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Ipso facto – Latin for “by that very fact or act” – means “as an inevitable result.” It’s usually used where a conclusion can be drawn from one fact, even where other facts could contribute to it. As I used it above, “There are statements that, though ipso facto absurd, are not questioned because of political pressure.”
Eating for Longevity
My friend BS came by the other night to see how I was doing. The conversation turned to our mutual health scares and what he has been doing since he had his own near-death event. One thing he’s doing is paying attention to what he eats.
BS is a big reader, and he’s read many of the best-known writers on longevity. He recommended Peter Attia to me – someone I’d never heard of – so, I took a look.
This is the first Peter Attia video I watched. I like his tone of voice and the way he explains his ideas. I also like the way he thinks about the effect of food on the health of the body – with what I’d call zero-based thinking.
Check it out here.
The Outfit
Released in theaters (US) March 18, 2022
Written and directed by Graham Moore
Starring Mark Rylance, Zoey Deutch, and Johnny Flynn
Available on various streaming services, including Amazon Prime
The Outfit is a good, solid, crime drama. Well worth the 106 minutes of your time it will take to watch it. I call it a crime drama, but that’s not exactly right. It involves crime and criminals. And there is murder. Two murders. But it doesn’t feel like Goodfellas or Reservoir Dogs or Serpico. In fact, it feels more like a stage play than a film. It takes place almost entirely in one location. It is heavy on dialogue. And the tension of the plot relies strongly on the performances.
And that what makes The Outfit worth recommending. The performances are both good and very good. Top honors go to Mark Rylance as an English tailor with a shop in a Chicago neighborhood run by Irish mobsters. The action is a steady crescendo from mundane to tense to violent, intermixed with an evolving psychological story that ties everything together in the end.
Critical Reception
* “Rylance can hang another immaculate screen performance in the wardrobe.” (Danny Leigh, Financial Times)
* “The pleasures of writer-director Graham Moore’s intimate little crime thriller The Outfit sneak up on you with the same glissando shiver that you feel when you slip on a silk-lined coat.” (Stephanie Zacharek, TIME Magazine)
* “Movies rarely come as chic as The Outfit, a thrifty, continually unpredictable whodunit, fashioned with the same meticulousness found in the bones of a deceptively simple suit.” (Tomris Laffly, RogerEbert.com)
* “A literate and thrilling gangster picture that brings a fresh touch to a well-worn genre.” (Pete Hammond, Deadline Hollywood)
You can watch the trailer here.
“I’m thrilled your surgery went well! Awesome goals you have and excited to see you pursue them with your newfound health!” – HG
“Happy to know you are doing well – and happier to note the power of your writing is as impactful as ever!” – AD
“Delighted you are back doing projects you care about.” – RG
Remember this one?
From SC, a high-school friend, who says, “Not sure there has ever been a music video that got me ‘jumping’ more than this one.”
It’s the Pointer Sisters singing Jump, their biggest hit, nominated for a Grammy for Best Pop Performance in 1983. What I like about it is how innocent it feels. Was our culture ever that wholesome?
Watch it here.