‘Yes We Can’

February 15, 2008

Final preparations have been completed for the university presentation Saturday morning.

And though it has been a relatively quiet day on the Jeju Life (JL) front further things are penned in for the weekend.

Brian Miller has been working on a photo essay based on interviews with the performers at the African Museum in Jungmun.

This will be a new area for JL, breaking away from the one page / one five hundred word article, that has been standard since issue one.

Also of note:

An article from the UK’s Daily Telegraph
today takes a closer look at the recent viral pop video (entitled: ‘Yes We Can’). Made from Barack Obama’s concession speech at the New Hampshire primary on January 8th it’s a rousing, emotive video that’s wonderfully made – especially given the short time earmarked for production:

The song was conceived by Will.i.am of superstar hip-hop trio Black Eyed Peas, and the video was shot by Jesse Dylan, son of rock’s original protest superstar, Bob Dylan. The pair claim that it took just a few days from conception to completion. Will.i.am had the idea while watching a televised political debate on January 29, and by Feb 2 it was online, in time for the Super Tuesday polls.