really fast, but as UK book royalties fluctuated as they do, I started reading the UK news since when there's an election or major news event in the UK, book royalties tend to drop for a few days after the same way they do when something similar happens in the US. Because of that, I saw the news article when Jeremy Clarkson was fired from Top Gear in 2015 for punching out a producer. At the time, there were some seasons of Top Gear on Netflix, so I was curious and started watching and was thoroughly entertained.   When Grand Tour started on Amazon, I started watching that as well and I was also thoroughly entertained, but all good things must come to an end. Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May go on one last road trip adventure across Zimbabwe. The usual hijinks ensue for one last time, and it was a fitting end to Top Gear/The Grand Tour. I'll miss the show, but I am grateful for over a decade of entertainment from Top Gear/The Grand Tour and from the various spinoffs like Clarkson's Farm and James May's travel show. Overall grade: A   So that is it for this week. Thank you for listening to The Pulp Writer Show. I hope you found the show useful. A reminder that you can listen to all the back episodes on https://thepulpwritershow.com. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave your review on your podcasting platform of choice. Stay safe and stay healthy and see you all next week.

This week, we're diving into the accessory we wear every day—our hair!I'm joined by Lauren from Ruby Lox Hair Salon, who shares her expert advice, tips, and insights on the top hair trends for Autumn/Winter 2024. We'll also talk about must-have items for your SOS haircare kit to keep you and your hair looking fabulous through the festive season.https://www.rubylox.com/About the HostWorking with personal clients, Lisa is passionate to inspire & empower ambitious women to have a wardrobe that gives them the confidence & self belief to achieve & reach their goals whilst reflecting their personal brand.Lisa has contributed to editorials such as The Guardian, Times, Daily Mail, The Sun, Daily Express works as the Style expert for BBC & Heart Radio throughout the UK. Lisa has worked on media campaigns with Sainsbury's & Persil.Want to find the Podcast Picks? - sign up to my newsletter here;www.lisatalbot.co.ukLisa's website here:www.lisatalbot.co.ukThank you for listening, please remember to hit the follow button so you never miss an episode & leave a review if you enjoy find the podcast.Follow Lisa on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/lisatalbot1/Follow Lisa on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/Lisa-Talbot-Personal-and-Fashion-Stylist-106427762713796Follow Lisa on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-talbot-b8291615/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Get your glow this Autumn / Winter with the Bon Charge Red Light Therapy Mask and enter code ANGELA20 to save 20% Check out Leela Quantum Technology and save 10% with code ANGELA at www.leelaq.com Angela talks to Kelly Brogan, the author of "A Mind of Your Own" and "The Reclaimed Woman" about the complexities of modern womanhood, discussing the pressures women face to conform to masculine ideals in both personal and professional realms. Kelly shares her insights on the importance of self-acceptance and the need to embrace all parts of oneself, including the shadow self, to achieve true fulfilment. They also discuss the significance of prioritising one's feelings and needs, encouraging you to break free from societal expectations and discover your authentic selves   KEY TAKEAWAYS Reclaiming Feminine Power: Dr. Brogan discusses how women can embrace their feminine essence and redefine their roles. The Importance of Emotional Safety: She introduces a powerful method of staying with one's feelings to cultivate inner safety and presence. Embracing Self-Connection: Through practices like the “enter through the upset” approach, women can prioritize their felt experiences. Exploring Relationship Patterns: Dr. Brogan encourages awareness of subconscious patterns that impact relationships and fulfillment. Self-Reclamation Practices: Insights on cultivating presence and prioritizing self-care needs to foster inner peace and alignment.   TIMESTAMPS & KEY TOPICS  0:04 - Introduction to “enter through the upset” 0:38 - Red light therapy for skin health and energy 5:40 - Angela's journey influenced by Dr. Brogan's work 6:56 - Explanation of The Reclaimed Woman and why modern women feel unfulfilled 13:22 - Balancing masculine and feminine energies in career and life 22:16 - Emotional self-husbanding as a method of inner support 27:55 - Practicing self-attunement and exploring inner signals 45:30 - Finding pleasure in daily, simple acts of self-care 1:01:30 - Unpacking patterns in life and relationships   VALUABLE RESOURCES Get a free snapshot of your health and personalised report at www.yourtotalhealthcheck.com Join The High Performance Health Community Click Here for Dr Kelly Brogan's Book: The Reclaimed Woman Get your glow this Autumn / Winter with the Bon Charge Red Light Therapy Mask and enter code ANGELA20 to save 20% Check out Leela Quantum Technology and save 10% with code ANGELA at www.leelaq.com   ABOUT THE GUEST Dr. Kelly Brogan MD is a holistic psychiatrist, and author of the New York Times Bestseller, A Mind of Your Own and Own Your Self, the children's book, A Time For Rain, and most recently, The Reclaimed Woman. She also co-edited the landmark textbook, Integrative Therapies for Depression. Kelly is the creator of the feminine reclamation program, Reclaimed, the online healing program, Vital Mind Reset, and its associated membership community, Vital Life Project. Kelly completed her psychiatric training and fellowship at NYU Medical Center after graduating from Cornell University Medical College and has a B.S. from M.I.T. in Systems Neuroscience. She specialized in a root-cause-resolution approach to psychiatric syndromes and symptoms. Kelly was one of the first to specialize in prescribing to pregnant and breastfeeding women before waking up to the deception and corruption of Big Pharma. After her wakeup call, she devoted her practice to reversing chronic illness and getting her patients off medications they'd sometimes been on for decades. She describes her healing protocol in the New York Times bestseller, A Mind of Your Own. Her protocol was also published in the medical literature with history-making outcomes. During this time, Kelly appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience which thousands credit for awakening to the truth about birth control, antidepressants, and more. She has a podcast of her own, Reclamation Radio, which is in the top .05% of podcasts worldwide. Kelly teaches emotional mastery and embodiment so that women can generate safety within and stop demanding it through control-based tactics. Her new book, The Reclaimed Woman is out now.   ABOUT THE HOST Angela Foster is an award winning Nutritionist, Health & Performance Coach, Speaker and Host of the High Performance Health podcast. A former Corporate lawyer turned industry leader in biohacking and health optimisation for women, Angela has been featured in various media including Huff Post, Runners world, The Health Optimisation Summit, BrainTap, The Women's Biohacking Conference, Livestrong & Natural Health Magazine. Angela is the creator of BioSyncing®️ a blueprint for ambitious entrepreneurial women to biohack their health so they can 10X how they show up in their business and their family without burning out. Angela's BioSyncing®️ Blueprint is currently closed. Click here to get on the waitlist. The High Performance Health Podcast is a top rated global podcast. Each week, Angela brings you a new insight, biohack or high performance habit to help you unlock optimal health, longevity and higher performance. Hit the follow button to make sure you get notified each time Angela releases a new episode. CONTACT DETAILS Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Affiliate Disclaimer: Note this description contains affiliate links that allow you to find the items mentioned in this video and support the channel at no cost to you. While this channel may earn minimal sums when the viewer uses the links, the viewer is under no obligation to use these links. Thank you for supporting the show! 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In this episode of The Garment Decorators Podcast, Lauren dives into the latest trends in athleisure with a spotlight on TriDri's Autumn/Winter 2024 collection. She unveils new product releases, including a versatile women's fleece, thermo leggings designed for extra warmth, an all-weather robe perfect for unpredictable days, and sustainable recycled joggers. Lauren discusses how these products not only elevate the athleisure game but also open up fresh possibilities for garment decorators looking to expand their heat-printing repertoire with eco-conscious options. Tune in to discover how these innovations can add value to your retail offering this season!Subscribe & stay tuned, as heat press tutorial videos for ALL of these new products will be dropping soon. Giving you hands-on insights into how to print more heat sensitive fabrics and making the most of this season's latest trends!

It's the last episode of Weeztoberfest 2024 and the last episode before our hiatus. Reminder, you can purchase our entire Patreon catalog for $10 while we are on hiatus. Okay, business out of the way, let's get down to Weezer's final 2 SZNZ EP's Autumn & Winter.  Want to support the show and get bonus eps in our off-week? Pay what you can at our PatreonWant to reach out? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram  or email us at billbudspod@gmail.comLike the show? Leave us a review on iTunes!Theme by Arne Parrott! Go follow him on Soundcloud and Twitter

Go to https://carolbike.com/ and use code ANGELA for your exclusive discount Angela is joined by Ulrich Dempfle to discuss the critical role of cardiorespiratory fitness and VO2 max in promoting longevity and overall health. They delve into the importance of maintaining aerobic capacity, especially as we age, and how VO2 max is a significant health marker that can reduce mortality risk more than smoking, diabetes, and obesity combined. Ulrich also highlights the innovative ReHIT (Reduced Exertion High Intensity Interval Training) method, which allows individuals to achieve substantial fitness gains in just a few minutes a week, making it an efficient alternative to traditional exercise routines MAIN TAKEAWAYS VO2 max is a critical health marker that significantly influences longevity and healthspan. Low cardiorespiratory fitness is linked to higher mortality rates, surpassing the risks associated with smoking, diabetes, and obesity. Reduced Exertion High-Intensity Interval Training (ReHIT) offers a time-efficient way to improve cardiorespiratory fitness and strength. Just two 20-second all-out sprints can yield substantial health benefits in as little as five minutes, making it accessible for those with busy schedules. Engaging in ReHIT can lead to a 62% reduction in the risk of developing metabolic diseases within eight weeks. This improvement is comparable to the effects of medications like metformin but without the associated side effects. High-intensity exercise, including ReHIT, can positively influence hormonal health by increasing testosterone levels in men while keeping cortisol levels lower, which is particularly beneficial for women during perimenopause. BES MOMENTS  "VO2 max, your cardiorespiratory fitness is by an order of magnitude, the biggest driver [of health]. Low cardiorespiratory fitness causes more avoidable deaths than smoking, diabetes, and obesity combined." "REHIT stands for Reduced Exertion High Intensity Interval Training... the answer is two 20-second sprints. You can do that in a routine that lasts as little as five minutes." "In only eight weeks, you can reduce your risk of developing metabolic diseases by 62%... that has reduced by 62% over only eight weeks. That's a level of improvement you would expect from taking a drug like metformin." "If you're not looking after your VO2 max, it can become life limiting quite quickly." VALUABLE RESOURCES Get a free snapshot of your health and personalised report at www.yourtotalhealthcheck.com Join The High Performance Health CommunityFree Fasting Guide - www.angelafosterperformance.com/fasting Check out Leela Quantum Technology and save 10% with code ANGELA at www.leelaq.com Get your glow this Autumn / Winter with the Bon Charge Red Light Therapy Mask and enter code ANGELA20 to save 20% ABOUT THE HOST Angela Foster is an award winning Nutritionist, Health & Performance Coach, Speaker and Host of the High Performance Health podcast. A former Corporate lawyer turned industry leader in biohacking and health optimisation for women, Angela has been featured in various media including Huff Post, Runners world, The Health Optimisation Summit, BrainTap, The Women's Biohacking Conference, Livestrong & Natural Health Magazine. Angela is the creator of BioSyncing®️ a blueprint for ambitious entrepreneurial women to biohack their health so they can 10X how they show up in their business and their family without burning out. Angela's BioSyncing®️ Blueprint is currently closed. Click here to get on the waitlist. The High Performance Health Podcast is a top rated global podcast. Each week, Angela brings you a new insight, biohack or high performance habit to help you unlock optimal health, longevity and higher performance. Hit the follow button to make sure you get notified each time Angela releases a new episode. ABOUT THE GUEST Ulrich Dempfle, CEO and co-founder of CAROL, built on his background in mechanical engineering to develop the world's only Reduced Exertion HIIT (REHIT) bike, alongside leading exercise researchers.   Ulrich heads up all aspects of product development at CAROL—from data science to software and hardware. Making him the perfect person to talk you through the science and technology behind CAROL's signature workout. CONTACT DETAILS Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Affiliate Disclaimer: Note this description contains affiliate links that allow you to find the items mentioned in this video and support the channel at no cost to you. While this channel may earn minimal sums when the viewer uses the links, the viewer is under no obligation to use these links. Thank you for supporting the show! Disclaimer: The High Performance Health Podcast is for general information purposes only and do not constitute the practice of professional or coaching advice and no client relationship is formed. The use of information on this podcast, or materials linked from this podcast is at the user's own risk. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for medical or other professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should seek the assistance of their medical doctor or other health care professional for before taking any steps to implement any of the items discussed in this podcast.

Boost Your Gut Health & Antioxidant Status this Autumn /Winter with Just Thrive Probiotic and Antioxidant - use code Angela20 to save 20% Angela invites you to a special Ask Me Anaything, where she dives into the critical role of cortisol in managing stress and enhancing performance, particularly for women navigating perimenopause and menopause. She addresses the science behind cortisol, its effects on energy levels, sleep, and metabolism, and offers practical strategies for managing cortisol levels through lifestyle adjustments, nutrition, and exercise. Angela also answers questions about optimising cognitive function and brain health, emphasising the importance of omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants, and hydration, and how to adjust workout routines for fat loss and muscle tone as we age, highlighting the significance of strength training and high-intensity interval training (HIIT). MAIN TAKEAWAYS Mitochondrial density and quality are crucial for energy levels, especially for women going through perimenopause, as reduced mitochondrial function can lead to lower energy. Elevated cortisol levels due to chronic stress can negatively impact performance, sleep, and metabolism. Managing cortisol through circadian alignment, nutrition, and stress-reducing practices is essential for overall health. Consuming omega-3 fatty acids, antioxidants (like blueberries), and B vitamins is vital for supporting cognitive function and reducing brain fog, particularly in women experiencing hormonal changes. Strength training and high-intensity interval training (HIIT) are effective for maintaining muscle mass and promoting fat loss as one ages. Progressive overload in strength training is key to stimulating muscle growth. IAdequate recovery is crucial to prevent overtraining and burnout. Incorporating rest days, proper nutrition, and hydration supports muscle recovery and overall well-being. BEST MOMENTS "During perimenopause, we see reduced mitochondrial density and number, which affects your energy."  "Circadian misalignment is implicated in 100% of mental health conditions."  "Regular, moderate exercise can lower baseline cortisol over time."  "Omega-3, particularly DHA, is essential for brain health and supports cognitive function."  "Strength training is absolutely going to be your friend here for maintaining muscle strength and metabolic health." VALUABLE RESOURCES Get a free snapshot of your health and personalised report at www.yourtotalhealthcheck.com Join The High Performance Health CommunityFree Fasting Guide - www.angelafosterperformance.com/fasting Join the High Performance Health Collective - https://angelafosterperformance.com/hph-collective/  Link to Study on Metabolic and Longevity Benefits of REHIT Podcast Exclusive Discount on Carol Bike with code ANGELA Body Bio Phosphatidylcholine - save 15% with code ANGELA-A Save 10% on Momentous Creapure Creatine Monohydrate by clicking here” ABOUT THE HOST Angela Foster is an award winning Nutritionist, Health & Performance Coach, Speaker and Host of the High Performance Health podcast. A former Corporate lawyer turned industry leader in biohacking and health optimisation for women, Angela has been featured in various media including Huff Post, Runners world, The Health Optimisation Summit, BrainTap, The Women's Biohacking Conference, Livestrong & Natural Health Magazine. Angela is the creator of BioSyncing®️ a blueprint for ambitious entrepreneurial women to biohack their health so they can 10X how they show up in their business and their family without burning out. Angela's BioSyncing®️ Blueprint is currently closed. Click here to get on the waitlist. The High Performance Health Podcast is a top rated global podcast. Each week, Angela brings you a new insight, biohack or high performance habit to help you unlock optimal health, longevity and higher performance. Hit the follow button to make sure you get notified each time Angela releases a new episode. CONTACT DETAILS Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Affiliate Disclaimer: Note this description contains affiliate links that allow you to find the items mentioned in this video and support the channel at no cost to you. While this channel may earn minimal sums when the viewer uses the links, the viewer is under no obligation to use these links. Thank you for supporting the show! Disclaimer: The High Performance Health Podcast is for general information purposes only and do not constitute the practice of professional or coaching advice and no client relationship is formed. The use of information on this podcast, or materials linked from this podcast is at the user's own risk. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for medical or other professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should seek the assistance of their medical doctor or other health care professional for before taking any steps to implement any of the items discussed in this podcast.

In this episode, Angela welcomes special guest Jay Alderton, former British Army soldier turned champion bodybuilder, coach, and author of Hard Stuff, Easy Life. Jay shares his journey from military life to mastering mindset and discipline, inspiring millions to face challenges head-on. Together, they explore innovative health solutions, mindset principles, and how to build resilience for lasting success. If you're looking for ways to optimise your wellbeing, reduce environmental stressors, and enhance your life through actionable health strategies, this episode is for you. MAIN TAKEAWAYS Discipline vs. Motivation: Jay explains how discipline, rather than motivation, drives long-term success by enabling consistent action, even on tough days. Mindful Practices: Integrating mindfulness into everyday activities can help reduce stress and enhance presence in both personal and professional life. Overcoming Hardships: Reflecting on past challenges (the “cookie jar” technique) provides perspective and builds confidence in tackling future difficulties. Self-Love and Health: Prioritizing your health and wellbeing allows you to show up better for others and achieve your goals with a clearer mindset.   TIMESTAMPS & KEY TOPICS  00:01 – Introduction to the episode and guest, Jay Alderton. 03:49 – Jay's background: from British Army to bodybuilding champion. 07:02 – How discipline creates freedom: Jay on the importance of consistent routines. 09:37 – The power of community and accountability in achieving fitness and health goals. 15:07 – Jay's morning routine for optimal health: Stretching, jiu-jitsu, cold plunges. 18:07 – The benefits of breathwork and cold therapy for mental clarity and resilience. 21:00 – Red light therapy for skin health and overall wellbeing. 26:40 – The importance of loving yourself and prioritizing your health first. 30:02 – Military lessons on responsibility, self-awareness, and learning from mistakes. 32:36 – Overcoming fear and anxiety by facing challenges head-on. 35:25 – Negative visualization: Embracing gratitude by imagining life without your loved ones. 39:43 – Visualization as a powerful tool for achieving long-term goals. 41:32 – Jay's “cookie jar” technique: Remembering past achievements to fuel current challenges. 44:14 – Building healthy habits for consistency and growth without sacrificing wellbeing. 47:25 – Where to find Jay's book Hard Stuff, Easy Life and connect with him online.   VALUABLE RESOURCES Get a free snapshot of your health and personalised report at www.yourtotalhealthcheck.com Join The High Performance Health CommunityFree Fasting Guide - www.angelafosterperformance.com/fasting Get 5 free travel packs and one year supply of Vitamin D with your first purchase of AG1 here Get your glow this Autumn / Winter with the Bon Charge Red Light Therapy Mask and enter code ANGELA20 to save 20%   ABOUT THE GUEST Jay Alderton is a retired British Army soldier turned champion bodybuilder and ‘personal coach who is committed to the belief that “transformation starts from the neck up”. With a staggering 1.1M TikTok followers and over half a million followers on Instagram (@jayalderton), Jay's platforms continue to rapidly amass support and positive sentiment from a community of like-minded individuals committed to transforming their lives by confronting life's obstacles and reaping the rewards. He has just published his first book Hard Stuff, Easy Life.   ABOUT THE HOST Angela Foster is an award winning Nutritionist, Health & Performance Coach, Speaker and Host of the High Performance Health podcast. A former Corporate lawyer turned industry leader in biohacking and health optimisation for women, Angela has been featured in various media including Huff Post, Runners world, The Health Optimisation Summit, BrainTap, The Women's Biohacking Conference, Livestrong & Natural Health Magazine. Angela is the creator of BioSyncing®️ a blueprint for ambitious entrepreneurial women to biohack their health so they can 10X how they show up in their business and their family without burning out. Angela's BioSyncing®️ Blueprint is currently closed. Click here to get on the waitlist. The High Performance Health Podcast is a top rated global podcast. Each week, Angela brings you a new insight, biohack or high performance habit to help you unlock optimal health, longevity and higher performance. Hit the follow button to make sure you get notified each time Angela releases a new episode.   ABOUT THE GUEST Peter A. Levine, Ph.D., is the renowned developer of Somatic Experiencing. He holds a doctorate in Medical and Biological Physics from the University of California at Berkeley and a doctorate in Psychology from International University. The recipient of four lifetime achievement awards, he is the author of several books, including Waking the Tiger, which has now been printed in 33 countries and has sold over a million copies. His latest book An Autobiography of Trauma: A Healing Journey was released earlier this year and has received widespread acclaim from both the media and readers.https://www.somaticexperiencing.com Social Media https://www.instagram.com/drpeteralevine/ https://www.instagram.com/somaticexperiencingint/ https://www.facebook.com/peteralevinephd https://www.facebook.com/somaticexperiencingint https://twitter.com/peteralevine https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-a-levine-34207430/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/somatic-experiencing-international/ https://www.youtube.com/@PeterALevine https://www.youtube.com/@somatics1 CONTACT DETAILS Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Affiliate Disclaimer: Note this description contains affiliate links that allow you to find the items mentioned in this video and support the channel at no cost to you. While this channel may earn minimal sums when the viewer uses the links, the viewer is under no obligation to use these links. Thank you for supporting the show! Disclaimer: The High Performance Health Podcast is for general information purposes only and do not constitute the practice of professional or coaching advice and no client relationship is formed. The use of information on this podcast, or materials linked from this podcast is at the user's own risk. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for medical or other professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should seek the assistance of their medical doctor or other health care professional for before taking any steps to implement any of the items discussed in this podcast.

Does your printing business offer headwear and accessories alongside garments? Do you want to ensure you're up to date on trends and new styles? Then this episode is for you! Molly is talking to Ashford Blake over at Beechfield Brands as he gives us an exclusive look at the new products releases for Autumn Winter 2024. From sports beanies to on trend styles and even childrens beanies. Beechfield have thought of everything! Tune in for this weeks episode to learn all about the new styles, how they're designed for easy heat print decoration and much more.Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/@StahlsUKShop Beechfield Brands: https://beechfield.com/

In this episode, Angela Foster is joined by Dr. Beth McDougall, a leading expert in functional and energy medicine, to dive into hormone health for women navigating perimenopause. They discuss how to identify hormone imbalances, when hormone therapy may be beneficial, and natural ways to support your wellbeing. Dr. McDougall also shares practical tips on biohacking, such as grounding, red light therapy, and harnessing sunlight for emotional and physical health. The conversation is packed with insights that are both science-backed and easy to apply for anyone looking to optimize their health and longevity.   MAIN TAKEAWAYS Identifying Hormonal Imbalance Symptoms: Recognise early signs of estrogen dominance, such as anxiety, fluid retention, and irregular periods. Biohacking in Perimenopause: Discover how red light therapy, sunlight exposure, and grounding can alleviate common perimenopausal symptoms and improve energy levels. Cycling Hormones Naturally: Learn when and how to use natural progesterone and other hormone therapies for individualised hormone support. Morning Routine for Energy: How to use biohacks like freshly roasted coffee and grounding exercises to set a positive tone for the day. Functional Medicine Approach: A holistic view of integrating functional medicine practices to balance hormones, boost immunity, and enhance overall wellbeing.   TIMESTAMPS & KEY TOPICS  00:00 – Introduction 00:05 – Understanding Estrogen Dominance 00:41 – Red Light Therapy Benefits 03:51 – Morning Biohacking Routine 06:00 – Grounding and Sunlight Exposure 09:15 – Individualised Hormone Therapy 12:05 – Managing Perimenopause with Natural Progesterone 14:55 – Call to Action & Closing Remarks   VALUABLE RESOURCES Get a free snapshot of your health and personalised report at www.yourtotalhealthcheck.com Join The High Performance Health CommunityFree Fasting Guide - www.angelafosterperformance.com/fasting  Get your glow this Autumn / Winter with the Bon Charge Red Light Therapy Mask and enter code ANGELA20 to save 20%   ABOUT THE HOST  Angela Foster is an award winning Nutritionist, Health & Performance Coach, Speaker and Host of the High Performance Health podcast. A former Corporate lawyer turned industry leader in biohacking and health optimisation for women, Angela has been featured in various media including Huff Post, Runners world, The Health Optimisation Summit, BrainTap, The Women's Biohacking Conference, Livestrong & Natural Health Magazine. Angela is the creator of BioSyncing®️ a blueprint for ambitious entrepreneurial women to biohack their health so they can 10X how they show up in their business and their family without burning out. Angela's BioSyncing®️ Blueprint is currently closed. Click here to get on the waitlist. The High Performance Health Podcast is a top rated global podcast. Each week, Angela brings you a new insight, biohack or high performance habit to help you unlock optimal health, longevity and higher performance. Hit the follow button to make sure you get notified each time Angela releases a new episode.   ABOUT THE GUEST Dr. Beth McDougall, MD, is a leading expert in functional and energy medicine with over 20 years of experience in the field. As the founder of The CLEAR Center of Health and co-founder of JYZEN, a cutting-edge wellness facility, Dr. McDougall specializes in a holistic approach to health, integrating conventional and alternative therapies. She is known for her innovative treatments that focus on the root causes of health imbalances, including hormonal issues, chronic disease, and stress management. Her passion lies in helping women navigate perimenopause and menopause through individualized hormone therapies and natural approaches that optimize both physical and emotional wellbeing. In this episode, she shares her insights on hormone health, biohacking techniques, and the latest advancements in holistic medicine.   CONNECT WITH ANGELA Instagram Facebook LinkedIn   Affiliate Disclaimer: Note this description contains affiliate links that allow you to find the items mentioned in this video and support the channel at no cost to you. While this channel may earn minimal sums when the viewer uses the links, the viewer is under no obligation to use these links. Thank you for supporting the show! Disclaimer: The High Performance Health Podcast is for general information purposes only and do not constitute the practice of professional or coaching advice and no client relationship is formed. The use of information on this podcast, or materials linked from this podcast is at the user's own risk. The content of this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for medical or other professional advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Users should seek the assistance of their medical doctor or other health care professional for before taking any steps to implement any of the items discussed in this podcast.

fWotD Episode 2714: The Birds (Alexander McQueen collection) Welcome to Featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia’s finest articles.The featured article for Wednesday, 9 October 2024 is The Birds (Alexander McQueen collection).The Birds (Spring/Summer 1995) is the fifth collection by British designer Alexander McQueen for his eponymous fashion house. The Birds was inspired by ornithology, the study of birds, and the 1963 Alfred Hitchcock film The Birds, for which it was named. Typically for McQueen in the early stages of his career, the collection centred around sharply tailored garments and emphasised female sexuality. McQueen had no financial backing, so the collection was created on a minimal budget.The runway show for The Birds was staged on 9 October 1994, during London Fashion Week. The venue was a warehouse in the London district of King's Cross best known for hosting raves. Like his previous professional shows, The Birds was styled with imagery of violence and death; some models were covered in tyre tracks and others wore white contact lenses. Corsetier Mr. Pearl appeared in a pencil skirt and tailored jacket.Reception was generally positive, although the extreme styling drew accusations of misogyny. Many of the people who worked on The Birds with McQueen would go on to become longtime collaborators. The success of the show allowed McQueen to secure the financial backing to stage his next show, Highland Rape (Autumn/Winter 1995), the collection which effectively made his name. Garments from The Birds appeared in both stagings of the retrospective exhibition Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty. Seán McGirr heavily referenced The Birds for Autumn/Winter 2024, his debut collection as creative director for the Alexander McQueen brand.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:04 UTC on Wednesday, 9 October 2024.For the full current version of the article, see The Birds (Alexander McQueen collection) on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm neural Brian.

Want to be coached by us? To learn more about the plans we offer visit www.fitfemaleproject.com or message us on instagram @fitfemaleproject.The colder months are here and in this episode we discuss the challenges of maintaining fitness and motivation during the darker seasons. We share insights on how to stay active, make healthier food choices, and stay on track during the winter season. Chapters00:00Introduction and Upcoming Coaching Plans01:37Staying Motivated in Winter08:40Comfort Food Choices for Winter18:28Finding Joy in the Winter Season

VALUABLE RESOURCES Boost Your Energy & Skin Health with red light therapy from Bon Charge and save 20% by entering code ANGELA at checkout Get 5 free travel packs and one year supply of Vitamin D with your first purchase of AG1 here Get a free snapshot of your health and personalised report at www.yourtotalhealthcheck.com Join The High Performance Health Community She Finds Flow: How to Use Sunlight & Exercise to Boost Mood & Vitality Welcome to She Finds Flow, a little solo content from me to help you start BioSyncinthis episode, Angela explores how to use light and exercise to enhance your health, energy, and mood. She breaks down simple, science-backed strategies to sync your daily routine with your body's natural rhythms, boosting hormonal balance, sleep quality, and overall performance. By understanding the role of morning sunlight, red light therapy, and optimally timed workouts, you'll learn how to build habits that keep you feeling your best throughout the year. Main Takeaways: Start Your Day with Morning Light:Morning sunlight stabilises your circadian rhythm, boosts mood, and helps regulate hormones. Aim for 5-10 minutes of exposure within an hour of waking, even on cloudy days. Use Red Light Therapy in Winter:Red light therapy is great for combating Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), enhancing energy production, and supporting skin health during darker months. Time Your Exercise for Maximum Impact:Low-intensity workouts in the morning improve energy and mood, while high-intensity training in the late afternoon leverages optimal body temperature and lowers injury risk. Get Midday Sun for Vitamin D:Spending 10-15 minutes outside around solar noon helps your body produce vitamin D, boosting immunity, mood, and bone health. Sunset for Better Sleep:Watching the sunset helps your body wind down by triggering melatonin production, promoting relaxation and preparing you for restful sleep. Exercise Outdoors When Possible:Outdoor workouts combine the benefits of UV and infrared light, enhancing muscle growth and recovery, while boosting mood and energy.   Timestamps & Key Topics: 00:05 - Introduction: From corporate lawyer to health coach 02:50 - The science of morning light and its impact on health 07:10 - Red light therapy for improving energy and reducing inflammation 10:02 - Incorporating light exposure into exercise routines 12:20 - Teaser: Ideal times for outdoor activity for circadian alignment 12:35 - Ideal times for outdoor activity to optimise health 15:20 - The impact of midday sun on vitamin D production 18:35 - Best times to exercise for peak performance 21:15 - Using sunset light to signal the end of the day 23:50 - Summary of daily routines to support natural rhythms 28:38 - Closing and final remarks ABOUT THE HOST Angela Foster is an award winning Nutritionist, Health & Performance Coach, Keynote Speaker and Host of the High Performance Health podcast. Angela recently won the award for Most Inspirational Health and Performance Coach 2024. A former Corporate lawyer turned industry leader in biohacking and health optimisation for women, Angela has been featured in various media including Huff Post, Runners world, Gaia TV, The Female Coaching Network, The Health Optimisation Summit, Biohacker Summit, Elevate, Dragonfly Live, The Women's Biohacking Conference, Livestrong & Natural Health Magazine. Angela is the creator of BioSyncing®️ a blueprint for ambitious entrepreneurial women to biohack their health so they can 10X how they show up in their business and their family without burning out. Angela's BioSyncing®️ Blueprint is currently closed. Click here to get on the waitlist. The High Performance Health Podcast is a top rated global podcast. Each week, Angela brings you a new insight, biohack or high performance habit to help you unlock optimal health, longevity and higher performance. Hit the follow button to make sure you get notified each time Angela releases a new episode. CONNECT WITH ANGELA Instagram Facebook LinkedIn

Join us as we dive into the world of unconventional outerwear just in time for autumn! In this episode, we explore the standout silhouettes from the latest runways, including single-piece front coats with underarm godets from Bottega Veneta, cropped trench coats from Chloé, and the rise of capes. We'll share construction tips, pattern hacks, and sustainable fabric choices to help you tackle these fall trends in your own outerwear projects.Full show notes: www.ThreadedTogetherPodcast.comGet our newsletter! https://threadedtogetherpodcast.com/monthly-newsletter/

fWotD Episode 2693: The Girl Who Lived in the Tree Welcome to Featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia’s finest articles.The featured article for Wednesday, 18 September 2024 is The Girl Who Lived in the Tree.The Girl Who Lived in the Tree is the thirty-second collection by British fashion designer Alexander McQueen, made for the Autumn/Winter 2008 season of his eponymous fashion house. The primary inspirations were British culture and national symbols, particularly the British monarchy, as well as the clothing of India during the British Raj. The collection was presented through the narrative of a fairy tale about a feral girl who lived in a tree before falling in love with a prince and descending to become a princess. The collection's runway show was staged on 29 February 2008 at the Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy in Paris. The round stage was dressed in black with a black backdrop, with a large artificial tree in the centre wrapped in dark grey silk; it was inspired by the artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude, who were known for wrapping buildings and landmarks in fabric. The presentation was divided into two phases to represent the girl's story; forty-two looks were presented in total, with twenty-three in the first half and nineteen in the second. In the first phase, the ensembles were all in black and white, with most looks having a slim, tailored silhouette. The clothing from the second half was richly coloured, with luxurious materials and embellishments, representing the girl's transformation into a princess. Critical response to The Girl Who Lived in the Tree was positive, and in retrospect it is regarded as one of McQueen's best collections. Academics have analysed its inspiration and styling through various lenses. The peacock headpiece by Philip Treacy and a dress with lace peacocks attracted particular critical attention and further analysis. Garments from the collection are held by various museums and have appeared in exhibitions such as the McQueen retrospective Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty. The 2015 semi-biographical play McQueen incorporates ideas from the collection's narrative.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:30 UTC on Wednesday, 18 September 2024.For the full current version of the article, see The Girl Who Lived in the Tree on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm neural Ruth.

Alice and Bethany chat through a few of the books they're excited about for the rest of the year, and ask their author and bookseller friends for more recommendations! Because of the way we have to record episodes in advance, at least one of the books is already out, so if any of them sound good to you, it may be possible to read them already rather than wait!

At the Rodin Museum Dior presents its latest collection against a décor comprised of mosaics by the New York-based feminist artist Faith Ringgold. At the Salle Pleyel, Stéphane Rolland celebrates the poetry of Jacques Prévert and Brassaï, while at the Palais de Tokyo Japanese couturier Yuima Nakazato works with Belgian choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui. Couture may officially be considered an applied art, rather than fine art, but it nonetheless has the power to elicit intense emotions.

Zoe & Georgia are answering all of your Autumn/Winter fashion questions as we enter the wardrobe changeover season.In the inbox today is: this seasons 'IT' shoe, the best place to buy jeans and why you need to replace your white t-shirts!A Selection Of Zoe & Georgia's Favourite Products:Boden Pink Metallic LoafersNA-KD Fashion White/Black Vests H&M Mary Jane Ballet Pumps Sweaty Betty Gym Leggings Listen by clicking ‘Play', subscribe or follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Acast, and please do rate and review to help others find the podcast.Find a new episode every Tuesday & Friday and in the meantime check out Made By Mammas on Instagram: @madebymammas.Made By Mammas®, this has been an Insanity Studios production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

There have been plenty of suggestions that a General Election could be heading our way around October/November time. Fine Gael has set a deadline of September 22nd for candidate selection, further fuelling speculation of an election in either October or November. To give their take on the possibility of an autumn/winter general election, Alan Morrissey was joined by Tony Killeen, Former Fianna Fáil Minister of Defence and by Madeline Taylor Quinn, Former Clare Fine Gael TD and Senator.

It is possible to turn your love of fashion into a full-time career as a content creator. Host and professional makeup artist Jaleesa Jaikaran sits with New York City-based content creator Tahira Foster to discuss Tahira's journey into content creation, her love for fashion, insights on upcoming trends for Autumn/Winter 2024, and her favorite beauty products. Tune in for inspiring advice and practical tips on balancing creativity and career.   Tahira is a New York City based content creator. With a following of over 150,000 followers combined across all her social media platforms. Tahira's content focuses on beauty, fashion and entertainment . Addition to her work as a content creator she has also worked as a fashion industry professional for over 15 years in multiple aspects from merchandising, production & wardrobe styling.   JALEESA'S INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/jaleesajaikaran/ THE LIFE OF A MAKEUP ARTIST INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thelifeofamakeupartist/ TAHIRA'S INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/iamtahira

fWotD Episode 2574: Oyster dress Welcome to featured Wiki of the Day where we read the summary of the featured Wikipedia article every day.The featured article for Wednesday, 22 May 2024 is Oyster dress.The oyster dress is a high fashion gown created by British fashion designer Alexander McQueen for his Spring/Summer 2003 collection Irere. McQueen's design is a one-shouldered dress in bias-cut beige silk chiffon with a boned upper body and a full-length skirt consisting of hundreds of individual circles of organza sewn in dense layers to the base fabric, resembling an oyster shell. According to McQueen, the gown took a month's work for three people, who cut and assembled all the pieces individually. In addition to the original beige dress, a version with a red bodice and the ruffled skirt in rainbow colours was also created. The beige and red versions appeared in the Irere runway show, and were photographed for magazines to promote the collection.The dress originated as a reinterpretation of the "shellfish dress" designed by John Galliano in 1987, which McQueen had long admired and sought to emulate. Contemporary critical response to McQueen's oyster dress was positive. It has become known as the most significant design from Irere, and is considered an iconic piece of McQueen's work, surpassing the famed Galliano original. Only two copies are known to exist, one held by the Metropolitan Museum of Art (the Met) in New York City and one by media personality Kim Kardashian. The Met's copy has appeared in several exhibitions, particularly the retrospective Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty. McQueen returned to the oyster dress concept several times over his career, most prominently in his Autumn/Winter 2006 collection The Widows of Culloden.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 00:30 UTC on Wednesday, 22 May 2024.For the full current version of the article, see Oyster dress on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm Kimberly Neural.

Can fashion transform reality, or is it more a question of how the real world influences fashion? Dior's response lies in a deeply feminist collection, inspired by the Swinging Sixties, when Marc Bohan was at the helm of the label. South African brand Maxhosa resurrects ancient Xhosa motifs. Mossi, through his clothes and fashion school in the eastern Paris suburbs, hopes to give disenfranchised young people a dream to aim for. All are searching for the holy grail: fashion that's both beautiful and meaningful.

At the campus of the French Fashion Institute, 27 design students from 13 different countries are gearing up to present their year's work before a highly influential audience. The stakes are high: these students are poised to compete with fellow graduates from the prestigious Central Saint Martins school in London. But there's no denying that France still plays an outsized role on the international stage when it comes to fashion, as evidenced by the likes of designers Weinsanto, Pressiat and Alain Paul. FRANCE 24 went to check out their ready-to-wear shows.

Stella McCartney, Marine Serre and Lilia Litkovska are three designers united in their belief that fashion, a notoriously polluting industry that often encourages excessive consumption, can itself be part of the solution. Through their latest ready-to-wear collections for next autumn and winter they showcase more sustainable modes of production, and advocate for fashion that has both style and heart. FRANCE 24 went to check out their Paris shows.

This fashion month was all about looking ahead. At several major brands, newly-appointed creative directors ushered in a new era, including Seán McGirr at Alexander McQueen, Adrian Appiolaza at Moschino and Chemena Kamali at Chloé. But beyond the creative director premieres, recurring motifs of technology and the pared down everyday reflected the current state of the world — and what's to come. “Early on, I detected this rather peculiar strain of sci-fi,” says Tim Blanks, BoF's editor-at-large. “There is that incipient sense of apocalypse lurking and I think if you step back and take a really long view of what was happening, you could feel that kind of anxiety,” says Tim Blanks, BoF's editor-at-large. Following the conclusion of the Autumn/Winter 2024 shows, Blanks sits down with BoF founder and editor-in-chief Imran Amed to discuss the highlights of fashion month.Key InsightsAt Louis Vuitton, Phillippe Parreno's immersive set design and Nicolas Ghesquière's futuristic garments left lasting impressions. “There was a lot of white and a lot of reflection, a lot of shiny stuff. They could have been heading off to a space station. And the sound was insane. The sound makes you want to go home and open a nightclub in your living room,” says Blanks. Undercover's Jun Takahashi featured a poem about a single mother raising her eight year old child, written by German filmmaker and playwright Wim Wenders. “Every detail is just so beautiful and evocative and then Jun Takahashi showed the collection to go with that; everyday clothes, but completely transmogrified by his insane ingenuity,” recalls Blanks. At Alexander McQueen, Seán McGirr's first show displayed his energetic direction for the house following Sarah Burton's departure. “I think that as a creative director debuting at a house, it's much harder to create new energy than it is to create merchandisable clothes. And I think that's what he succeeded in doing; he created a new energy around that brand,” says Amed.Following the sudden passing of David Renne, Moschino welcomed new creative director Adrian Appiolaza, who looked to the roots of the brand for his first show. “If you detail Franco Moschino's iconography, Adrian Appiolaza went down the list and ticked every box. I think that that was probably the most joyful show of the whole season. … I think he celebrated the work of [Franco Moschino], in such a way that I'm really looking forward to seeing what he does next,” says Blanks. At Chloé, Chemena Kamali's charisma shone through on the runway. “You could see her really embodying the new Chloé and being that kind of ambassador for Chloé in a way that maybe some of the more recent creative directors never were really able to do,” says Amed.Additional resources:Paris Fashion Week Says ‘So Long, Farewell' With Chanel, Miu Miu and Louis VuittonImran Amed and Tim Blanks Go Backstage at Milan Fashion WeekBackstage Pass | Rick Owens' Life Mission: Inclusion Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode features Francesco Risso, artistic director of Marni, and musician Devonté Hynes, widely known as Blood Orange, who has been creating original soundtracks for Marni's fashion shows since 2021. Francesco Risso, who arrived at Marni in 2016, previously worked for Anna Molinari at Blumarine before joining Prada in 2008. His approach evokes a sense of playfulness, putting culture, community, and creativity at the brand's heart centre. Dev Hynes is a cultural fixture, scoring movie soundtracks for the likes of Luca Guadagnino and Paul Schrader, previously collaborating with Virgil Abloh for his shows at Louis Vuitton, and starring in Loewe's Autumn-Winter 2023 campaign shot by Juergen Teller. After collaborating on shows in New York and Tokyo, and Milan, we speak to Francesco and Dev, days ahead of the Marni Spring Summer 2024 show taking place at Karl Lagerfeld's house in Rue de l'Université, in Paris.System Magazine YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCla5G_aZ6T9t_nOguH9miKQSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matthieu Blazy has been a quiet but powerful force in the fashion industry for years, having worked under powerhouse designers like Raf Simons and Phoebe Philo. But in 2021, he earned that status on his own when he was named the creative director of Bottega Veneta. Since then, he's developed a reputation for pushing creative boundaries; BoF editors named his carnivalesque Autumn/Winter 2023 collection, which featured tank tops and jeans made of leather, as their favourite show of the season. “I was very interested in this idea of boring clothes. How can we push it so it really becomes something precious and luxurious?” Blazy says.This week on The BoF Podcast, Blazy sits down with BoF editor-at-large Tim Blanks at BoF VOICES 2023, where he opened up about his creative processes and work at Bottega Veneta. Key insights:For Blazy, collaboration and a close connection with his teams are paramount for creativity. Before taking the creative helm of Bottega Veneta, Blazy spent four years at Maison Martin Margiela. “The way I work with the team is quite emotional. … When I arrived at Margiela I took my office out of the studio and I put it inside the atelier. It was nice because it was not just me thinking on my own. We were actually making it together,” he shares.Whilst Blazy recognises the power of technology in fashion, at Bottega Veneta, he still puts the emphasis on craftsmanship first. “When you make something by hand, it will always have a little mistake, which is not a mistake, which is part of the process. … so when you go to the store, you won't find twice the same product. You have the idea of a theory, of course, but it's never the same. One artisan cannot finish the work of another artisan.”As a global brand, Blazy hopes customers around the world will be able to see themselves in Bottega Veneta under his creative direction. “Fundamentally I want [global customers] to also find something where they also recognize themselves in the story that is not just Italian.” Additional resources: Who Is Matthieu Blazy, Bottega Veneta's New Creative Director?Bottega Veneta: Everything Old Is New AgainBottega Veneta's Everything, Everywhere Essence Strikes Fashion Gold Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The typical advice investors are given is that the fall-winter season is a great time to buy real estate. The narrative goes like this:  Families are done house hunting for the season because they don't want to disrupt the school year. The homes that didn't sell during peak season are likely to be discounted by increasingly nervous sellers.  Shrewd investors can get great deals on real estate.  Does this seasonal pattern really still apply to the current housing market?  If we dig a little deeper into what's really going on with the post-pandemic real estate market, we'll see that things have changed. Autumn and winter 2023 will look different for investors for a number of reasons, and this change is likely to be long-lasting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Autumn signals the slow descent into slumber for another year - but not before the fireworks of the late flowering perennials, exotics and bulbs, the harvest of the last of the beautiful summer veg and finally the firework bank of the tree's as they turn there annual colours of orange, reds and yellows. Its time to switch up the usual gardening to get on with some bigger jobs and also dust off the longer trousers, thermals and the rain coat as moisture levels increase and the temperatures go down. Autumn is always a time for both reflection and planning as the previous growing season and next collide in the Head Gardeners mind - so join Lucy and Saul every week as they bring you more tales from their gardening lives!Never mind Autumn - Winter is here! (And apologies, because it's Lucy's fault - and NOT Tomasz Schafernaker's - if you're experiencing dank, mild conditions this week.) With the drop in temperatures comes a switching of seasons, so Saul and Lucy look this week at what can be achieved in their gardens. Actually, it's quite a lot! So, whether you want to thwart weeds, knock pests on the head, renovate your compost heap, check in on your pelargoniums, cut back your tender plants, or sit by the fireside with a tempting seed catalogue, there's still plenty to be completed on the plot. And if you do stumble across an impressively long iris rhizome, you know who to tell...Instagram Links:Lucy headgardenerlcTwitter links:Saul @GardeningSaulIntro and Outro music from https://filmmusic.io"Fireflies and Stardust" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4Support the show

Contributor: Travis Barlock MD Educational Pearls: Common sedatives used in the Emergency Department and a few pearls for each. Propofol Type: Non-barbiturate sedative hypnotic agonizing GABA receptors. Benefit: Quick on and quick off (duration of action is approximately 2-7 minutes), helpful for suspected neurologic injury so the patient can wake up and be re-evaluated. Also has the benefit of reducing intracranial pressure (ICP). Downsides: Hypotension, bradycardia, respiratory depression. What should you do if a patient is getting hypotensive on propofol? Do not stop the propofol. Start pressors. May have to reduce the propofol dose if delay in pressors. Dexmedetomidine (Precedex) Type: Alpha 2 agonist - causes central sedation Uses: Patients are more alert and responsive and therefore can be on BiPAP instead of being intubated. Does not cause respiratory depression. Downsides: Hypotension and Bradycardia. Caution in using this for head injuries, its side effects can mask the Cushing reflex and make it more difficult to spot acute elevations in ICP and uncal herniation. Ketamine Type: NMDA antagonist and dissociative anesthetic, among other mechanisms. Benefits: Quick Onset (but slower than propofol). Does not cause hypotension, but can even increase HR and BP (Thought to potentially cause hypotension if patient is catecholamine-depleted (ie. sepsis, delayed trauma)). Dosing ketamine can be challenging. Typically low doses (0.1-0.3mg/kg (max ~30mg)) can give good pain relief. Higher doses (for intubation/procedural sedation) are generally thought to have a higher risk of dissociation. Downsides: Emergence reactions which include hallucinations, vivid dreams, and agitation. Increased secretions. Benzos Type: GABA agonists. Benefits: Seizure, alcohol withdrawal, agitation due to toxic overdoses.  Push doses are useful because doses can stack. Longer half-life than propofol.   Downsides: Respiratory depression. Longer half-life can make neuro assessments difficult to complete. Etomidate MOA: Displaces endogenous GABA inhibitors. Useful as a one-time dose for quick procedures (cardioversion, intubation). Often drug of choice for intubation since it is thought to have no hemodynamic effects.  Downsides; If used without paralytic - myoclonus. Though to have some adrenal suppression. Fentanyl Type: Opioid analgesic. Not traditional sedative. Benefits: There are many instances in emergency medicine in which sedation can be avoided by prioritizing proper analgesia. Fentanyl can even be used to maintain intubated patients without needing to keep them constantly sedated. Downsides: Respiratory depression. Patients may have tolerance. References Chawla N, Boateng A, Deshpande R. Procedural sedation in the ICU and emergency department. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2017 Aug;30(4):507-512. doi: 10.1097/ACO.0000000000000487. PMID: 28562388. Keating GM. Dexmedetomidine: A Review of Its Use for Sedation in the Intensive Care Setting. Drugs. 2015 Jul;75(10):1119-30. doi: 10.1007/s40265-015-0419-5. PMID: 26063213. Lundström S, Twycross R, Mihalyo M, Wilcock A. Propofol. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2010 Sep;40(3):466-70. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2010.07.001. PMID: 20816571. Matchett G, Gasanova I, Riccio CA, Nasir D, Sunna MC, Bravenec BJ, Azizad O, Farrell B, Minhajuddin A, Stewart JW, Liang LW, Moon TS, Fox PE, Ebeling CG, Smith MN, Trousdale D, Ogunnaike BO; EvK Clinical Trial Collaborators. Etomidate versus ketamine for emergency endotracheal intubation: a randomized clinical trial. Intensive Care Med. 2022 Jan;48(1):78-91. doi: 10.1007/s00134-021-06577-x. Epub 2021 Dec 14. PMID: 34904190. Mihaljević S, Pavlović M, Reiner K, Ćaćić M. Therapeutic Mechanisms of Ketamine. Psychiatr Danub. 2020 Autumn-Winter;32(3-4):325-333. doi: 10.24869/psyd.2020.325. PMID: 33370729. Nakauchi C, Miyata M, Kamino S, Funato Y, Manabe M, Kojima A, Kawai Y, Uchida H, Fujino M, Boda H. Dexmedetomidine versus fentanyl for sedation in extremely preterm infants. Pediatr Int. 2023 Jan-Dec;65(1):e15581. doi: 10.1111/ped.15581. PMID: 37428855. Summarized by Jeffrey Olson MS2 | Edited by Jorge Chalit, OMSII  

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There was no way we could squeeze all of that goodness into one episode ...Zoe & Georgia are back answering all of your fashion, beauty and everything in between questions.A Selection Of Zoe & Georgia's Favourite Products:Waterproof Jackets: Rains, M&S Stormwear.Make Up: Skin Tint and Cream Blusher from Bobbi Brown, NYX Cream Blusher, Maybelline Colossal Big Shot Mascara, Maybelline Lip Lifter Gloss (in Moon), Beauty Pie, Cream Blush & Cream Bronzer Stick from MERIT, ICONIC London Illuminator.Straight Jeans: & Other Stories, New Look, ARKET, Raye.Sweatshirts: Another Day, Peckham Supply, Unite, H&M, Hush.Boots: Rosetta Kitten Heel from Asos, Zara, H&M.Trousers: River Island's Cargo Trousers.Winter Maternity Wear: Beyond Nine, H&M.Tracksuits: New Look, F&F, Varley.T-Shirts: COS, ARKET.Cashmere Jumpers: ARKET, M&S. Leather Trousers: River Island.Blazers: H&M, Boden, Anine Bing, ARKET.Satin Skirt: New Look, M&S.Coats: TU, F&F, M&S, New Look, Primark.Listen by clicking ‘Play', subscribe or follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Acast, and please do rate and review to help others find the podcast.Find a new episode every Tuesday & Friday and in the meantime check out Made By Mammas on Instagram: @madebymammas.Made By Mammas®, this has been an Insanity Studios production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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It's officially sweater weather! Let's go!Zoe & Georgia answer all your Autumn Winter Fashion questions!A Selection Of Zoe & Georgia's Favourite Products:Black Leggings: ASOS, Topshop, Warehouse, John Lewis, M&S.Christmas Day Outfit: Fresha London, Ro&Zo, Whistles, Never Fully Dressed, H&M.Boots: Biker Boots from ASOS, Air & Grace, New York.Boots: Cowboy Boots from River Island.Blazers: NA-KD, The Frankie Shop, Aligne, H&M, Mango, River Island, Sisterhood.High-Waisted Pants: NET-A-PORTER, SKIMS.Nice Dinner Shoes: River Island.Paris Fashion Trip Inspiration: River Island.School Run Looks: Varley, Adanola, Sweaty Betty, WAT THE BRAND, New Look activewear.Cardigans: Zara, Dancing Leopard, Olivia Rubin, Vinted, Depop, Never Fully ressed,Satin Skirt: Mint Velvet. Christmas Jumpers: NEXT, Lyla and Leche.Listen by clicking ‘Play', subscribe or follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and Acast, and please do rate and review to help others find the podcast.Find a new episode every Tuesday & Friday and in the meantime check out Made By Mammas on Instagram: @madebymammas.Made By Mammas®, this has been an Insanity Studios production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Charlotte Collins is joined by Lu Hough, Polly Sayer & stylist Ebony Francis for a live podcast special in partnership with Russell & Bromley. Together the four discuss how they plan to transition their wardrobes for autumn/winter, the footwear to invest in right now & styling tips for the season ahead. Sign Up to The FREE SheerLuxe Daily Email: https://sheerluxe.com/signupFollow Us On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sheerluxe/?hl=enIn partnership with Russell & Bromley | https://www.russellandbromley.co.uk/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Here's a story of two people. One is doing their heartwork. One isn't. And my 10 year old could tell the difference. In this episode I outline how, and why that might be a problem for us. I encourage you to bring more consciousness to your heartwork and invite you to register your interest in our Heartworkers group programme starting in Autumn/Winter by simply sending the work HEARTWORK via DM to @alwaysbetterthanyesterdayuk or emailing ryan@abty.co.uk

Stephanie Nosco joins Mason for another instalment of our Five Element seasonal series. Today we're exploring the Earth Element and Yi; the Spirit of the Spleen. In this insightful conversation Stephanie shares the simple lifestyle measures we can take to nourish our Earth Element and allow our Yi to express freely. The Spleen/Earth Element corresponds to the practical magic of our daily toil, when harnessed with intention and care, this is the energy that allows us to anchor our visions and materialise them into tangible form. Yi is at the centre of this manifestation process. Yi is intercepting medium between what is of the heavens (Yang) and what is of the earth (Yin). Yi enables us the ability to reduce our projects into achievable bite sized tasks, think the methodical magic of a well written to do list. In relation to the seasonal cycle, Yi and the Earth Element are connected to Late Summer, the period that follows the Yang of Spring/Summer and precedes the descent into the Yin of Autumn/Winter.  This energy is characterised by digestion; whether that be on the physical, mental, emotional or spiritual planes. Yi governs intellect and applied thinking; processes that allow us to make sense of our experience through the organisation of thoughts and feelings. Yi is heavily interconnected with the Shen (cognition and clear thinking) and Hun (higher vision/planning), when all 3 are working in harmony we are more equipped to live our lives on purpose, devoting the chop/wood carry water of our daily actions to the embodiment of our destiny, and the establishment of a legacy that will exist beyond our physical form.   Mason and Stephanie discuss: - Yi, the Spirit of the Spleen. - Moving Earth; using the Five Elements to create bonds and boundaries. - Writing a to do list as a spiritual act.  - Pacifying overwhelm with celebration. - Bringing dreams into fruition and the energy or I vs we; individuation vs unity. - Navigating the upper, middle and lower worlds with Wu Shen. - Devotion and legacy; the relationship between the Fire and Earth elements. - Using Spleen energy to bring yourself back into centre. - The diaphragm; embodying Heaven on Earth through breath. - Rumination, knotted Qi and Damp Spleen. - Consumerism and Spleen imbalances. - Lifestyle tips to consider when working to nourish the Spleen/Earth Element.   Resource Guide Guest Nosco Yoga Stephanie's Instagram Stephanie's Facebook Yin Yoga Teacher Training  Stephanie's YouTube channel   Mentioned In This Episode Mantak Chia Lorie Dechar   Relevant Podcasts Shen, The Heart Compass and Fire Element with Stephanie Nosco (EP#185) The Wu Shen and Alchemy Vs Ascension with Stephanie Nosco (EP#123) Calm Mind, Joyful Spirit: The SHEN blend with Mason and Tahnee (EP#91) How To Eat In Spleen Season with Kimberly Ashton (EP#151) Check Out The Transcript Below https://www.superfeast.com.au/blogs/articles/yi-spirit-stephanie-nosco-ep-186  

Well, it's been a while but we're back to talk fashion. So much has changed since the last time (in 2020) we talked fashion shows here on the pod. In this 2 hour conversation we first touch on fashion gossip from Pharrell at Louis Vuitton, Balenciaga, the future of the magazine industry, and just how the creative direction of the industry as a whole has radically changed. Me and Jai talk our highlights of various Autumn/Winter 23 collections. Including Rick Owens, Dries Van Noten, Prada, GCDS, Proenza Schouler, Rodarte, Off-White, Simone Rocha, Loewe, and more... ----Get OVER 90 BONUS episodes on 90s TV and culture (Freaks & Geeks, My So Called Life, Buffy, 90s culture documentaries, and more...) and to support the show! Sign up on Patreon! Hosts: Lauren @lauren_melanie & Jai @jai_stylefactoryFollow Fashion Grunge PodcastInstagram @fashiongrungepodTwitter @fgrungepodLetterboxd Fashion Grunge PodcastTikTok @fashiongrungepod

Tim Blanks and Imran Amed discuss the highlights of the Autumn/Winter 2023 collections, including Daniel Lee's debut at Burberry, a transitional show at Gucci and Balenciaga's first brand statement in the wake of the advertising scandal.Background:This season was a “restart” for the global fashion industry, says Imran Amed, BoF's founder and editor-in-chief. The Autumn/Winter 2023 collections felt like the first return to normal after the pandemic — especially as Chinese fashion professionals were finally able to return to runway shows following extended Covid-related lockdowns that limited their international travel. A number of fashion's biggest brands used their shows as a way to start a new path. Burberry rolled out its first collection under its new creative director Daniel Lee, while Gucci unveiled its first collection since the departure of Alessandro Michele. At Balenciaga, Demna returned to a more subdued approach after the brand fell under intense criticism at the end of last year after it was accused of sexualising children in an ad campaign.But overall, fashion was still fixated on navigating all the uncertainty that prevails in the world, economic and otherwise. “If there's one thing we learned over the last few years — it's that anything can happen,” says Amed. “Everyone was preparing for the unknown, the uncertain.” Key Insights: Over the course of the season, designers, editors and enthusiasts were talking about how the purpose of fashion has evolved. “It wasn't just brands, it was individual designers who were processing what they're doing and what they need to do, because obviously the future looms very dark and very uncertain,” says Blanks.Gucci is in a transitional moment, with new creative director Sabato De Sarno's vision for the brand still to be unveiled. The brand's first post-Alessandro Michele show was all over the place, according to BoF editor-at-large Tim Blanks. “It was chaos, but enjoyable chaos,” says Blanks. Daniel Lee put a strong emphasis on Britishness for his Burberry debut. Meanwhile, Matthieu Blazy's Bottega Veneta show was a cohesive parade of clothes that doubled down on craft and storytelling, says Blanks. Diesel's Glenn Martins is solidifying himself as a designer to watch with his work in today's vernacular of denim and celebratory sexuality. “It's a mark of genius, what he manages to do with things that are really familiar — that alchemy of fashion,” says Blanks. Martins put a mountain of 200,000 condoms at the middle of his runway. In his first collection since the brand came under fire for its controversial advertisements, Demna — known for his ironic stunts — focused on the clothes, a nod to the label's founder Cristóbal Balenciaga. Additional Resources:Top 10 Shows of the Season: BoF's editors pick the top ten shows of the Autumn/Winter 2023 season.At Paris Fashion Week, Less Was More: In an age of clickbait fashion, it was acts of reduction that, paradoxically, stood out most, reports Angelo Flaccavento.Want more from BoF? Subscribe to our daily newsletter here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

General: Murder In Old Bombay. Captain Jim and Lady Diana Mysteries Book One. From Macmillan books. https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250269546/murderinoldbombay And on audio https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Murder-in-Old-Bombay-Audiobook/1250775043?qid=1673616961&sr=1-2&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_2&pf_rd_p=c6e316b8-14da-418d-8f91-b3cad83c5183&pf_rd_r=YJ45A8E0Q4ZC1DX4Y7RN&pageLoadId=5U11lQEHJx2bK4W0&creativeId=41e85e98-10b8-40e2-907d-6b663f04a42d Peril At the Exposition. Captain Jim and Lady Diana Mysteries Book Two. From MacMillan books https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250855046/perilattheexposition And on audio https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Peril-at-the-Exposition-Audiobook/B09GC69JCB?qid=1673616961&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=c6e316b8-14da-418d-8f91-b3cad83c5183&pf_rd_r=YJ45A8E0Q4ZC1DX4Y7RN&pageLoadId=5U11lQEHJx2bK4W0&creativeId=41e85e98-10b8-40e2-907d-6b663f04a42dhttps://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250855060 The Spanish Diplomat's Secret. Book Three in the series, to be released later this year: https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250855060 Nev March's website: https://nevmarch.com/ Follow: Follow Nev on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nevmarch On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NevMarch/ References: Nev's previous appearance on the podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/116-nev-march-murder-in-old-bombay/id1417717946?i=1000548023723 The Chicago World's Fair legacy site https://worldsfairchicago1893.com/ John Mullan's book on Dickens https://www.bloomsbury.com/us/artful-dickens-9781408866818/ John Mullan's interview with Iona https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/136-john-mullan/id1417717946?i=1000587632804 Vaseem Khan's website and books can be found at https://vaseemkhan.com/ Time stamps: 1.01 Opening and introductions. 2.25 The Chicago World's Fair 1893 as a setting for the novel. Nev describes how the events provide a background for the beginnings of the political polarization that we see today. 6.00 Iona alludes to the influences of writers such as Dickens and Wilkie Collins on the novels with additional reference to John Mullan's work on Dickens. 14.08 Iona reads an excerpt from the book. 21.22 The real-life events featured in the book. The plight of poor and immigrant workers at the time and the complex morality of their employers in a precarious financial market. The way in which current situations across the world and within the USA itself are reflected in the challenges faced by the protagonists in the novel. 28.40 The immigrant experience in real life and for the protagonists, Diana and Jim. 32.55 Identity and belonging as separate. How the character Jim's maturity is evident in this second novel when compared to the first. 44.06 Iona reads another passage. 47.51 Nev discusses her desire to portray Diana and Jim's sex life through a historically accurate lens. The dangers of childbirth for women, both historically and in present day America and across the world. 57.20 How ahistorical representations of sexual relationships in novels and media produced today can be jarring. The way in which Jim's background and experience as an illegitimate child informs his behavior around sex and demonstrates his moral character. 1.02.20 Nev's third book of the series, The Spanish Diplomat's Secret, will be released in Autumn / Winter 2023. This time, the couple will be on board a liner sailing across the Atlantic towards Liverpool. 1.07.02 Nev gives some advice for budding writers including reading a variety of genres and using lists to free up brain space, allowing room for joy in writing. 1.10.37 Final reading from Iona. 1.12.18 Thanks and outro.

Sign up for Intelligence Squared Premium here: https://iq2premium.supercast.com/ for ad-free listening, bonus content, early access and much more. See below for details. In the fashion industry there used to be two seasons a year: Spring/Summer and Autumn/Winter, but today fast fashion companies produce up to 52 micro-seasons a year. Changing the clothes in their stores every week to keep customers coming back, and purchasing more and more. Today on the podcast we're asking what's the real price we're all paying for the global clothing industry? And we are joined by Maxine Bédat - former lawyer, fashion industry entrepreneur, and author of Unraveled: The Life and Death of a Garment. Our host for today is Rosamund Urwin, media editor of The Sunday Times. … We are incredibly grateful for your support. To become an Intelligence Squared Premium subscriber, follow the link: https://iq2premium.supercast.com/  Here's a reminder of the benefits you'll receive as a subscriber: Ad-free listening, because we know some of you would prefer to listen without interruption  One early episode per week Two bonus episodes per month A 25% discount on IQ2+, our exciting streaming service, where you can watch and take part in events live at home and enjoy watching past events on demand and without ads  A 15% discount and priority access to live, in-person events in London, so you won't miss out on tickets Our premium monthly newsletter  Intelligence Squared Merch Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices