The XX Factor : Olympics

We're Talking About: Palin's Tax Avoidance and More

DoubleX Staff — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:32:00 GMT

Authorities in Alaska claim that Sarah Palin failed to pay taxes on two house-sized "cabins" built on her land ... (Read the rest of this article here .)...(read more)

It's Time For Some Competition, Yoginis!

Samantha Henig — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:40:00 GMT

sponsorship placeAd2(commercialNode,'120x90',false,'') A post from DoubleX writer Kerry Howley: Yoga is a meditative practice sometimes thought to help liberate the soul from all worldly suffering. The Olympics are a tribalistic sporting event in which...(read more)

O Canada!

Abigail Pilgrim — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 19:42:00 GMT

There's a gender drama of Olympic proportions being staged by the Canadian women's ski jumpers team. (The girls also made headlines earlier this year when their chairperson Brent Morrice claimed they could all afford to lose 20 pounds . Too much Tim Horton's,...(read more)

Not to the Wall but Through the Wall

Maureen Sullivan — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:34:00 GMT

Some people just still don't buy that Michael Phelps won the 100-meter fly by a razor-thin one-hundredth of a second. Even Slate 's own Will Saletan is skeptical , wondering if the sensitivity of the touch pads came into play. I've got to respectfully...(read more)

Curves Ahead

Nayeli Rodriguez — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:29:00 GMT

Except for a bit of mostly innocuous fun-poking , the Beijing Olympics have pretty much steered clear of any sexist slip-ups. Until yesterday , when reports surfaced of the International Table Tennis Federation’s latest strategy for reversing low attendance...(read more)

Six Cheers for Natalie Coughlin

Rachael Larimore — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:33:00 GMT

I admit, I was as enthralled as the next person with Michael Phelps' amazing run for eight golds at the Beijing Olympics, perhaps more so. I watched the races live, yelling at the TV; I rewatched them on the Internet (have you seen the 4 x 100 relay underwater...(read more)