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		<title>My Oscar Picks &#8211; 2026</title>
		<link>https://expedientmeans.com/2026/03/14/my-oscar-picks-2026/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve A Furman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 16:34:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Every year I publish my Oscar picks. I&#8217;m not always right. Neither is the Academy. This year I had company. I invited Claude—Anthropic&#8217;s AI—to make its own predictions alongside mine. Claude processes more information in a second than I&#8217;ll encounter in a lifetime. It reads the critics, tracks the precursors, weighs the guild awards, and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Farewell to the Tesla Model S</title>
		<link>https://expedientmeans.com/2026/01/30/farewell-to-the-tesla-model-s/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve A Furman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 03:36:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I took delivery of my Tesla Model S on June 14, 2013, from their Grand Avenue service center in Chicago. The VIN ends in P12807, which means it was one of the first Production cars (not Alpha/Beta) to come off the California assembly line—most likely the 12,807th Model S&#160;ever&#160;produced. I still own that car, twelve [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Listening in the Dark</title>
		<link>https://expedientmeans.com/2026/01/16/listening-in-the-dark/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve A Furman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:02:16 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Cinema&#8217;s greatest magic trick is making us believe we&#8217;re primarily watching, when much of our emotional and perceptual experience is actually being shaped by what we hear. Recent research confirms this. Studies show that sound dominates our perception of timing and rhythm in films, that it can actually alter what we see on screen, and [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>My Oscar Picks &#8211; 2025</title>
		<link>https://expedientmeans.com/2025/03/01/my-oscar-picks-2025/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve A Furman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Mar 2025 21:04:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>My Oscar Picks &#8211; 2024</title>
		<link>https://expedientmeans.com/2024/03/08/my-oscar-picks-2024/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve A Furman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Mar 2024 03:30:47 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Predicting (hate that word) what the Academy will choose is risky business. But those of us who follow cinema closely can&#8217;t help ourselves. The Academy is all about proclamation. Best Picture, Best Actor, Best Sound, etc. But can there really be a Best of anything in art? The full Academy chooses the Best by voting [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Killers of the Flower Moon &#8211; Film Review</title>
		<link>https://expedientmeans.com/2024/02/07/killers-of-the-flower-moon-film-review/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve A Furman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2024 23:06:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s hard to imagine a story more &#8220;American&#8221; than Killers of the Flower Moon. A true story about an Indian tribe being forced to give up their land along with their customs and freedom. Adapted from David Grann&#8217;s gripping non-fiction book, Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Gateway Loop Trail &#8211; Scottsdale, AZ</title>
		<link>https://expedientmeans.com/2023/04/16/gateway-loop-trail-scottsdale-az/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve A Furman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Apr 2023 16:29:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A very different trail. Rocky all the way around the loop. Lots of interesting mineral rocks and mountain outcrops. Wildflowers still showing off their colors and ability to grow anywhere.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Pinnacle Peak Hike &#8211; Scottsdale AZ</title>
		<link>https://expedientmeans.com/2023/04/13/pinnacle-peak-hike-scottsdale-az/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve A Furman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2023 01:36:31 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Stunning day for a hike. Clear skies, mid 70&#8217;s and low humidity. At the entrance to the trails a volunteer had a solar telescope set-up trained on, you guessed it, the sun. They use special filters to ensure safe viewing. When you look at the sun through these filters you see a red ball of [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Tom&#8217;s Thumb Hike &#8211; Scottsdale AZ</title>
		<link>https://expedientmeans.com/2023/04/09/toms-thumb-hike-scottsdale-az/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve A Furman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Apr 2023 03:06:17 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A relatively short hike but affords great views. The trail is narrow. Trail head facility is well kept and staffed with very helpful folks. Click any image to enlarge.]]></description>
		
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		<title>My 2023 Oscar Picks</title>
		<link>https://expedientmeans.com/2023/03/11/my-2023-oscar-picks/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve A Furman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Mar 2023 00:10:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It is tempting vote for everything&#160;Everything Everywhere All at Once&#160;was nominated for, but I don’t believe it is that kind of film. I recognize why it is so popular and perhaps even influential on future films, but there are other great efforts to recognize. But, who knows what will happen this year??? Actor in a [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>My Oscar Picks for 2022</title>
		<link>https://expedientmeans.com/2022/03/27/my-oscar-picks-for-2022/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve A Furman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Mar 2022 15:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The 94th Academy Awards of Motion Pictures is Sunday, March 27, 2022. The ceremony has changed formats many times over recent years in response to cultural, social and ratings issues. Cries are always many, &#8220;It&#8217;s too damn long; lose the hosts; bring back the hosts; show more clips; stop reminding us who died&#8230;&#8221; I was [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Oscar Predictions 2021</title>
		<link>https://expedientmeans.com/2021/04/24/oscar-predictions-2021/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve A Furman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Apr 2021 15:05:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[A tougher than usual year to choose in the wake of a pandemic, intense political events, our continued struggle with race relations, and plethora of acting performances. This year we have a seriously diverse set story lines and filmmakers. Makes things more interesting, but so much harder to cast votes. Without fanfare, here are my [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Sixty-Five</title>
		<link>https://expedientmeans.com/2020/11/15/sixty-five/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve A Furman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2020 20:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Today is a milestone. It seemed so far away, so long ago. In one’s youth, which you are sure will never end, there are no thoughts of aging. There are times when you wished you were older, for lots of reasons. Can’t wait to get out of the house. Stop bossing me around, etc. No [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>The Twilight Zone Through the Eyes of Jordan Peele</title>
		<link>https://expedientmeans.com/2019/04/10/the-twilight-zone/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve A Furman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2019 22:59:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The idea of being able to watch The Twilight Zone as if one were seeing it for the first time is very compelling. Hearing only two or three bars of &#160;Marius Constant&#8217;s chilling theme (actually two different compositions he wrote mixed together) triggers a Pavlovian response that floods my mind with mystery, fantasy and the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Apollo 11 &#8211; Film Notes</title>
		<link>https://expedientmeans.com/2019/03/20/apollo-11-film-notes/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Steve A Furman]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2019 22:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[50 Years Ago, Man Walked on Moon Two Americans walked on the moon July 20, 1969. It was not the product of an internet start-up. No one Instagrammed the launch, and hashtags were not used to power the Saturn V rocket. Silicon Valley was just getting off the ground and mainly concerned with transistors. Well [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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