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Is the Internet Ruining the Olympics?

Richard Lawson · 02/25/10 10:16AM

Watching the silly drama unfold yesterday about disappointed skier Julia Mancuso's mean Tweets about teammate Lindsey Vonn, I started considering how the internet has played a part in these Hotlympics. And I don't like it!

How the American Lady Skaters Could Kill the Olympics

Richard Lawson · 02/24/10 11:02AM

During last night's short program, Tom Hammond noted that an American woman has made the figure skating podium every Olympics since Peggy Fleming. This year, that streak might be broken. That sort of ruins the Olympics, doesn't it?

Haiti Trumped by More Important Story

Hamilton Nolan · 02/23/10 04:58PM

Anyone noticed we haven't heard as much about Haiti lately? A Nexis search shows us that US newspapers and wires have run 30% fewer "Haiti Earthquake" stories this week than last week. What could be replacing Haiti in the news?

More Adventures in Olympic Racial Drag

Maureen O'Connor · 02/22/10 02:22AM

We finally figured out why the Russian ice dancers thought they could get away with their brownface "Aboriginal Dance" routine: This year, everyone did racial drag. Americans in bindi. Germans in grass skirts. French cowboys, kimonos, "Hava Nagila," oh my!

Into the Woods

Brian Moylan · 02/19/10 05:58PM

[Camera crews film the reactions of people watching Tiger Woods' press conference on every screen in a Manhattan restaurant today. Notice the absence of waitresses. Image via Getty]

Is the Most Interesting Event at the Olympics Already Over?

Richard Lawson · 02/19/10 10:54AM

Oh last night was a corker. The girls snowboarded and Julia Mancuso continued her silver rush, but mostly men twirled around on ice and we all clapped and swooned. Now that it's over, we're worried. Was it the best event?