Olympics Past And Present
Today seems to be the day to look back at Olympic Games past and marvel how far we have come. Both NPR and Slate have pieces documenting the differences in styles, fashions and sporting events that a...
View ArticleBravo, Bradley!
Three cheers for British cyclist and four-time Olympic Gold medallist Bradley Wiggins, who celebrated his follow-on victory from the Tour de France by knocking back a few drinks at a rooftop bar...
View ArticleSexism, Alive And Well in Georgia
Some depressing but thoroughly unsurprising news from the land of segregated school proms, this time concerning sports and religion today, centering on a private Christian school in Atlanta where...
View ArticleSocialism And American Sports
We all know that Redistribution Is Bad. That is, except when it comes to the National Football League and it’s allocation of television revenues and draft picks. Republicans vs Democrats,...
View ArticleThe Winter Olympics Begin
As the countdown to the opening ceremony for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi nears its conclusion, Google marks the commencement of the Games: A timely reminder of the Olympic values, at a time when...
View ArticleLet The Games Begin
And they’re off. The opening ceremony to the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics is now underway: Malfunction. Malfunction. Hopefully not an ominous portent of things to come at the most expensive Olympic...
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