{"id":190768,"date":"2025-09-19T10:55:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T15:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=190768"},"modified":"2025-09-19T13:21:44","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T18:21:44","slug":"odds-ends-september-19-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.artofmanliness.com\/odds-ends\/odds-ends-september-19-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Odds &#038; Ends: September 19, 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-174635\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Odds-and-Ends-header-v3.1.jpg\" alt=\"A vintage metal box labeled &quot;Odds &amp; Ends&quot; with a blurred background, photographed on April 14, 2023.\" width=\"650\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Odds-and-Ends-header-v3.1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Odds-and-Ends-header-v3.1-372x230.jpg 372w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Odds-and-Ends-header-v3.1-320x197.jpg 320w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Odds-and-Ends-header-v3.1-640x394.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3KamCxF\"><strong><em>Winchester &#8217;73.<\/em><\/strong><\/a> After years of knowing James Stewart primarily for <em data-start=\"211\" data-end=\"234\">It&#8217;s a Wonderful Life<\/em> and Hitchcock thrillers, I finally dove into his Western work with this 1950 gem directed by Anthony Mann. Stewart trades his aw-shucks everyman persona for something grittier as Lin McAdam, a man on the hunt for his stolen Winchester &#8217;73 rifle. The film follows McAdam\u2019s pursuit as the rifle changes hands across the Old West, linking together a cast of characters whose fates intertwine in unexpected ways. The ending delivers an awesomely unexpected twist. If you\u2019ve only known Jimmy Stewart as George Bailey, <em data-start=\"761\" data-end=\"777\">Winchester &#8217;73<\/em> will change how you see him as an actor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/livealittle.substack.com\/\"><strong>Live a Little<\/strong>.<\/a> This is one of my favorite Substack newsletters. It&#8217;s written by John Thompson, a men\u2019s lifestyle writer who&#8217;s done stints at <em data-start=\"217\" data-end=\"231\">Men\u2019s Health <\/em>and <em>BroBible<\/em> and is the current copy editor at Huckberry. Thompson curates products the way a well-traveled buddy would. No fluff, just the good stuff. His weekly \u201cField Journal\u201d covers everything from selvedge denim to camping gear and cool stories he&#8217;s come across on the interwebs. I\u2019ve grabbed a few items based on his recommendations. Check it out and subscribe.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/prf.hn\/l\/DLDPnxZ\/\"><strong>Feetures Elite Max Cushion Tab Socks.<\/strong><\/a> These are my go-to daily socks. What sets them apart is the targeted compression and anatomical design \u2014 they actually have left and right foot specific construction, which seems to make a difference in fit. They feel like they properly hug your feet and provide a little support. Made in the USA and long-lasting.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/46tHo2y\"><strong><em>Walt Whitman&#8217;s Guide to Manly Health and Training<\/em>.<\/strong><\/a> Before Walt Whitman became America&#8217;s most famous poet, he moonlighted as a 19th-century fitness guru. In 1858, he anonymously penned newspaper columns dispensing advice on diet, exercise, grooming, and sports, and this book collects extracts of his health-related writing. For Whitman, bodily vigor was the foundation of true manliness. He encouraged readers to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/health-fitness\/fitness\/health-benefits-of-walking\/\">walk daily<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/health-fitness\/fitness\/odd-exercises-for-physical-vigor-an-oldtime-strongmans-15-minute-morning-routine\/\">do calisthenics<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/health-fitness\/health\/cold-shower-benefits\/\">take cold baths<\/a>, and eat beef (because it was strengthening). Basically the sort of advice you see from bro influencers today, but couched in more interesting prose. It&#8217;s a fun, short read with plenty of timeless advice.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>On our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dyingbreed.net\/\"><strong>Dying Breed newsletter<\/strong><\/a>, we published <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dyingbreed.net\/p\/the-mystery-of-moods\">The Mystery of Moods<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dyingbreed.net\/p\/sunday-firesides-you-get-what-you\">Sunday Firesides: You Get What You Pay For.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quote of the Week<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Life is a leaf of paper white<br \/>\nWhereon each one of us may write<br \/>\nHis word or two, and then comes night<br \/>\nGreatly begin! Though thou hast time<br \/>\nBut for a line, be that sublime\u2014<br \/>\nNot failure, but low aim, is crime.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014James Russell Lowell<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Winchester &#8217;73. After years of knowing James Stewart primarily for It&#8217;s a Wonderful Life and Hitchcock thrillers, I finally dove into his Western work with this 1950 gem directed by Anthony Mann. Stewart trades his aw-shucks everyman persona for something grittier as Lin McAdam, a man on the hunt for his stolen Winchester &#8217;73 rifle. 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