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Cindy Crawford recreates iconic Super Bowl ad 26 years later
By MESFIN FEKADU but if I can take him to the
AP Entertainment Writer Super Bowl, that’s a pretty
NEW YORK (AP) — Cindy cool thing for me to be
Crawford is heading back able to do with my dad.”
to the Super Bowl: The Crawford’s modeling tal-
model has recreated her ents have not only ex-
iconic 1992 Super Bowl ad tended to her son — her
for Pepsi, now featuring her 16-year-old daughter
18-year-old son. graces the February cover
Crawford recently filmed of Vogue Paris.
the commercial, which will “She’s more ready for it.
debut at Super Bowl 52 on She’s just so much more
Feb. 4. It includes her son, sophisticated and worldly
Presley Walker Gerber, as than I was at that age,”
well as footage from Mi- she said of Kaia Jordan
chael Jackson’s memora- Gerber.
ble Pepsi commercial. “I do know the business ...
The 51-year-old said she (and) I feel like who better
didn’t hesitate to recreate to help guide my kids?” she
the ad 26 years later, espe- added.
cially since she was able to “It kind of happened for
work with her son. both of them and they lis-
“Just as a mother, we drove This combination of photos released by Pepsi shows actress-model Cindy Crawford in a scene ten to my advice when
to work together that day from her 1992 iconic Super Bowl Pepsi commercial, left, and a scene from her 2018 commercial it comes to this. The one
and we shared the same which will premiere during Super Bowl LII on Feb. 4. The new ad includes her son, Presley Walker thing they can’t say is,
trailer. And when he was Gerber, as well as footage from Michael Jackson’s memorable Pepsi commercial. ‘Mom, you don’t get it.’”q
doing his thing, I was just a
proud mom watching from Associated Press
the sidelines, trying not to
annoy him,” she said in a the set that day — driving during Halloween a lot of
phone interview Wednes-
day. a Lamborghini and stop- women will dress up as me
The new Super Bowl ad,
dubbed “This Is The Pepsi,” Review: ‘Just Betweenping at a gas station to buy in that commercial. It’s like
is part of the company’s
“Pepsi Generation” cam- a can of soda. She said she an easy Halloween cos-
paign honoring the brand’s
120-year history in pop cul- Us’ is terrific thrillerfelt the 1992 spot “became tume.”
ture. such a classic for so many Crawford plans to attend
The original features Craw- reasons.” the Super Bowl in Minneap- By JEFF AYERS
ford in a tank top and jean “It was one of those mo- olis, where her father lives. Associated Press
shorts — made from her ments in my career that “I think probably that will Four friends delve into
own jeans she brought to when I walked down the be the highlight for me is unfamiliar territory when
street, people were like, just getting to see my dad,” three of them realize they
‘Pepsi!’ she said. “I took him to a Su- must intervene to save the
Or I’d be at a bar and peo- per Bowl before I had kids fourth in “Just Between Us,”
ple would send me over a ... and it’s not like he ever Rebecca Drake’s twisty
Pepsi,” she said, laughing. wanted to go to an awards and compelling look at
“And it’s funny because show or something like that, what from outside appear-
ances looks like suburban
Review: Anderson East shows his bliss.
Julie, Sarah and Heather
are moms who regularly
enormous talent on ‘Encore’ spend their days together This cover image released
with their young children. by St. Martin’s Press shows
“Just Between Us,” by
By MARK KENNEDY ments of rock, blues, coun- Then Alison moves into Rebecca Drake.
AP Entertainment Writer try and soul. East sounds town and joins the group
As a sign that Anderson both deeply classic and with her kids, and the four Associated Press
East is an artist on the rise, yet fresh. He’s got sax and
he’s been handed a tune trumpets, tinkly keyboards women become inseparable. One day Alison sees a
for his new album by some and great guitar work. The
pretty special songwriters stew is as American as a nasty bruise on Heather’s wrist and wonders if Heath-
— no less than two guys pair of old blue jeans.
behind a little ditty called “Encore” is expertly pro- er’s husband is abusing her. Alison shares her suspicions
“Shape of You.” duced by Dave Cobb
“All on My Mind” was co- — who did the same with with Julie and Sarah, and at first they can’t believe it.
written by Ed Sheeran East’s debut full-length
and Snow Patrol’s Johnny “Delilah” — and Cobb Then they see more evidence of what seems to be a
McDaid and it has wisely doesn’t just fiddle with
been turned into a soul- switches. He plays bass, secretly violent marriage and realize they must offer to
rock burner by East, whose percussion, acoustic and
voice is barely contained, electric guitars, arranges help Heather escape. Heather denies their allegations
ragged and roaring. horn sections and even
The song is a highlight on supplies hand claps. East at first, but the more she claims everything is fine, the
East’s “Encore,” which in also gets guitar and writing
turn, highlights an exciting help from Chris Stapleton more evidence piles up that she’s living a nightmare.
singer-songwriter effort- and Ryan Adams helps out
lessly able to blend ele- on “This Too Shall Last.” This cover image released Then Heather announces that she’s pregnant. That
by Elektra shows “Encore,” a
release by Anderson East. revelation starts a chain reaction that will turn dark
Associated Press and force the women together to keep a shocking
For a relatively young man, secret. The power of their friendship is strong, but how
East’s voice is a thing of
wonder, marbled like a easily will it unravel when one of them takes steps to
slab of beef that’s been
drenched in bourbon. save Heather and solve her problem?
East can wail, but he also
knows when to contain Each chapter of “Just Between Us” is told from the
himself. q
point of view of one of the four women, and Drake
does a wonderful job of juggling the characters while
giving each woman a unique and distinct voice.
This is a terrific read.q
