Last night after the women's gymnastics team final, NBC announcer Bella Caroli commented that the Chinese team cheated with underage athletes, and their passports were doctored by the Chinese government. … [Read more...] about (Letter) Bella Caroli: China cheated with underage gymnasts
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The cruelest insults come from ones pretending to speak as the righteous
[UPDATE] At the risk of being seen as running an excessive self and cross promotional campaign, I highly recommend all interested readers to check out ESWN's take on some of the irresponsible media reports in this case, particularly the collection of quotes from various medias, and the latest comment on the "uneven teeth" meme such reports created. Roland is very gracious in … [Read more...] about The cruelest insults come from ones pretending to speak as the righteous
An imperfect perfection
Note: an update is inserted at the end. The Beijing Olympics opening ceremony was, by most accounts, a brilliantly choreographed and spectacularly executed performance worth of a gold medal of its own. There were a fair number of notable highlights, and many journalists certainly were not shy from exhausting all the synonyms of the word "stunning" in the thesaurus in … [Read more...] about An imperfect perfection
(Letter) Olympics Broadcasting Schedule (US)
H/T to The Boston Globe for a concise "Olympics TV Guide". … [Read more...] about (Letter) Olympics Broadcasting Schedule (US)
(Letter) Who are you watching at the 2008 Olympic Games?
No. I don't mean the protesters or the political dudes mugging for the photo op. … [Read more...] about (Letter) Who are you watching at the 2008 Olympic Games?