January 2010
145 posts
As Olympics near, people in Vancouver are dreading... →
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Quick read, informative.
“When I arrived in Vancouver, the first thing I noticed was the frowns.
The International Olympic Committee has leased every sign and billboard in town to broadcast Olympic joy, but they can’t purchase people’s faces. It’s clear that the 2010 Winter Games has made the mood in the bucolic coastal city decidedly overcast. Even the customs...
Listener Mail
After Stuff You Should Know cancels the beloved “Haiku Theater”, high-school freshman Katie protests by sending this poem…
“Oh Bird,
Your short, or long, existence may or may not have been wonderful.
Your mate, girlfriend or mother will miss you (maybe).
We will mourn you forever, or until we forget.
We will never forget your plight to get to the cafeteria,
But alas,...