SANDWICH Temperatures at the Sandwich Marina on Friday morning stood at the freezing mark, with a bitter wind and driving snow. Despite this, 25 crewmen and captains from Cape and New Bedford fishing vessels sat down in slushy snow to wriggle into what could be the most important article of clothing they will ever try on.
They call them Gumby suits, and it’s easy to see why. A survival suit is bright orange with oversized hands and feet and a tight-fitting hood that reveals only a small moon of flesh: eyes, nose and mouth.
The water temperature in the marina was 47 degrees, and Dan Orchard, the vice president of Fishing Partnership Support Services, had the men suit up and jump into the water within a half-hour of arrival. The shock of going from comfort to cold, disorienting water temperatures was about as close to the real thing as could be had shoreside.
This article originally appeared on IndieWire.
Superhero shows such as The Boys and Watchmen have received acclaim for subverting the superhero genre, and former President Barack Obama is among their most famous fans.
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Obama discussed a handful of his favorite television shows during a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly. The former president, who published his A Promised Land memoir in November, noted that several recent shows helped him unwind while taking breaks from writing. Better Call Saul, because of its great characters and examination of the dark side of the American dream, Obama told Entertainment Weekly. The Good Place it s a wise and sweet combination of goofy comedy and big philosophical questions. And Watchmen and The Boys, for how they turn superhero conventions on their heads to lay bare issues of race, capitalism, and the distorting effects of corporate power and mass media. Oh, and the NBA playoffs because it s hoops.