Sue Carter Flinn

I know very little about Chinese contemporary art, but I figured now’s as good a time as any to correct that oversight. Zhang Dali is a big name; he was the only graffiti artist in Beijing during the ’90s, and was the first artist since Keith Haring and Jackson Pollock to be on the cover […]

OK. This whole American ‘dream team’ really goes counter to everything I cherish about the Olympics. In 1989 there was a rule change that allowed USA Basketball to field teams with professional players. Jordan,Barkley, Bird…And of course they won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain (although it hasn’t worked for […]

Yo Andy. I was there with you! That really was an amazing game. Almost as incredible as watching Shewfelt on the vault. Ummm, dude is recovering from two(!) broken legs and went over with a near-perfect flippy-jump. Brandon O’Neill cacked out–he has a really messed-up ankle. He’s the world champion on the parallel bars but […]

On the Ralph Lauren website, you, o’ unathletic one, can purchase the Olympic collection. Except it looks nothing like what you see below. This icky little number looks like it was pulled off the scrap pile from Kill Bill. He’s also selling some bad striped belts and puffy denim hats. Remember when everyone had those […]

Leave it to Ralph Lauren to design my dream Olympic outfit: classy, nicely fitted and sharp. Very Chariots of Fire on the way to the champagne polo court. (Who me? Oh no sir, I only skeet shoot at the club.) Of course in the real world, I’m not allowed to wear white pants. And in […]

I can’t believe I forgot mention this before! When I turned to NBC during one of many commercials on CBC, I was expecting to see some red, white and blue, y’all. But what were they broadcasting, smack in the middle of the opening ceremonies? Regis and Kelly!! Actually, it wasn’t even Reg, it was Kelly […]

Go Burundi. Way to kick the traditional outfit. Loves it. Luxemburg. Way to represent with 14 athletes and cutie flagbearer. I’m confused by Belarus .There’s an older gent carrying the flag and I think that Mansman said he was a sprinter. Nepal is rocking the black uniform with gold hats, and it looks so much […]

Finally the athletes! But who let the bagpiper into the athletes’ procession? Where the hell did he come from? There is a really strange procession along the track–an endless line of Chinese women in white cheerleading-style outfits bouncing up and down and dancing as the athletes walk by. Andy pointed out they actually have a […]

I knew you felt the dream. I hope you’re feeling better. You’re not missing much other than a lot of cute kids painting “environmental” pictures. Children are our future, after all. Nothing makes you forget smog, human rights violations and emprisoned kitty cats more than pig tails and chubby cheeks. I swore I wouldn’t write […]