British rockers premiere Olympics-inspired tracks via online stream
TV Notebook: 3/1/10 — Welcome back to television
March 1, 2010 Leave a Comment
Leno is back “Tonight”
Sorry about last night’s ceremony, that wasn’t Canada
Feb. 13, 2010 22 Comments
But world, don’t take that image of Canada home with you. It isn’t what life is like here. We don’t all live in the Arctic circle among the Orcas and the ice floes.
Kiwi Olympian funds training by opening brothel
July 12, 2009 Leave a Comment
Former Olympian and 2012 Olympic hopeful Logan Campbell can’t afford to fund his own training. Tired of seeking cash from his parents, the 23-year-old New Zealander decided to venture into entrepreneurship.
Darfur sprinter won Olympic silver
Aug. 25, 2008 Leave a Comment
Ismail Ahmed Ismail, an 800 metre sprinter, won Sudan’s first ever Olympic medal during this summer’s games in Beijing.
USA loses at softball, sky falls
Aug. 21, 2008 1 Comment
There were no sadder sights at the Olympics this year than the faces of the American women’s softball team, losing their heavily favored gold medal to Japan 3-1 Thursday. [...]
Americans detained in Beijing
Aug. 20, 2008 2 Comments
Five Americans were detained in Beijing on August 19th, after displaying an LED banner with the words “Free Tibet” spelled out in both English and Chinese.
Olympic Committee identifies American slaying victim
Aug. 9, 2008 4 Comments
An American was killed Saturday in Beijing. Todd Bachman, of Lakeville, Minn., the father-in-law of men’s indoor volleyball head coach Hugh McCutcheon, died after being attacked by an apparently deranged Chinese man who then reportedly took his own life.
Olympics: One day, one tragedy
Aug. 9, 2008 Leave a Comment
A deranged Chinese man attacked two Americans and their Chinese tour guide, who were visiting the Drum Tower in Beijing, a 13th century tourist attraction, Saturday, killing one and seriously injuring another before taking his own life by jumping from a balcony. The pair are relatives of a coach for the US Olympic men’s volleyball [...]
EarthTalk: China’s olympics? Are we losing winter?
May 26, 2008 Leave a Comment
Dear EarthTalk: The 2008 Summer Olympics in China are drawing a lot of attention right now for political reasons. I’ve heard, though, that one ray of light is China’s effort to make the event as green as possible. What’s going on in that regard? — Josh Rogers, Concord, NH It’s true that China is using [...]
