Saturday is evolving into a day of entertainment; many of the news sources we go to have highlights of artists, musicians, and actors that bring something unique to their art and to our stories about them.  Today we highlight a surgeon doing what it takes, a hardworking actress with the benefit of perspective and a face in the wave.  Toward the end of the newsletter, NYC architects get creative in small spaces and a new review of an old album that was all new to us.  Consume a little entertainment today while we wait for spring.

A story from Good News Network and a link from Nice News liver transplant recipient Charles Rowe were on the operating table, but one critical item was missing, the liver.  The location was Philadelphia, and the surgery was scheduled during the Dietz & Watson Philadelphia Half Marathon.  Surgeons, by nature, have to think fast and on their feet; in this case, surgeon Adam Bodzin did both.  Dr. Bodzin headed out the door, ran to the vehicle containing the liver for the transplant, and ran back to the hospital to finish the surgery.

The Guardian interviews actor Indira Varma.  You might not know her name, but you have seen her in something.  From Game of Thrones, Luther, and Obi-Wan Kenobi, she is now getting ready to see the release of Extrapolations on Apple TV+ and Obsession on Netflix this year.  Varma is 49 and empathizes with any actor who has had to put up with or experience everything that goes with being a woman in a visual arts business.  At the same time, Varma doesn't take herself too seriously, as the quote below suggests:

Photographer Ian Sproat spent the day at the beach taking pictures of big waves, and after several hours and thousands of pictures, he took a picture of a perfect face in the waves.

In the world of digital enhancement and artificial everything, it's great to see nature pop its head out and quietly remind us the original is always better.

Want to know what you can do in 450 square feet in a Manhattan apartment?  Architects at Messana O'Rorke put the bed close to the middle and walled it off.  450 square feet is approximately the size of a large great room, it's basically 20 feet by 20 feet, and by utilizing techniques found in tiny homes or RVs, you can create space and storage in the same place. 

Occasionally, a highlight of a band or movie shows up, and you miss it on the original play or go-around.  Chorus.fm, a website we use for music notes and information, gave us a write-up on the band The Movielife and an album they put out 20 years ago called Forty Hour Train Back To Pen.  The band is another solid punk rock band from NYC, signed to iconic Drive-Thru Records, and the album is a solid listen.  Since it’s new to us, we added it to our new music playlist!

Face or Kneecaps!

Click on the Apple Music image to listen to the song on Apple Music or on the Spotify Image to listen to Spotify.

Thank you for spending a few minutes with us. Here’s one for the road!

With A Shout newsletter is written by Johnny Christian with the support of a thousand idea bits and the help of many people.

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