Dec 2nd, 2008 · Last week's deadly strikes in Mumbai, India, caught the world by surprise. But some of the details that have emerged might seem familiar to the readers of the 2007 novel Sacred Games. Author Vikram Chandra describes those similarities and the mood in Mumbai after the attacks.
Aug 22nd, 2008 · The source of the American national anthem being played at the Beijing Olympics during medal ceremonies is in question. Peter Breiner wasn't watching the Games until his friends starting calling to say, "That sounds like your arrangement." It does. Especially the "Rockets Red Glare" section — an unusually soft string rendition that brought some controversy when it was used in Athens in 2004.He got paid for that rendition in 2004. Now Mr. Breiner says he's "100-percent positive" that the Chinese borrowed it from his work. In an email to The Washington Post, the Chinese insist they came up with the arrangement themselves.
Aug 7th, 2008 · With the start of the Olympics tomorrow, much of the focus on China as host of the Games highlights the country's environmental and human rights conflicts. Helen Zia ran in the Olympic torch relay earlier this year in San Francisco. Zia is joined by Chinese American writer Sasha Gong to discuss the how Chinese Americans are thinking about the Olympic Games.
May 27th, 2008 · U.S. shot-putter Adam Nelson, a two-time Olympic silver medalist, is willing to try anything — legal — to win gold at this summer's Games in Beijing. That includes sports hypnotherapy, in which he visualizes success in the shot-put circle.
Apr 2nd, 2008 · BMX cycling comes hurtling into the Olympic summer games in Beijing as a brand new event. Organizers hope it will attract interest from younger fans, the same way snowboarding did for the winter games.
Mar 15th, 2008 · China's crackdown on protesters in Tibet has left at least 10 people dead, but the International Olympic Committee is asking countries not to boycott the Beijing Olympics, saying a boycott would only hurt athletes. Former ambassador to China, James Lilley, and Sophie Richardson, director for Asia advocacy at Human Rights Watch, talk to Noah Adams about persuading China to change its ways in the run up to the Games.
Mar 14th, 2008 · In Michael Haneke's new film, a wealthy American family opens the door of their secluded vacation home to two strangers -- who proceed to torture them in a series of sadistic games. David Edelstein has a review.
Jan 23rd, 2006 · Steelers, Seahawks Advance to Super Bowl XL January 23, 2006 · The Seattle Seahawks will play in their first Super Bowl on Feb. 5 in Detroit; the Pittsburgh Steelers will return for a shot at the franchise's fifth Super Bowl title. Both teams dominated their opponents in Sunday's conference championship games.