Strike a pose

How Vogue’s new editor is making political statements, an epic voyage through the streets of India, a bloke flying about on a lake in Reading and scientific proof that there was definitely room for Jack on that door.

Feel that? Festive cheer. It’s arrived.

With the finishing flicker of the final flame inside the penultimate pumpkin; Halloween hath departed and Christmas town hath touched down.

Which can only mean one thing: John Lewis.

More highly anticipated than the the second coming of Christ, the annual media moment has arrived; meet Moz the monster. Filmed by Oscar-winning director, Michel Gondry and featuring an Elbow cover of classic Beatles tune, Golden Slumbers.

But it isn't all about the big JL. From M&S’s Paddington Bear to House of Fraser’s trip down memory lane, Asda’s magical workshop to Aldi’s Kevin the Carrot; let battle commence.

There is no greater reward in this life than a biggy pack from Colonel Sanders.

Tech. Uber and NASA have gone all Bladerunner on us, and announced they are working to pilot flying taxis by 2020.

Meanwhile, in Reading, a bloke flies about on a lake.

In vogue this week? Well, Vogue. The new instalment is the first released under the management of editor-in-chief, Edward Enninful. The cover photo, which sports a close-up of British model and activist, Adwoa Aboah hit shelves to esteemed acclaim; signalling the new editor’s mission to make political statements, not just fashion ones.

Guts, grit and an open mind. Meet LOVE’s creative copywriter, Ellen Ling as she speaks to Lecture in Progress about getting to go crazy on copy, why ideas don’t need to be shiny and why the industry needs more all-rounders.

Taxes. Paradise lost.

There was room for Jack on the door. You knew it. We knew it. And now a group of Australian schoolgirls have proven it.

The world of science continues to blow our tiny minds. Scientists conquer another world first by growing an entirely new, genetically modified skin to save a child’s life; a huge step forward for potential research into treatment of large-scale skin problems.

Puma have gone multi-lingual in their latest campaign, Suede Gully. Integrating Indian graffiti, street dance and hip hop in four languages, the film aims to woo millennials as part of a hyper local language promotion.

And attempting to answer the question “How was India?” film-maker, Neal Howard reignites the senses with his latest three minute marvel, overlaid with the magnificent words of Indian guru, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh.

An ear-iely accurate depiction of Donald Trump.

Ad Age’s 2017 power players of marketing. Spoiler: one isn’t even in marketing.

Cambridge Analytica CEO, Alexander Nix speaks to TechCrunch about how he plans to write a book on the company’s methods, and the US election.

Russian propaganda, potential nuclear war and trolls. Lots of trolls. Twitter has some issues.

More so, now the company has announced it is officially doubling its signature 140-character limit. Here’s 14 ways of looking at 280 characters.

Electric like you’ve never seen it. From monster trucks to prototype hypercars, E.ON has launched its latest campaign, Freedom is Electric. Produced by Engine Group, the film aims to highlight the diversity of electric vehicles as it targets 10,000 charging points in Europe by 2020.

Sort of like Top Gear, without the middle-aged men in ill-fitting trousers.