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International Olympic Committee

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2011

    'Last Tango in Paris' and 'Deep Throat' Signal End of the World

    ​Clip Job: an excerpt every day from the Voice archives. February 22, 1973, Vol. XVIII, No. 8 Cock-tale parties on the East Side by Andrew Sarris Scorpio would never have made the connection if he had not been partying all week up and down the East Side Gold Coast where, as it so happens, "T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 28, 2011

    Does This Look Like 'Zion' to You? Iran Thinks So.

    ​The Olympics are for intra-national bonding, and being kind to one another despite our various geopolitical borders, and sex among swim teams, and beating the crap out of everyone who's not the U.S.A.! Which is why Iran is very upset that the logo for the 2012 London Olympics looks like a sho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2010

    T.G.I. Friday's Wants to Make Bartending an Olympic Sport?

    indy.comJust like rhythmic gymnastics!​ What to do when you've got a scandal on your hands? Create a diversion of ridiculous proportions, of course! With recent raw sewage dumping charges looming overhead, T.G.I. Friday's has come up with a gimmick so lame it's almost painful to write-up.

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2009

    Rightbloggers See Chicago's Olympics Snub as Obama's Foreign Policy Crisis -- Which They Cheer

    Last week rightbloggers were outraged when President Obama struck a conciliatory tone in his address to the U.N. General Assembly. They didn't like that, nor did they like Obama's warm reception there, and predicted this love-fest would only encourage our adversaries, with dire consequences for th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 10, 2008

    Urban Folklore: When the Olympics, Putt-putt, and Geometrical Picnicking Meet

    Last week rightbloggers were outraged when President Obama struck a conciliatory tone in his address to the U.N. General Assembly. They didn't like that, nor did they like Obama's warm reception there, and predicted this love-fest would only encourage our adversaries, with dire consequences for th ... More >>

  • News

    April 8, 2008

    China's Blood-Splattered Olympics

    The butcher of Tibet, and America's sporting president

  • News

    December 4, 2007

    A Fool's Gold

    Doctoroff's legacy: no Olympic Medal, no Ground Zero mettle

  • News

    May 8, 2007

    China Up Against the Wall

    What can any of us actually do about the Darfur genocide? A new organization knows.

  • News

    May 1, 2007

    The Genocide Games

    Using China's pride in the 2008 Olympics as a weapon against its shameful support of the Darfur nightmare

  • News

    July 5, 2005

    Olympic fallout: Spreading the 2012 blame

    New Yorkers didn't 'let down' anybody

  • News

    June 7, 2005

    A Queens Ransom

    The Mets are in and the Jets are out, but where do the taxpayers fit in?

  • Blogs

    May 9, 2005

    Campaign '05: The Stadium Game

    The Mets are in and the Jets are out, but where do the taxpayers fit in?

  • News

    February 22, 2005

    If They Build It, You'll Pay

    Whether a stadium is built, the Olympics may get off at another stop

  • News

    February 1, 2005

    Stadium Issue? What Issue?

    An open letter to the international Olympic committee

  • News

    January 25, 2005

    The Deputy Mayor for the Olympics

    For city and glory, Dan Doctoroff seeks Olympic gold at home and abroad

  • Film

    December 2, 2003

    The Pain in Spain

    Civil war and remembrance dominate annual series, along with liars, cheats, and killers

  • News

    July 8, 2003

    Sports

    Civil war and remembrance dominate annual series, along with liars, cheats, and killers

  • News

    May 6, 2003

    Sports

    Civil war and remembrance dominate annual series, along with liars, cheats, and killers

  • News

    January 21, 2003

    West Side Stories

    Scrounging Up $3 Billion in 'New' Tax Money? Hey, No Problem.

  • News

    November 12, 2002

    Rings and a Prayer

    The City's Olympian Development Plans Rest on Smoke and Mirrors

  • News

    October 22, 2002

    Event Horizon

    What Would it Cost the City to Host the Olympics in 2012?

  • News

    March 5, 2002

    Sports

    What Would it Cost the City to Host the Olympics in 2012?

  • News

    February 26, 2002

    Sports

    What Would it Cost the City to Host the Olympics in 2012?

  • News

    February 19, 2002

    Sports

    What Would it Cost the City to Host the Olympics in 2012?

  • NYC Life

    February 12, 2002

    Patriot Games

    Flags! Condoms! Controversies Are Sweeping the Olympics. Care?

  • News

    February 12, 2002

    Going for the Olympic Gold

    Lusting After a Precious Metal, the NHL Tarnishes Itself

  • News

    February 12, 2002

    Sports

    Lusting After a Precious Metal, the NHL Tarnishes Itself

  • News

    July 17, 2001

    Sports

    Lusting After a Precious Metal, the NHL Tarnishes Itself

  • News

    July 17, 2001

    The Olympic Leap

    Will the 2008 Games Push China Into Change?

  • News

    January 2, 2001

    2000 Village Voice Sportswriters' Poll Results

    Will the 2008 Games Push China Into Change?

  • News

    October 3, 2000

    Sports

    Will the 2008 Games Push China Into Change?

  • News

    September 19, 2000

    Golden Moments

    The Other History of the Olympics

  • News

    September 12, 2000

    Gold Medals, Iron Fist

    Olympic Protesters Face a World-Class Crackdown

  • News

    August 22, 2000

    'N Synch

    In New York, the Sport of 'SNL' Spoofs Is Treading Water

  • Specials

    March 14, 2000

    Letters

    In New York, the Sport of 'SNL' Spoofs Is Treading Water

  • News

    February 22, 2000

    Athletes in Action

    Building Toward a Political Sports Movement

  • News

    January 11, 2000

    The Year in Sports

    Building Toward a Political Sports Movement

  • News

    January 11, 2000

    1999 Village Voice Sportswriters Poll Results

    Building Toward a Political Sports Movement

  • News

    September 14, 1999

    Out of the Closet and Into the Cleats

    Building Toward a Political Sports Movement

  • News

    July 27, 1999

    Nation

    Building Toward a Political Sports Movement

  • News

    March 16, 1999

    The Lords of the Rings

    In Salt Lake Olympic Scandal, The Accused Are Less the Problem Than Some of Their Judges

  • Specials

    March 2, 1999

    Letters

    In Salt Lake Olympic Scandal, The Accused Are Less the Problem Than Some of Their Judges

  • News

    February 16, 1999

    IOC SOBs

    In Salt Lake Olympic Scandal, The Accused Are Less the Problem Than Some of Their Judges

  • News

    September 29, 1998

    Betting the Pharmacy

    Rx gains in the race against drugs in sports

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