Opening Ceremony

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Hoofing Around: Wedge vs. Heel

Mihal Freinquel | Posted 11.23.2009 | Style

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What is in style right now -- what is truly in vogue -- is the wedge. And I'm not just talking about wedge sandals. I'm talking about the uber chunky, hoof-like wedges that fashionistas everywhere love.

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Buffalo Check: A Key Print For Fall

Mauri Weakley | Posted 10.10.2008 | Style

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Buffalo Check is clearly the key print this season, from Steven Alan's ubiquitous button downs, to Opening Ceremony's short sleeved coat, Shipley & Halmos's tie neck top.

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A Week After 8/8: Despite Simulated Fireworks, the Opening Ceremony Still Shines for Locals

Courtney Woo | Posted 09.15.2008 | Media

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The controversies surrounding the Opening Ceremony will certainly pass, and when they do the symbolic rather than the sensational moments will remain with the Chinese.

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China's Ode to Legerdemain

Howard W. French | Posted 09.13.2008 | Politics

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Embellishing the face of China, and thereby enhancing the prestige of its rulers, required something better than reality, a painstakingly idealized hyper-real, and if that required trickery or deception, so be it.

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Beijing Shot Rain From Sky To Keep Opening Ceremony Dry

Alex Pasternack | Posted 09.12.2008 | Green

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One of the biggest feats of China's spectacular opening ceremony wasn't inside the stadium. The city's meteorological bureau peppered approaching clouds with silver-iodide rockets to prevent rain.

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"Blue Screen of Death" Appears at Bird's Nest During Ceremony (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 09.12.2008 | Business

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Did China press F1 to reboot? It appears one of the many Microsoft computers projecting images of 5000 years of Chinese history onto the facade of th...

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Games People Play: From Paris to Beijing to Iraq

Jerry Weinstein | Posted 09.11.2008 | Media

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While the opening ceremony didn't appear to suffer ratings-wise, it mightily pissed off fanatics who complained that they were unable to share the event as it unfolded with their friends worldwide.

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Opening Ceremony's Footprint Fireworks Faked For TV Audience

Telegraph | Richard Spencer | Posted 09.10.2008 | Media

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As the ceremony got under way with a dramatic, drummed countdown, viewers watching at home and on giant screens inside the Bird's Nest National Stadiu...

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The Irony of Immigrant Olympians

Sally Kohn | Posted 09.08.2008 | Politics

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Factory workers and maids and farmworkers are easy targets. Let's see the anti-immigrant folks really test their theories and tirades by attacking people Americans really care about: doctors, nurses, engineers -- and one governor.

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Bush Booed During Opening Ceremony

LiLi Tan | Posted 09.08.2008 | Politics

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Bush caused minimal stir in the capital city, even with his speeches scolding China's human rights record before arriving. Even Chinese people seem eager to see Bush step down after this year.

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Olympics Opening Ceremony: Raising The Rings (VIDEO)

Posted 09.08.2008 | Home

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The 2008 Olympics opening ceremonies in Beijing featured a light show that lifted the iconic symbol of the Olympics, the five linked rings, into the a...

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Olympics Opening Ceremony Performances (VIDEO)

Posted 09.08.2008 | Home

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The opening of the 2008 Beijing Olympics featured several dazzling performances celebrating Chinese culture. Watch the spectacle below: Related: O...

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OIympic Opening Ceremony Pictures (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

Posted 09.08.2008 | Home

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SCROLL FOR VIDEO ***Check back for updates with more photos, video, reports*** Now ascendant as a global power, China welcomed scores of world leader...

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From Beijing: The Opening Extravaganza -- Conceptual and Political Art; No Chinatown Dragons

Jack Hidary | Posted 09.08.2008 | Politics

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This is an Olympics which needed an opening ceremony strong enough to match the politically-charged atmosphere surrounding the choice of China.

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Blowing Smoke: Olympic Torch Relay Fans May Be Faux

LiLi Tan | Posted 09.07.2008 | Politics

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It appears that the jubilant cheering surrounding Yao Ming and China's first astronaut Yang Liwei -- though perhaps sincere -- was staged. "They're actors," the son of a Chinese torchbearer told me.

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Matt Lauer To Co-Anchor Opening Ceremony From Beijing

New York Times | Richard Sandomir | Posted 08.08.2008 | Media

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Matt Lauer, the "Today" show's co-host since 1997, will team with Bob Costas to anchor the opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics from Beijing on Aug...

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LEAKED: Video of Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony Rehearsal

Huffington Post | David Flumenbaum | Posted 08.11.2008 | Entertainment

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***UPDATED FRIDAY 8/08/08: OPENING CEREMONY VIDEO*** Click HERE To Watch A Korean film crew gained access to the Bird's Nest Olympic Stadium yester...

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Chinese Couples Line Up for 'Olympic Wedding'

BBC | Posted 06.29.2008 | Living

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Thousands of Chinese couples are applying to tie the knot on 8 August, to help celebrate the opening of the Beijing Olympics, state media say. The nu...

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Activism You Can Do: Send The Dalai Lama To The Olympics

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 04.18.2008 | Home

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The world's leaders should pressure China to recognize the legitimacy of the Dalai Lama by saying they'll only attend the Olympic Ceremonies if China lets him attend as well.

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