The 2010 Winter Olympics
A roundup of Slate's coverage of the Vancouver games.
"Did You See What the Norwegians Are Wearing?: Slate's John Swansburg and June Thomas chatted live during the opening ceremony. Read the transcript."
"Canada vs. the United States: Who Wins?: An economist predicts the medal counts for the Vancouver Olympics," by Daniel Gross. Posted Friday, Feb. 12, 2010.
"Boycott the Olympics!: Why the United States should skip the Winter Games," by David Plotz. Posted Friday, Feb. 12, 2010.
"What To Watch at the Winter Olympics: Slate's one-event-a-day viewer's guide for the Vancouver Games," by Justin Peters. Posted Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010.
"O Say Can You Guess?: Get ready for the Winter Olympics with Slate's national-anthem quiz," by Jeremy Singer-Vine and Jeremy Stahl. Posted Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010.
"Is Figure Skating Fixed?: A new study suggests that efforts to keep Olympic judges honest have only made them more crooked," by Ray Fisman. Posted Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010.
The Culture
"Vancouver: Notes From a Native Daughter: Is it possible to know a once-familiar place for the first time?" by Elisabeth Eaves. Posted Friday, Feb. 12, 2010.
"The Vancouver Experiment: The city investigates what happens when you help addicts get high," a four-part series by Matthew Power. Posted Monday, Feb. 1, 2010.
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