The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Flame Is Lit In Greece

The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Flame was lit during a special ceremony in Ancient Olympiad, Greece, today. The ceremony kicks off the torch relay -- an essential component of any Olympic Games. The Olympic Flame is...

IYA2009 Ceremonies Kick Off in Paris Today

In case you needed a friendly reminder, 2009 is the International Year of Astronomy (IYA). If you're one of those who enjoys keeping your face tilted skyward, you're in for an exciting year. Opening ceremonies...

Olympics Proliferate on P2P Networks

Even though you can get it on TV, viewers are getting the Olympics via alternative networks."Millions have turned to peer-to-peer (P2P) networks for high-definition (HD) video from the Beijing Olympic games, despite the fact that much of the content is widely available for...

Beijing 2008: An Opening Olympic Ceremony That Was Unreal

The opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games from Beijing, China was acclaimed worldwide. In fact, nearly 14% of the world's population (3 billion people) watched an Olympic Ceremony from China that was in the...

Olympic Fashion: a country by country critique (some of them, anyway)

Canadians have been pretty hard on our country's Olympic fashion choices this year, and this blog roundup of international media critiques shows other countries are equally self-deprecating. Perhaps it's...

Olympic Impressions : Opening Ceremonies

08/08/08 started with hundred’s of "fou" drummers moving in unison to the thunder of their own drums. And then . . . the lights went out. I was horrified.   This is not a slur, just an honest...

An 8 became a perfect 10 at Olympic Opening Ceremonies tonight

An eight became a perfect 10 in Beijing tonight.The opening ceremony of the 29th Olympics Games began at precisely 8pm on the eighth day of the eighth month, 2008. ...

Aussie oarsman to carry flag in Opening Ceremonies

James Tomkins said it was one of the greatest thrills of his life when Australian Olympic Committee president John Coates asked him to carry the Australian flag at tomorrow's (Friday) opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games. ...

China's Opening Ceremonies secret scooped by Korean journalist

The Chinese Government is furious after a video featuring a secret Olympic Games Opening Ceremonies dress rehearsal was leaked to the world. The video was filmed by a Korean television journalist who was able to...

Video of Olympic Opening Ceremonies Leaked

By Robert H. Kelly HOUSTON, TEXAS (July 31, 2008) In a major security breach, a Korean journalist gained entry into the Olympic Stadium in Beijing and videotaped a dress rehearsal for the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Summer Olympics. A Korean television journalist visiting...

Chinese Making U.S. Olympic Team Uniforms

Reuters reports today that Chinese tailors are working overtime to produce more than 1,800 Ralph Lauren-designed uniforms for members of the U.S. Olympic Team in time for next month’s opening ceremonies in...

IN[ ]EX Launched in Vancouver

 IN[  ]EX, a giant audio sculpture in which thousands of wooden blocks with embedded technology are released into the city to engage the public as active agents, had a successful launch in Vancouver last...

Come and Walk 1 City Block

"Come and participate in the 1 City Block walk. 1 City Block is part of IN[ ]EX, a distributed audio sculpture in which thousands of wooden blocks with embedded technology are released into the city in order to...

New Course Addresses History and Design of Olympic Opening Ceremonies

 "Designing Olympic Cultural Ceremonies LaunchedEmily Carr Institute announces a new course in developing Olympic cultural ceremonies. Register through the Continuing Studies Office at 604.844.3810 or online at www.eciad.ca/cs. "  ECIAD has the plague of putting...

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