Will the Sochi Olympics Be a Massive Shitstorm? Possibly a Literal One?
$51 billion doesn't buy much plumbing, apparently
Sports
Poll: 57 Percent of Americans Think Terrorist Attack Likely at Sochi Olympics
90-something percent should've said they didn't know, to paraphrase an old Doug Stanhope bit
Snowboarder Shaun White Drops Out of Olympics Slopestyle, Cites Safety Concerns
Olympics starting this week
US Counterterrorism Official: There are 'Specific Threats' Aimed at Sochi Olympics
Opening ceremony is on Friday
Will Russian Police Attempt to Arrest a Rainbow, Should One Appear at the Sochi Games?
The world is watching the nation's unpredictable anti-gay actions
Peyton Manning Could Pay New Jersey More in Taxes for the Super Bowl Than He Earns For Playing It
The state always takes its cut
Marijuana Activists To Put Up Billboard Ads Near Superbowl Stadium in NJ
Will point out that marijuana is safer than alcohol and football
Guacamole Is the Real Winner of the Super Bowl
As is so often the case, popular and consumer culture are ahead of our political culture.
Take a Look Inside the Wasteful Spending of the Most Expensive Winter Olympics Ever
Financial corruption in Russia? Well, I never!
Putin Foe Documents Corruption of Sochi Olympics Spending
Website shows how much money developers were able to wring out of government
Expensive World Cup Preparations, Anti-World Cup Protests Continue in Brazil; Part of Stadium Roof Collapses
Less than six months from the first march!
Will Sacramento Residents Get the Chance to Stop a Massive Stadium Subsidy?
Hundreds of millions for a not-very-good basketball team
Mayor of Sochi: There Are No Gay People Here
When questioned further he said, "I am not sure, but I don't bloody know them"
The Mythical Invasion of the Super Bowl Hookers
There's no reality behind the idea that some Lost Tribe of Gypsy Harlots wanders about the world from mega-event to mega-event, unimpeded by the usual logistics of transport and lodging.
Mass. Congressman Impressed With Security at Winter Olympics in Russia
Visited, suggested Americans travelling there remain cautious
Russian Law Permits Authorities to Spy on All Communications in Sochi During Olympics
The sporting event was originally envisioned as a symbol of peace, or something
Russian and American Military Officers Discuss Winter Olympics Security
There have been terror threats
MLB to Implement Metal Detectors at All Stadiums By 2015
Working with the Department of Homeland Security
US Military Offers Anti-IED Tech for Olympic Security
Fears of a terrorist attack
Olympian Carl Lewis Says Chris Christie Bullied Him, Too
Because he ran for State Senate as a Democrat
Warren Buffett Offering $1 Billion For Perfect NCAA Bracket
Winner could opt to have the prize paid out in annual payments over 25 years or take one payment of $500 million
IOC: American Women's Hockey Goalie Has to Remove "We the People" From Mask
May be considered propaganda
