Daily Grind 2.28.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Amble - walk leisurely

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1940: Mario Andretti born.  Read more.

1953: Watson and Crick make discovery.  Read more.

1993: ATF raids Branch Davidian compound.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

What do you want to do when you grow up?


When I Grow Up (2012) from Colin Hesterly on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 2.27.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Accomplice - a person who joins with another in carrying out some plan

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1860: Mathew Brady photographs Abraham Lincoln.  Read more.

1936: Shirley Temple receives $50,000 per film.  Read more.

1991: Video recreates the crime.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

What is your take on this endeavor?


The Cosmic Gold Rush from Culture Trip on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 2.26.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Refectory - a communal dining hall

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1993: World Trade Center bombed.  Read more.

1996: Stockton get 11,000th NBA assist.  Read more.

2012: Trayvon Martin is shot and killed.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

What are we missing?

Daily Grind 2.23.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Opalescent - having a play of lustrous rainbow colors


THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1945: Flag raised on Iwo Jima.  Read more.

1954: Children receive first polio vaccine.  Read more.

1997: Schindler's List shown uncut.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

What is your favorite winter time activity?


Patagonia Extended Play: Mac from Ian Durkin on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 2.22.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Macerate - separate into components by soaking

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1968: Tet Offensive ends.  Read more.

1975: Actress Drew Barrymore.  Read more.

2014: El Chapo captured.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

This is serious.


The New York Times | Conception | Cassandra from Amelia Giller on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 2.21.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Nocturnal - belonging to or active during the night

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1828: Cherokee receive their first printing press.  Read more.

1948: NASCAR founded.  Read more.

1965: Malcolm X assassinated.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Around the world via a drone. 


NATURE CONTRAST - Drone Short Film in 4K from jonathan ninnin on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 2.20.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Hamper - put at a disadvantage

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1902: Ansel Adams is born.  Read more.

1997: Kramer adopts a highway.  Read more.

2003: Rhode Island nightclub burns.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Why fit in?


W. Kamau Bell Doesn't Want to Fit In from The Atlantic on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 2.16.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Fluke - a stroke of luck

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1894: John Wesley Hardin is pardoned.  Read more.

1951: Joseph Stalin attacks the United Nations.  Read more.

1997: Jeff Gordon becomes youngest Daytona winner.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

What moments are you capturing?


CAPTURE THE MOMENT from Oriphont on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 2.15.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Dexterous - skillful in physical movements; especially of the hands

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1903: First Teddy bear goes on sale.  Read more.

1933: The death penalty-then and now.  Read more.

1998: Dale Earnhardt wins first Daytona.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

What are they advertising?


Lenor : My Name is Red from Camille Marotte on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 2.14.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Degradation - a low or downcast state

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1929: Penicillin discovered.  Read more.

1929: St. Valentine's Day Massacre.  Read more.

2000: Tornadoes sweep through Georgia.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

What would you do?

What If Money Was No Object ~ Alan Watts from Edgar Alves on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 2.13.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Conspiracy - a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act


THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1945: Dresden devastated.  Read more.

1982: Tom Luther strikes in Colorado.  Read more.

1998: Herman Maier crashes.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Start your impossible.


Toyota – As I Really Am from Philippe Tempelman on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 2.12.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Catalyst - something that causes an important event to happen

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1809: Abraham Lincoln is born.  Read more.

1938: Judy Blume is born.  Read more.

2008: Writer's strike ends after 100 days.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Blame Canada.


CANADA | 4K TRAVEL from Mathieu Stanić on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 2.9.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Abscond - run away, usually includes taking something or somebody along


THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1960: Coors brewery heir is kidnapped.  Read more.

1971: Satchel Paige nominated to Baseball Hall of Fame.  Read more.

1992: Magic Johnson returns for All-Star game.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

What would you do if you won the lottery?

Daily Grind 2.8.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Cantata - a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on religious text

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1955: John Grisham born.  Read more.

1983: Irish race horse stolen.  Read more.

1986: Spud Webb wins dunk contest.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

How dangerous is the NFL?


Field of Vision - Concussion Protocol from Field of Vision on Vimeo.

Daily Grind 2.6.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Alcove - a small recessed opening off a larger room

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1911: Ronald Reagan is born.  Read more.

1937: Of Mice and Men is published.  Read more.

1998: Infamous teacher goes back to prison.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

Have you gone completely paperless?


Going Paperless from Dustin Farrell (www.dfvc.com) on Vimeo.

Super Bowl LII

PINK - "National anthem"


AMAZON - "ALEXA LOSES HER VOICE"



AVOCADOS FROM MEXICO - "GUACWORLD"



ROCKET MORTGAGE - "KEEGAN-MICHAEL KEY AND BIG SEAN"




BUDWEISER - "STAND BY YOU"



COCA-COLA - "THE WONDER OF US"




DORITOS & MT. DEW - "DORITOS BLAZE VS. MTN



FEBREZE - "THE MAN WHOSE BLEEP DON'T STINK"




KIA - "FEEL SOMETHING AGAIN"



LEXUS - LS 500 F SPORT / MARVEL STUDIOS’ BLACK PANTHER



M&M'S - "HUMAN"



TOYOTA - "BEATING THE ODDS"





JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE - "HALFTIME"




PEPSI - "THIS IS THE PEPSI"




SOLO - "A STAR WARS STORY"




TIDE - "IT'S ANOTHER TIDE AD"




TIDE - "IT'S YET ANOTHER TIDE AD"




PRINGLES - "WOW" 




DODGE RAM - "SPIRIT OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR."




NBC - "BEST OF U.S."




JEEP - "JURASISC"

Daily Grind 2.2.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Clapper - someone who applauds

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1882: James Joyce born.  Read more.

1887: First Groundhog Day.  Read more.

2014: Phillip Seymour Hoffman dies.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

"Sometimes that greatest way to say something is to say nothing at all."

Daily Grind 2.1.2018

WORD OF THE DAY

Trinket - a small item such as cheap, showy jewelry or ornament that has little value 

THIS DAY IN HISTORY

1884: Oxford Dictionary debuts.  Read more. 

1974: Serial killer Ted Bundy strikes again.  Read more.

2003: Columbia mission ends in disaster.  Read more.

SHOW AND TELL

What is blocking you?  What is holding you back?


FEARS from Brad Scholl Digital Films on Vimeo.