Down & Out in Atlanta

The Official Crock of the '96 Summer Olympics

"...that was hiring thousands of temporary workers for the Olympics...."

Sept. 22, 2000 Features Feature by Jonathan Hennessey

The Wonderful Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl

"...her film Olympia, the chronicle of the 1936 Berlin Olympics, for which she shot over 400 kilometers of film..."

June 10, 1994 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Cutting Edge

A champion ice-skating beauty has trouble finding a male partner who can keep pace with her.

"...for those who couldn't get enough of the Winter Olympics on TV, but it pushes past simple opportunism to..."

April 10, 1992 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The AggreGAYtor: August 10

Your daily dose of LGBTQ news

"...The Olympics get steamy, Rob Halford champs at the bit, and..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Sanya Richards Finally Wins the Big One

Ex-Longhorn takes world championship in Berlin

"...stretch in Beijing to take third at the 2008 Olympics...."

Aug. 18, 2009 Sports Post by Lee Nichols

TV Eye

Memo to America: The Olympics aren't about one, but all.

"...think I'd be a big fan of the Winter Olympics. Sure, I had my Dorothy Hamill wedge in the..."

Feb. 15, 2002 Screens Column by Belinda Acosta

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

The AggreGAYtor: August 2

Your daily dose of LGBTQ news

"...• Here’s why those Olympic rings are rainbow: Out..."

Aug. 2, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Coach's Corner

Coach pretty much stays out of political discussions these days -- but did you catch our president at the Olympics the other night? What a doofus!

"...often here. But when I turn on the Winter Olympics and there's Bob Costas interviewing the president, then he's..."

Feb. 15, 2002 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

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

Endurance

"...Running enthusiasts eager to learn more about this 1996 Olympics winner from Ethiopia will be treated to some beautifully..."

June 4, 1999 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

U.S. Women Electrify in Q2 Stadium Opener

USWNT defeat Nigeria 2-0 in Olympics tuneup match

"...States Women’s National Team defeated Nigeria 2-0 in an Olympics tune-up match, christening the 20,500-seat venue – and Austin..."

June 17, 2021 Sports Post by Eric Goodman

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

Coach's Corner

"...screed, lambasting everything and anything concerned with Atlanta, The Olympics, NBC, and Coca-Cola. I was ready to rant about..."

Aug. 2, 1996 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Czech Olympian and UT Alum Sára Kousková on Her Time Deep in the Heart of Czech Texas

The golfer reflects on her experiences at UT

"...twice. She now competes professionally and qualified for the Olympics on June 23 with her family there to celebrate...."

Aug. 2, 2024 News Feature by Benton Graham

Race

Perceptive film about Jesse Owens going to the 1936 Berlin Olympics

"...out on other stages, as well. Cutaways show U.S. Olympics leaders are also struggling with finding the correct approach:..."

Feb. 19, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The AggreGAYtor: August 13

Your daily dose of LGBTQ news

"...• This is the way the Queerlympics end. Not..."

Aug. 13, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry

Alison Klayman's doc is as much a rallying cry for freedom of expression as it is a portrait in progress of an artist whose career is ongoing.

"...spectacular Bird’s Nest stadium built to house the Beijing Olympics. Yet before the Olympics began, Ai publicly denounced the..."

Aug. 10, 2012 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Swimmers Look to Dominate in Beijing

(Along with that Phelps guy)

"...The point of the Olympics, they say, is not to win but to take..."

Aug. 8, 2008 Sports Feature by Thomas Hackett

First Descent

This vertiginous documentary about snowboarding talks with the sport's greats and shows them in action, rocketing down crag-encrusted, virgin slopes like buckshot fired from God’s own 20-gauge.

"...including the surreally appropriate incident at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan, wherein Canadian Ross Rebagliati very nearly..."

Dec. 2, 2005 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Murderball

This doc about quadriplegic rugby entertains, informs, and inspires.

"...to let us know that the Paralympics are true Olympics-level competition rather than the "feel good, everyone's a winner"..."

July 22, 2005 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Day Trips

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

"...are provided at no extra charge. During the summer Olympics the ponds are stocked with catfish. For the winter..."

Aug. 20, 2004 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Coach's Corner

Ratings, schmatings! Why the big obsession about how many people are watching which sporting events on TV?

"...ratings. The zenith, of course, has been the Summer Olympics, culminating last week with a lengthy front page Olympic..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Grammys and Milk

TV Eye

"...me just start by saying that I hate the Olympics and television coverage of the Olympics and refuse to..."

Feb. 20, 1998 Screens Column by Margaret Moser

Qmmunity: Hot Politics, Hot Nights

The feeling’s right with Theydies Night, Dyke Season dance party, and more queer events

"...pause, LGBTQIA eyes might turn to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics kicking off this Friday, July 23. The Olympics aren't..."

July 23, 2021 Column by Beth Sullivan

From Russia, With Love

More than 20 years after the Soviet Union fell, Austin finally experiences some culinary glasnost

"...Representing the Caucasus region, where the Winter Olympics will be held in Sochi this year, is shashlik,..."

Feb. 7, 2014 Food Feature by Melanie Haupt

The AggreGAYtor: October 30

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...is totally OK with gays visiting Sochi for the Olympics. No homo!..."

Oct. 30, 2013 Qmmunity Post

The AggreGAYtor: August 13

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...actually made) regarding anti-gay laws at the Sochi Winter Olympics. President Obama tells queer athletes to go for the..."

Aug. 13, 2013 Qmmunity Post

The AggreGAYtor: February 8

Your daily dose of LGBTQIA news

"...spandex whirligig Johnny Weir plans to spend the Sochi Olympics dressed as Raisa Gorbachova, he’s advising other gay athletes..."

Feb. 8, 2013 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

The AggreGAYtor: August 6

Your daily dose of LGBTQ news

"...• Another medal for Team LGBTQ: Out star Lisa..."

Aug. 6, 2012 Qmmunity Post by Brandon Watson

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