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Katie Fricas
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Aug 16, 2016
Forgotten Moments From Past Summer Olympics
Did you know tug-of-war used to be an event?
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Jared Spears
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Aug 12, 2016
The Olympics of National Mottoes
Because every nation had to pick some words, and some are better than others
Best adaptation of the French revolution’s “three virtues” formula
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Bécquer Seguín
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Aug 12, 2016
What Should The Olympics Sound Like?
A brief history of the Olympic song
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Silvia Killingsworth
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Aug 5, 2016
Happy Carol Lim and Humberto Leon Day!
It’s the day the Olympics open, but not the first day of the Olympic Games.
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Alex Balk
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Aug 5, 2016
Jacques Greene, “You Can’t Deny”
Now the bad thing is happening.
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JIM BEHRLE
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Aug 2, 2016
Nothing in the World is Getting Worse, You’re Just Feeling Nostalgic for a Time That Never Existed
And other answers to unsolicited questions.
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Vincent Bevins
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Aug 1, 2016
You’re Complaining About The Olympics Wrong
How to criticize The Games without sounding stupid
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Alex Balk
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Jul 11, 2016
Everything Is Terrible And The Olympics Haven’t Even Started Yet
The only thing worse than the Olympics is people who tell you they love the Olympics.
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Alex Balk
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Feb 20, 2014
Is Sitting On My Ass In Front Of The TV Going To Help Me Lose Weight?
“Can Watching the Olympics Make Us Fitter?”
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Feb 7, 2014
A Web Series To Watch While NBC Refuses To Show You The Olympics
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