You’ve seen some version of this commercial, perhaps:
That Lebron James spot uses “Keep On Pushing” a 1964 hit from Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions. Wonderful stuff.
But that’s like a 1964 spot where NBA megastar Bill Russell moves around town as the 1916 Al Jolson hit “You’re a Dangerous Girl” plays:
Hard to imagine in the 1960s, eh?
Have you seen this Washington Post analysis of how the election was won? Excellent work they produced this week.
Have you seen the post-Sandy cover of New York Magazine? It is an incredible helicopter-at-night shot. Poynter has a great description:
Baan made the image Wednesday night after the storm, using the new Canon 1D X with the new 24-70mm lens on full open aperture. The camera was set at 25,000 ISO, with a 1/40th of a second shutter speed.
“[It was] the kind of shot which was impossible to take before this camera was there,” Baan said.
Unreal.
Battlestar Blood and Chrome, now airing as webisodes. Better than a Friday night slot.
My shoulders and neck are a mess. I’m going to go sit very still.
