Archive for category: Sport(s)

‑lympic    (2010.07.27)

At the Olympic and Paralympic presser for London 2012, I was the only writer interested in the Paralympics. Spoiler alert: Brian and Robin McKeever are their secret weapon

Clash of worlds    (2010.07.11)

Carl Burnett is a Paralympic alpine skiier and a lexicographer with a degree in linguistics. My kinda guy

Bobsleigh Camp 2010    (2010.06.13)

Just like last year, I attended Bobsleigh Canada’s training/recruitment camp (2010.05.29). Surprise: Men still exist

Stoked on Mandeville    (2010.05.20)

I’m the guy who really likes the new London 2010 mascots, Mandeville and Wenlock. Yes, I’m the one!

Steve Holcomb’s thousand gay boyfriends    (2010.03.08)

Another year, another season of bobsleigh. And who got discovered by the bears?

Too white! Too strong!    (2010.01.15)

Mark McGwire liked hitting the ball really fucking hard and far. But what does a white lesbian think about a gay-sports site?

Half-blind musclebear hauls in medals    (2009.11.14)

Steven Holcomb had no trouble driving a bobsleigh while half-blind. So what’s everybody else’s problem?

Bobsleigh camp 2009    (2009.07.30)

I visited the bobsleigh recruitment camp, despite being so weak I can barely push a shopping cart

Non-freakonomics of bobsleigh    (2008.03.15)

If teams everywhere are short of bobsledders, why aren’t they looking at cripples?