Olympics
The Invisible Man: When people pretend they don’t see you on the Tube
I’m a sucker for American comics. Batman, the X men, Green Lantern, can’t get enough. We all need a bit of escapism now and again. What I didn’t realise, however, was that when I became disabled I’d be able to live out my dreams by gaining real life superpowers.
By James Moore | Health, Notebook, Opinion | Tuesday, 31 July 2012 at 9:03 am
Bhopal & the Olympics: A Time to Remember
In the constant effort to make history, it’s all too easy to forget that some things already have one. Last Friday the world watched the official opening of the 30th Olympic Games, with Danny Boyle’s imaginative opening ceremony earning rapturous reviews. During the near-four hour broadcast viewers were constantly urged to look forwards. The Games’ tagline, [...]
By Ram Mashru | Notebook, Opinion | Tuesday, 31 July 2012 at 1:00 am
Who wants to be a cox?
We all know where we belong in the world of sport. Whether or not we still play sports in to adulthood, all of us have our school days to draw upon for the standard that we reached. Did we finish first or last? Were we A team? B team? C team… District? County? All varying levels for all different levels of ability.
By Dominic Holland | Olympics, Sport | Monday, 30 July 2012 at 2:59 pm
London Bridge, Tom Daley, #beachvolleyball, #Aleppo, Bale
What’s trending and why?
By Ellen E Jones | Notebook | Monday, 30 July 2012 at 10:24 am
Barking Blondes: Hotel inspecting hounds, Olympian sniffers and compassionate canine leave
We are hoping the athletes and international visitors to London all had a scratch-free sleep last night. If so, this may be down to the canine community.
By Joanne Good and Anna Webb | Notebook | Sunday, 29 July 2012 at 4:00 am
Aidan Burley and why the Tory party need to tackle bigotry head on
This year has seen a string of catastrophic events, including significant errors made by government ministers, piling more pressure on Cameron – as with each occasion the buck ultimately stops with him – and once again his judgment is under the spotlight.
By Richard Sudan | Opinion | Saturday, 28 July 2012 at 4:04 pm
Danny Boyle, Thames, Paul Chambers, #Marvellewedding, Hermione Effect
What’s trending and why…
By Ellen E Jones | Notebook | Friday, 27 July 2012 at 11:27 am
Something For The Olympic Weekend in London – July 27-29
It’s here! The biggest sporting spectacle in the world finally arrives in the capital today – so if you’ve spent weeks/months/years being ambivalent about the Olympics, this is one weekend where you’ll be hard-pushed to not get caught up in the spirit all (and why not, we say).
By Matilda Egere-Cooper | Arts | Friday, 27 July 2012 at 9:00 am
Our nation’s Olympic mood reflected by The London Eye
The Olympics PR spin which corners the public from all sides will now have a 450ft beacon of truth to contend with.
By Francis Brian | Notebook, Olympics | Friday, 27 July 2012 at 2:00 am
Olympic censorship: Fight, for your right, to be arty
With each day that we creep through the Olympics, I feel more and more like I am in a chapter of Orwell’s classic, 1984.
By Carrie Reichardt | Arts, Olympics | Thursday, 26 July 2012 at 1:01 pm
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