chain mail

daily dos

wed 10/21/2009

 

Solid gold potato chips? Check out Olympic medals for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics.

 
 

give and go

daily dos

mon 5/25/2009

 

Does the 2010 Olympic torch look like a marijuana joint? (via Foreign Policy)

 
 

air up there

daily dos

tue 2/17/2009

 

Spain is in danger of losing possible bids for the 2012 Olympics and 2014 World Cup due to racist behavior by its sports fans.

 
 

distortion to static

daily dos

mon 9/15/2008

 

A Norweigan physicist says gold medal-winning Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt could have run the 100-meter Olympic final in 9.55 seconds (instead of 9.69 seconds) had he not slowed down to showboat before he crossed the finish line.

 
 

elephant in the room

daily dos

fri 8/29/2008

 

Gold medal-winning athletes Nastia Liukin (gymnastics) and Brian Clay (decathlon) will be featured on special edition Wheaties cereal boxes. Michael Phelps signed a deal with rival Kellog's.

 
 

wildin' out

daily dos

thu 8/28/2008

 

Check out Sports Illustrated's photo gallery of the nastiest Olympic moments.

 
 

wildin' out

daily dos

thu 8/28/2008

 

T-Pain goes crazy with computer animation on the video for "Can't Believe It," featuring Lil Wayne. Common keeps it simple in Announcement featuring Pharrell. (via Concreteloop)

 
 

wildin' out

daily dos

thu 8/28/2008

 

The number of New York City residents who contracted the HIV virus in 2006 is three times higher than the national average, according to the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

 
 

no cigar

daily dos

mon 8/25/2008

 

Check out a 360 degree view of Beijing National Olympic stadium, aka "The Bird's Nest." (via Metafilter)

 
 

born again

daily dos

fri 8/22/2008

 

Olympic siblings Mark and Diana Lopez both earned medals in Taekwondo – silver and bronze, respectively. Brother Steven will attempt to win his third gold medal in as many Olympic games later today.

 
 
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