Sunday Shards: “The Olympian Edition”
On my mind and in the RSS Hopper this week…
*I spent an ungodly amount of time on Wikipedia the other night looking up entries for The Olympic Games, rituals surrounding The Olympic Torch, the opening ceremonies and Eric Heiden. Time well spent.
*On the Media did a killer program this week all about the media and Middle East coverage. I dug.
*Yes, Barry Manilow has the #1 album in the country. In 2006. And pigs wear pajamas.
*Can MTV stay cool? When was the last time it was (via Micropersuasion)?
*In light of the James Frey mess, Sherman Alexie had a few things to say about Native American literary hoaxes.
*Transcript of Craig Newmark’s keynote speech at the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies (via Tigerbeat).
*Where are the female film critics? (via my friend Danyel).
*SXSWi. T-Minus 25 days and counting.