According to the BLS inflation calculator $5,000 in 1936 is $114,056.52 today. #HATM#TheBoysInTheBoat
Considering that rowing the boat is giving me a place to stay, a job, and food... yeah, I'd rather row my boat. #HATM#TheBoysInTheBoat
Part of what the movie sort-of skims over is that the guys who were ultimately chosen for the team were had the stamina and strength because they were so used to doing manual labor as working-class boys during the Depression. #HATM#TheBoysintheBoat
This is our tenth 2023 release on the ol’ watch party (Simón, Godzilla -1, Holdovers, Anyone But You, Rustin, Maestro, Cocaine Bear, Air, The Oscars) #HATM#TheBoysInTheBoat
1. Paper Lion by George Plimpton. Not a history but literary journalism (I did a lot of work on lit. journalism w/ my MA). It chronicles how an "average" man would fare with a pro team (Detroit Lions) in the 1960s. The answer: not well, but very entertaining. #HATM#TheBoysintheBoat
Pre-watch homework for anyone interested in the real story behind the movie. Great PBS American Experience doc from 2017. #HATM#TheBoysintheBoatwww.youtube.com/watch?v=kwSo...
Love this movie! Saw it in theaters with my mom last holiday season. It's a little bit sappy, but still really engaging and a good story. #HATM#TheBoysintheBoat