Monthly Archives: August 2008

Predictions of the Future

Posted on August 23, 2008 by wu

I’m reading “The Wired Nation,” a 1970 piece by Ralph Lee Smith, assessing the great future of cable TV as a  medium of liberation. Some is pretty spot on: Looking a bit farther into the future, it may be that … Continue reading →

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The world’s strongest geek

Posted on August 21, 2008 by wu

What happens when you mix geek with weightlifter?  Yuri Vlasov, one of the greatest lifters of all time.

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Free the Airwaves!

Posted on August 21, 2008 by wu

Google’s Free the Airwaves campaign!   I recorded this video in support, though for some reason I look kind of evil in the video. No more Mr. Not Nice Guy.

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How to make an Olympic Impression

Posted on August 21, 2008 by wu

[what follows is discarded prose, a story I started that went nowhere] Back in the third century BC, aiming to impress the world, Dionysius of Syracuse sent to the Olympics fancy pavilions and several teams of horses.  To entertain spectators, … Continue reading →

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I love Weightlifting

Posted on August 20, 2008 by wu

So I am particularly proud of this piece about Olympic weightlifting that I wrote. For some reason I felt very moved to write it, rather like the Dumpling Manifesto. This is a picture of Vivian Lee, who is on the … Continue reading →

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In Beijing

Posted on August 9, 2008 by wu

I’m in Beijing this week, writing some stuff for Slate.  The murder was about 10 mins from my house. This struck me as a rather odd photo of President Bush.

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OPEC 2.0

Posted on August 1, 2008 by wu

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