Nightshift Sports Rio Preview: Mariel Zagunis

The Olympics Fencing is an old, old sport. It’s possible that you might not know anyone that actually knows how to fence, which is all the more reason why you should watch Mariel Zagunis of the U.S. Olympic Fencing team. The sport is lightning quick and is more of a mind game than a physical …

Nightshift Sports Rio Preview: Marti Mallow

The Olympics Athletic competition in judo is nothing like the staged, tightly choreographed physical dances you see in action films. It’s a lot more tactical and mistakes are not allowed–they take you right out of the match. Here’s U.S. Olympic Judo team member Marti Mallow, in a profile produced by Sports Illustrated (embed via YouTube).

Nightshift Sports Rio Preview: Allyson Felix

The Olympics  One in in a series of videos on the 2016 Rio Olympics focusing on American Athletes. The series is produced by Sports Illustrated. This particular video focuses on American track&field star Allyson Felix.  One recommendation: play it full screen. It’s very well done. Embed courtesy of Sports Illustrated via YouTube .

Nightshift Sports Rio Preview: BBC Coverage

The Olympics In the U.S., Olympic Coverage is coming to a screen near you via COMCAST/XFINITY/NBC. But the Olympic Games are a worldwide sports event and coverage will vary (sometimes quite dramatically) from country to country. Here’s the BBC’s promotional video on their coverage of the Rio Games. The Fine Print: Embed made possible via …

The Art of the Movie Trailer: Dr. Strange

The Latest Word: The power of the Marvel Comics film franchise is undeniable–in a world in which the success of a film is sometimes a direct correlation to it’s CGI/action content and super-hero character traits, Marvel is king of the hill. The Marvel franchise(s) have had quite a labyrinthine history, but despite all the wild …

The (Secret) History of Mosport.

This is the second in a series of posts about the histories of various North American and European race tracks.. The first in the series was posted lasted week and covered Watkins Glen.  Paying Attention: Canada. Oh Canada. There are a lot of very neat things to like about our neighbor to the North. Here’s …