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By Zeus! Great Olympic moments Thousands of great moments have been witnessed throughout the 100-year history of the modern Olympic Games. Olympic athletes have displayed incredible feats of athleticism; brief descriptions of some...(Continue Reading) Art and Sport Down Under - Uri Tzaig - Tracey Moffatt - Sylvie Blocher - Alan Fleischer - Patricia Piccinini - Rosemary Laing - Lin Onus - Lorrie Graham Sydney's Olympic Arts Festival mixed historical, indigenous and contemporary art in a panoply of shows. Included in the exhibition "Sporting Life," ......(Continue Reading)Streets paved with Olympic gold: Munson Steed has 'hurdled' great opposition to create a groundbreaking municipal marketing concept that means millions Street spaces and vendor carts totalling 400 will be leased to large firms during the 1996 Games. Some critics think the contract is over generous. If funds generated from the leases go beyond $4.5 mi...(Continue Reading)An Olympic Victory that Energized a Nation New Movie Miracle Tells the Uplifting Story of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team An Olympic Victory that Energized a Nation A recent egregious example ......(Continue Reading)Beijing 2008: The Olympics in the belly of the beast Here we go again: Beijing is trying to get the Olympic Games, for 2008. In the early '90s, they made an all-out effort to win the Games for 2000, losing ......(Continue Reading)
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