Dive into the archives.
- David Beckham Rocks.
I’m sorry if you don’t like soccer, but even if you don’t, you have to admit that David Beckham kicks ass.
My favorite: the legendary free kick against Spain in the 93rd minute.
If you haven’t see this video of Beckham’s first goal with the LA Galaxy last year, it proves that ol’ Becks still has it.
This is the absolutely beautiful goal from two weeks ago vs. San Jose.
And finally, if you don’t watch any other video I linked to, this is, I kid you not, the most amazing goal you’ll ever see - from the effing half-way line.
UPDATE: Just for the heck of it, here is a compilation of every free kick he’s taken.
Apr 22, 2008 · category: Sports, soccer
Posted by Tom Collins
- Photographing the Queen
If you have about 8 minutes, this is a strangely alluring article and video of Annie Leibovitz photographing the Queen of England.
The whole video is intriguing, but the most interesting part is right at the end of the clip, where the spokesperson for the Queen is asked if the Queen liked the pictures. Her reply is that the Queen simply “approves the release” of the portraits. “She doesn’t express her views, she simply takes understandably close interest” in the photos that are taken of her. Interesting.
Another interesting tidbit:
Annie really shows her tenacity in this video when she immediately tries to get the Queen to remove her crown after deciding it doesn’t look good in the first shot and not giving up on an original request request to shoot the Queen on horseback inside the state apartments. She brings it up at the end of the shoot as the picture she’d really like to take, laying the groundwork for next time.
Mar 5, 2008 · category: Culture
Posted by Tom Collins
