london-olympics
Gabby Douglas Was Bullied, Called 'Slave' by Fellow Gymnasts in Virginia
Louis Peitzman · 08/27/12 10:48PMOlympic Gold Medalists Can't Seem to Trademark Their Brands
Louis Peitzman · 08/18/12 02:00PMAfrican Olympic Athletes Have Begun Claiming Asylum in London
Caity Weaver · 08/15/12 05:30PMRio Releases 2016 Olympics Theme Song, Pretends London Olympics Were Just a Bad Dream
Caity Weaver · 08/14/12 05:10PMNow that people can barely even remember anything that happened during the London Olympics, the world is ready to start getting excited about spending 2016 in Rio de Janeiro. Accordingly, the Brazilian Olympic Committee has just released the theme song for the Rio Games.
Ryan Lochte to Appear on 90210, Though 90210's Tone Is More Conducive to McKayla Maroney's Subtle Bitchery
Caity Weaver · 08/14/12 02:09PMThere Has Never Been a Better Time to Invade Great Britain
Caity Weaver · 08/14/12 12:55PMHere Are the Closing Ceremony Performances From The Who, Muse and Ray Davies That NBC Didn't Broadcast
Rich Juzwiak · 08/13/12 10:05AMKate Bush wasn't the only one snubbed by NBC's edit of last night's closing ceremony of the London Olympics. The Who's phenomenal medley of "Baba O'Riley," "See Me, Feel Me," "Listening to You" and "My Generation" was broadcast separate from the rest of the closing ceremony, so that NBC could insert preview of its Animal Practice in between. Cheap stuff, but hey, that's America. And that's not all: Muse's and Ray Davies' performances weren't aired at all. So we have those for you, too.
Frank Bruni Composes Olympic-Themed Hallmark Card
Hamilton Nolan · 08/13/12 09:58AMIf bad newspaper columnist Frank Bruni ever decides to take his milquetoast musings to a new industry, he should consider becoming the guy who writes the little inspirational slogans that appear on marketing materials inside the Coca-Cola— Pavilion at the Olympic Games™. He's already had his tryout!
Here's the Kate Bush Song That Was Cut from the U.S. Broadcast of the London Olympics Closing Ceremony
Rich Juzwiak · 08/12/12 10:38PMEvery once in a while, Kate Bush makes an appearance in pop culture, mythical creature that she is. Tonight was not an example of one of those appearances. She did, though, needlessly rerecord her only song to go Top 40 in the U.S., "Running Up That Hill," and give it to the Olympics so people could do weird things with their bodies, recreate some of her interpretive dancing from the video and build a literal hill along to a song that's really about gender-fucking. Also, there are montages of athletes, some of them weeping in defeat. In other words, this was a solid Kate moment, despite her predictable absence. (I believe she literally lives in a castle on a hill.)
The Spice Girls Are a Well-Oiled Machine
Rich Juzwiak · 08/12/12 09:56PMThe don't manufacture pop like they used to. This is as good of a performance from the Spice Girls as we'd ever get. They are on point doing their pointing and gesticulating and shouting and provoking and riding on top of cars.
Russell Brand Commits Atrocity, Covers 'I Am the Walrus'
Rich Juzwiak · 08/12/12 09:05PMThis performance of Russell Brand acting like Willy Wonka singing "I Am the Walrus" from the Olympic Closing Ceremony is a low point in pop culture. It's Snow White-at-the-Oscars bad. Shame.
Olympic Athletes Don't All Get to be Michael Phelps Rich
Louis Peitzman · 08/11/12 12:54PMThe Olympics Finally Have A Purpose: Spice Girls Spotted Practicing for the Closing Ceremonies
Caity Weaver · 08/10/12 12:00PMRyan Lochte Talks Peeing in the Pool: 'I Hold It in Until I Get to the Pool'
Neetzan Zimmerman · 08/09/12 09:50AMBP's Olympics Ads Make Americans Completely Forget That Whole Oil Spill Thing
Hamilton Nolan · 08/09/12 08:34AMRemember how BP's relentless pursuit of profits at the expense of safety caused the Gulf of Mexico to be flooded with oil a little while ago? No. I don't remember that. Do you? Hmm. What I do remember is BP's absolutely awesome Olympic spirit!