Topic: 2012 Olympics

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No Warm Feelings for 'Frozen Planet'; Fish Labels Are Fishy

Frozen Planet

The New York Times on Frozen Planet, The Daily Beast on climate change, The Guardian on the 2012 Olympics, The Washington Post on fish labels, and the BBC on a white orca

By Ray Gustini

Apr 13, 2012

Sacramento's NBA Hopes Dim; Rick Santorum, Fantasy Baseball Savant

The NBA in Sacramento looks unlikely, Rick Santorum talks up his fantasy baseball team, and Londoners worry long airport lines will ruin the Olympics.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Mar 27, 2012

U.S. Men's Soccer Team Won't Be Going to the Olympics

The United States won't be fielding a team in the men's soccer tournament at the 2012 Olympics after surrendering a goal in the final seconds of a qualifying match against El Salvador. 

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By Seth Abramovitch

Jan 28, 2012

Danny Boyle Commissions Gigantic Bell for 2012 Olympics

Now six months away, artistic director Danny Boyle reveals some of his plans for the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. They include the ringing of the largest bell in Europe.

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By Ray Gustini

Jan 27, 2012

Joseph Gordon-Levitt Sings Again; The Bell of the London Olympics

Every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the video clips that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention. Today: Danny Boyle's vision for the  London Olympics opening ceremony, Joseph Gordon-Levitt reminds us again he's not James Franco, and a close reading of this cycle's worst campaign ad. 

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By Ray Gustini

Jan 19, 2012

Newt Gingrich Knows His Disney Parks; Get a Haircut, Cartoon Jon Hamm

Every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the video clips that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention.

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By Ray Gustini

Jan 4, 2012

Anglophone Canadiens Coach Vows to Learn French; 'Basketbrawl' Revisited

Today in sports: John Elway has some questionable advice for Tim Tebow, organizers for the London Olympics are still trying to get this whole ticket selling thing down, and the NCAA men's basketball selection committee is experimenting with radical transparency.

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By Ray Gustini

Aug 30, 2011

Steven Soderbergh's Slow Descent into Goofiness

Plus: NBC picks a producer for the 2012 Olympics

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By Uri Friedman

Jun 15, 2011

How Qaddafi's Son Lost 1,000 Olympics Tickets in 24 Hours

The perils of planning Olympics in wartime

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By Adam Clark Estes

May 27, 2011

Dress Code Debate Corners Badminton Officials into Sexism

Officials want to require women to wear skirts; women want officials to be less sexist

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