Learning Chinese
The Beijing Olympics have ended just as flamboyantly as they began. I watched the Closing…
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Salute to Shanaze Reade
If there is one Olympic athelete who embodies the spirit of absolute refusal to accept…
Beijing Paranoia Strikes Again
The Games of the Paranoid Olympiad continue; however the air of unrelenting terror is only…
Coventry Wins Gold!
Finally, after winning silver medals in the 400m Individual Medley, the 100m Backstroke, and the…
Proud to be an American
For those who are not in the United Kingdom or don’t watch television, the BBC…
Beijing Paranoia
In a previous piece, I wrote that the Beijing Olympics were typified by an air…
In Praise of Kirsty Coventry
The Olympics are not supposed to be political; or rather, politics should be a minor…
So, Beijing
The Beijing Olympics begin tomorrow, and I can’t help but feel a surge of anticipation.…