2008 Summer Games

2007 -- The Year that Time Forgot

Matt Stewart | Posted 01.31.2009 | Living

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Matt Stewart

It's only natural that after our most recent 12-month carnival, 2007 would seem relatively blah. Every now and then, history lays an egg. What happened in 1957? 1910? 1887-1897?

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My Beijing 2008: Arrival in the Host City

Andy Miah | Posted 08.13.2008 | Politics

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Andy Miah

At each of the five Games I've attended, I've found myself beguiled by trying to work out what it all means for the host nation. For China, it's a slightly different story.

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China Opens Up -- Sort Of

Zachary Karabell | Posted 07.18.2008 | Media

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Zachary Karabell

After months of uncertainty, the Chinese government finally relented and will allow camera crews and foreign reporters during the Olympics to roam around Beijing and do street shots.

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Beijing Olympics From A to Z

The Guardian | Tom Lamont | Posted 07.08.2008 | Home

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J is for Jackie Chan As well as being an official ambassador of the Olympics (and owner of a Segway dealership that will provide a fleet of the uprig...

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Getting in Shape to Watch the Olympic Games: A Five-Week Plan for the Intellectually Curious Mouse Potato

Jeffrey Wasserstrom | Posted 07.08.2008 | Media

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Jeffrey Wasserstrom

Assuming that people heading to Beijing have already been getting ready mentally, this regimen is for those who want to be informed consumers of Olympic broadcasts.

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