Olympic Flamers

Carryin' the torch for LGBTQ

"...upwards of 20 out athletes at the London 2012 Olympic games. Here's my top two picks to follow on..."

July 27, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Liz Williams

Olympic Soccer Starts, Laredo Plays for PDL Championship, and More

"...The Olympics opened Wednesday morning (well, Wednesday night in Beijing), with..."

Aug. 6, 2008 Sports Post by Nick Barbaro

Olympic Diaries

"...an image that ties in so well with the Olympics Diaries presented herein. Certainly, when we asked the five..."

Aug. 16, 1996 Music Feature

One Day in September

Recipient of the 2000 Oscar for Best Documentary, this film unfolds the gripping drama that occurred on September 5, 1972, during the Munich Olympics, when eight armed Palestinian terrorists took 11 members of the Israeli delegation hostage.

"...the day of Sept. 5, 1972, during the Munich Olympics, when eight armed Palestinian terrorists took 11 members of..."

Feb. 16, 2001 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Prefontaine

"...Destined for athletic greatness, Pre’s trip to the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich was tarnished by an Arab terrorist..."

Jan. 31, 1997 Movie Review by Alison Macor

Race

Perceptive film about Jesse Owens going to the 1936 Berlin Olympics

"...gold medals in track and field at the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin, Jesse Owens’ accomplishments have now been..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Munich

Munich is dense, thoughtful filmmaking that nonetheless flies along: Seething not only with multilayered, subtextual arguments, it’s also a heck of a thriller.

"...murders of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich by the PLO faction Black September..."

Dec. 30, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Southpaw

"...facilities or financial backing, managed to qualify for the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996. Barrett is also a..."

June 30, 2000 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

'Welcome to the Terrordome: The Pain, Politics, and Promise of Sports'

Sportswriter Zirin delves into the darker side of sports

"...While sports entertain many, behind the scenes the games are a mess akin to making sausage where you..."

July 28, 2010 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

Down & Out in Atlanta

The Official Crock of the '96 Summer Olympics

"...below the equator, but that technicality hasn't stopped the Olympic Committee from taking the "Summer" Games deep into southerly..."

Sept. 22, 2000 Features Feature by Jonathan Hennessey

Sports and Social Justice With David Zirin

On the Olympics, Mark Cuban’s fondness of Ayn Rand, and Howard Zinn’s love of the Boston Red Sox

"...his books, Zirin chatted with The Score about the Olympics, Mark Cuban’s fondness of Ayn Rand, and remembers Zinn’s..."

March 5, 2010 Sports Post by Timothy Braun

SXsports: Mega-Events and the Damage Done

How events like the Olympics and the World Cup destroy the host cities

"...most Americans think of Sports Mega-Events (SMEs) like the Olympics or the World Cup, we think of the tremendous..."

March 15, 2015 SXSW Post by Eric Sollenberger

Eddie the Eagle

The inspirational story of Great Britain's Olympics underdog

"...If Olympic medals were given for tenacity, then Eddie “The Eagle”..."

March 4, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Playing Through

A look into the darker side of the Olympic Games

"...comes to the pomp and circumstance of the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony – forget about it. Seeing all those..."

Aug. 15, 2008 Column by Thomas Hackett

This Week's Waste of Time

Cool your Olympic fever with free games

"...So, you've got Olympic fever, but watching the action on TV just isn't..."

Aug. 3, 2012 Screens Post by James Renovitch

From Burnt Orange to Gold

Eighteen current or former Longhorns will represent the United States in the Beijing Olympics

"...life: I attended all eight days of the U.S. Olympic Team Trials – Track & Field in Eugene, Ore...."

Aug. 8, 2008 Sports Feature by Lee Nichols

Miracle

The Cold war provides the background for this Olympics ice hockey miracle starring Kurt Russell.

"...that Miracle is Disney’s dramatization of the 1980 U.S. Olympic ice hockey team’s surprising victory over the seemingly unstoppable..."

Feb. 6, 2004 Movie Review by Marrit Ingman

Fear of Flying

Bombs, Back Pains & Tish Hinojosa

"...1996, Chicago: I hear the news of the Centennial Olympic Park bomb while waiting at Chicago's O'Hare airport, en..."

Aug. 16, 1996 Music Feature

Day Trips

If Athens, Texas, hosted the Olympic Games instead of its Grecian namesake, we would see an entirely different lineup of sports

"...If Athens, Texas, hosted the Olympic Games instead of its Grecian namesake, we would see..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Home on the Ranch

Life at Marbridge Ranch defies rehab and assisted living clichés.

"...of Marbridge, is a frequent competitor in the Special Olympics program, the world's largest program of year-round sports training..."

April 20, 2001 Features Feature by Stuart Prestidge

The Verde Report: Stakes Raise as Rivals Columbus Crew Come to Town

A win will feel positively critical against the Crew at Sunday’s second-ever home match

"...I'm not sure I'd bet on Austin hosting an Olympic Games in the near future, but boy, if the..."

June 25, 2021 Sports Column by Eric Goodman

TV Eye

The games are finally over. Time to get back to regular programming.

"...series to avoid competing with NBC's coverage of the Olympic Games. They finally ended last week. Here's what's been..."

March 5, 2010 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Austin Activist Deported From China

Founder of Students for a Free Tibet takes his message to China, then gets booted back to Texas

"...its occupation of Tibet against the backdrop of the Olympic Games, as "almost closure, but it was also a..."

Aug. 22, 2008 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

T-Rex

What if you became the first American woman to win Olympic gold for boxing?

"...was just 17 when she fought at the Summer Olympics in London in 2012, the first year women's boxing..."

March 13, 2015 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

(Video) Game Night

Multiplayer video games that bridge the gap between the hardcore and the noobs

"...did the party die for gamers? When did video games begin to forgo two-player options for online play? How..."

Oct. 30, 2009 Screens Feature by James Renovitch

Going the Distance

"...age 23, was the 10,000 champion at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta...."

June 4, 1999 Screens Feature by Lee Nichols

Mother, Jugs, & Speed

What It Takes to Win at Video Games

"...routine whenever we go to check out the video games at Northcross Mall. As we head to the entrance,..."

Dec. 17, 1999 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

Pussy Riot & ‘The Colbert Report’

Russian punks give as good as they get as Olympics begin

"...As the Olympic torch reaches Sochi amid protests of anti-gay legislation, two..."

Feb. 6, 2014 Music Post by Abby Johnston

TV Eye

Have you had your fill of Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? Are you stuffed to the gills from consuming too many hours of Survivor, Big Brother, The Real World, Road Rules, or Making the Band? Better get used to it -- there's a whole lot more on the way.

"...Millionaire with two, event-flavored versions. One would feature former Olympic athletes as guest contestants to air in conjunction with..."

July 21, 2000 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

Soccer Watch

"...The U.S. Women open the Brazil Olympics by playing New Zealand at 5pm, Wed., Aug. 3,..."

July 29, 2016 Sports Column by Nick Barbaro

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