A roundup of Slate's coverage of China and the Beijing Games.

The Games

"Dunks, Mom, and Apple Pie: The marketing genius of USA Basketball's 'Redeem Team,' " by Tommy Craggs. Posted Friday, Aug. 22, 2008.

"The Olympics Sap-o-Meter," by Josh Levin, Derek Thompson, and Chris Wilson.
Posted Friday, Aug. 22, 2008.

"The Advertising Olympics: The best and worst commercials from the Summer Games," by Josh Levin. Posted Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008.

"Sapped Out: Slate's Sap-o-Meter team takes readers' questions about NBC's schmaltzy Olympics coverage." Posted Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008.

"The Olympics Sap-o-Meter: Usain Bolt might be the world's fastest man, but mom runs away with the night yet again," by Josh Levin, Derek Thompson, and Chris Wilson. Posted Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008.

"Olympic-Sized Racism: Remembering the 1904 Games, where Indians, Pygmies, and other 'savages' faced off in the interest of science," by Nate DiMeo. Posted Thursday, Aug. 21, 2008.

"Beach Volleyball in Iran?: How do conservative countries handle scantily clad Olympic athletes?" by Kara Hadge. Posted Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008.

"Dispatches from Beijing: The Science of DJing an Olympic Beach Volleyball Match," by Jacob Leibenluft. Posted Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008.

"Remember When Decathletes Were Cool?: Why the world stopped caring about track and field's most grueling event," by Robert Weintraub. Posted Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2008.