Who paid the price for the parade of ‘heroes’?
The Roman elite knew something about wooing the public with games and parades and their example has its modern imitators. Now that the Olympic ‘heroes’ have had their parade and the politicians have...
View ArticleEuropean Tour Operators Association critiques of alleged tourism benefits...
'There appears to be little evidence of any benefit to tourism of hosting an Olympic Games, and considerable evidence of damage.' Findings of the European Tour Operators Association 2006 Report and...
View ArticleAir pollution - Beijing sees 'pleasant irony' in London's discomfort
London is being advised by Frank Kelly, professor and director of the King's College London (KCL) Environmental Research Group, to learn from Beijing's example and restrict traffic during the Olympics...
View ArticleThe Commercial Games
The Commercial Games - How Commercialism is Overrunning the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games"The Olympics claim to stand for pure ideals, for sports, culture and education. Unfortunately, the overwhelming...
View ArticleBeijing Olympics Human Rights Legacy - More Repression
Remember those promises from the IOC that the Beijing Olympics would result in improvements in China's human rights record? Francois Carrard told the BBC: 'If the Games were not awarded to China the...
View ArticleBeijing Olympics: How's this for cost inflation?
@bobmackin: Beijing wrestles with $70B (ca £40B) bill for 2008 #Olympics. Yes, $70B. Earlier invoice: £20B read more
View ArticleAi Weiwei: No joy from Olympics in Beijing
Ai Weiwei, designer of the Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing, says 'None of my art represents Beijing. The Bird's Nest – I never think about it. After the Olympics, the common folks don't talk about it...
View ArticleThe uses of children for London 2012
Back in October 2010 a row broke out over tickets to London 2012 events for children, particularly those from the East End. BoJo hit back saying 120,000 free tickets would be provided for...
View ArticleThe Spectacular Construction of an Olympic Metropolis - Anne-Marie Broudehoux
The Spectacular Construction of an Olympic Metropolis Anne-Marie Broudehoux University of Quebec, MontrealABSTRACT: This article presents a critical review of Beijing’s Olympic redevelopment, and of...
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Put out more (Olympic) flags
The Olympic flame passes brightly through somewhere in the the Uyghur Autonomous Province !read more
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Barbaric Sport - a Global Plague by Marc Perelman
Barbaric Sport by Marc Perelmanread more
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