Saturday, February 13 2010
The 2010 Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony (videos)
Lavish extravaganza overshadowed by an athlete’s tragic death.
Thursday, October 22 2009
The ‘Ol Crotchety One Kicks It Transatlantic Style
PopMatters sends its weekly culture columnist abroad, with hopefully a one-way ticket.
Friday, August 22 2008
Beijing 2008
Gaming should have evolved a bit over the course of the last twenty four years.
As TV ratings soar, Olympics organizers flex muscles, look beyond Beijing (PopWire) [20.Aug.08]
Olympic Height Requirements (Condensed Version) [20.Aug.08]
Fakery in Games makes plain China’s contempt for reality (PopWire) [18.Aug.08]
This country is crazy about table tennis (PopWire) [15.Aug.08]
With a bit of blue sky and fakery, China sees games as clear success so far (PopWire) [15.Aug.08]
Perspective is minimal on NBC’s Games (PopWire) [14.Aug.08]
It may be last night in the U.S., but it’s ‘Today’ in Beijing (PopWire) [14.Aug.08]
More reasons not to believe your own eyes (PopWire) [13.Aug.08]
Chinese police rough up British TV reporter (PopWire) [13.Aug.08]
China protests: They’re allowed, but permits just aren’t available (PopWire) [12.Aug.08]
What to expect in Beijing Games, in the athletic venues and off (PopWire) [8.Aug.08]
Olympic television commercials more mainstream (PopWire) [8.Aug.08]
China sees Olympic gold in coverage (PopWire) [8.Aug.08]
Chinese-Americans confront complicated views about Olympics (PopWire) [7.Aug.08]
Politics, pollution, pomp mark Games’ beginning (PopWire) [7.Aug.08]
Olympics will be way for China to show off its economic success to world (PopWire) [5.Aug.08]
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games (Reviews) [9.Jun.08]
Arrest is another sign that China is quashing dissent before Olympics (PopWire) [3.Apr.08]
China, Olympics, human rights and NBC: It’ll be a rocky square (PopWire) [2.Apr.08]
TRAVELOGUE: Beijing’s Olympic bubble (PopWire) [10.Jul.07]
