Games of all Sorts: Our Instagram / Twitter Favs of the Week

What’s not a sport these days? Our visual attention this week ranged from pro basketball and hockey, to the New York primary, to the games of campaign finance and (even more) royal watching. And let’s not forget the cars.

The marriage of sport, art and product placement #Repost @washpostphoto ・・・ Getting the ice ready for Game 2 of the NHL Eastern Conference Quarterfinals at the Verizon Center. (Photo by Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post) #rockthered #nhlplayoffs #washingtoncapitals #sport #art #abstract #sports #sportsphotography #hockey #product #productplacement #carrier @unitedtechnologiescorp

A photo posted by @readingthepictures on Apr 17, 2016 at 8:45am PDT

Reflection on #women & party heads. #Kasich after NYC speech to Women’s Natl #GOP Club. @epaphotos @MSNBCPhoto pic.twitter.com/395o2V5K2I

— Reading The Pictures (@ReadingThePix) April 17, 2016

The campaign we don’t get to see. The money chase and the high roller donor parties. Good luck finding any such pics this election cycle. This shot (yes, The President, not Hillary, Cruz or the rest) reminds us of the Instagram posts by @AP’s @charlesdharapak four years ago. Charles was unabashed in posting pics from stately driveways and classic-car filled garages. (Just don’t get in the way of the caterers.) #Repost @jacquelynmartin 4/8/16. ・・・ View from the pool hold in the actor Tobey Maguire’s garage as President Obama attends a Democratic fundraiser. #thebeast #losangeles #LA #potus #lalaland #obama #waitingonpotus #apinthepool #fundraising #campaigncash #moneyinpolitics #1percent #onepercent #donors

A photo posted by @readingthepictures on Apr 20, 2016 at 2:46pm PDT

Is it possible this photo (and Curry and the Warriors breaking the epic, single season win record of Jordan and the “old Bulls”) exploits a demographic split? If this is Instagram cool, it’s also like playoff candy (and a *win record bandaid*) for the boomer set. (Yes, btw, the pic of MJ is 10 yrs before the record. But it’s also more relatable now to Steph.) #Repost @washpostphoto ・・・ Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls is guarded by Jeff Malone of the Washington Bullets in Chicago on January 1, 1985. (Robert A. Reeder/The Washington Post) #forwp #MichaelJordan #ChicagoBulls #WashingtonBullets #Jordan #igdc #photooftheday #MJ #nba #basketball #probasketball #throwback #demographics #73 #dubs #warriors #boomers #sports #sportsphotography

A photo posted by @readingthepictures on Apr 18, 2016 at 8:58am PDT

The rare unguarded glance. #Kate & William at memorial for Indians who served in WWI. @AP_Images @MSNBCPhoto pic.twitter.com/SVeWbIZAGx

— Reading The Pictures (@ReadingThePix) April 17, 2016

A metaphor for our times. #TwoAmericas #fences #border #North and #South #Brown and #White #outsidelookingin #Repost @ckaster ・・・ #washingtonmonument #dc #washingtondc #metaphor

A photo posted by @readingthepictures on Apr 18, 2016 at 9:35am PDT

Primarily a spectacle. Our top 7 #NYPrimary photos https://t.co/7hT89STGeJ @MarkPetersonPix for @MSNBCPhoto pic.twitter.com/INlXjUYBpU

— Reading The Pictures (@ReadingThePix) April 20, 2016

A pic that pulls all the strings. New #space initiative presser w #StephenHawking https://t.co/10b4ujXjdY @AFPphoto pic.twitter.com/ZuK3Dp3t7v

— Reading The Pictures (@ReadingThePix) April 18, 2016