February 13, 2010

Everything Olympics

Olympic Clock | Vancouver 2010

Guide to Free Olympic Concerts and Live Events:

Events | Concert Guide / Concert Calendar / Pavilion Guide / Travel Tips / Venue Guide

More | Attraction Guide / Celebration Sites / Robson Square / Victory Ceremonies

CBC | Event Calendar / Road to the Games

Culturial Olympiad | Concert Listing / Concert Calendar / Facebook / Twitter

LiveCity Vancouver | Concert Listing / Downtown & Yaletown / Event Guide / Facebook / Twitter

Richmond O Zone | Concert Listing / Event Map / Facebook / Twitter

Surrey Celebration Site | Concert Listing / Event Map / Facebook / Twitter

Beyond | Open during the Paralympics | Aboriginal Artists Market at the Sinclair Centre

Everything Else Olympics:

Concerts | Richmond O Zone / Cultural Olympiad / Jill Barber at the CBC / Surrey Celebration Site

Events | House Hopping / Stephen Colbert / Czech Republic 5 Latvia 2 / Holland Heineken House

Pre-Olympics | Countdown / How I Almost / Ladner Flash Mob / Delta Municipal Hall

Evidently, athletes and Olympic fans are having a sexy, good time because their is a massive condom shortage in Vancouver. NBC's Brian Williams thanks Vancouver and Canadians.

Apparently Asian-Canadians are not into the Olympic spirit. Did Vancouver have the whitest opening ceremonies ever?

CBC ranks the hospitality houses. The Opinionator cheers on our games, go Canada! Miss604 discusses Canadian pride during the games. This is how the CBC is dealing with not having the broadcast rights to the games. CTV's Brian Williams meets NBC's Brian Williams, watch it here.

Shot In Vancouver has some amazing photos of the anti-Olympic protest turning violent on Day 2. Security for the Winter Games has brought a heavy cost.

Athletes are confused by Olympic social media rules. Check out my list of Olympic tweeters and the hashtag guide for Olympic tweets.

Author Douglas Coupland (jPod) is dreaming of a white Olympics. How are Olympic brands stacking up in terms of advertising?

The New York Times has a great article about Vancouver's Downtown Eastside in the shadow of the Olympics. The Los Angeles Times addresses Vancouver's homelessness problem. Five Ring Circus is an investigative documentary about the true cost of the Olympic Games in Vancouver (watch here).

Tom Brokaw explains Canada to Americans. Here is the Vancouver Olympics summed up in just one word.