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Fri. 02/04 - The "Eminently Boycottable" Olympics


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The Olympic Games have officially begun––how to reconcile excitement for the sports and the spectacle with the reality of the situation. Plus, controversy is brewing over the remains of Captain Cook’s ship the HMS Endeavour. And choose your fighter: 3D-printed vegan meatballs or Build-A-Bear’s sultry “After Dark” line of stuffed animals for adults.

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Links:

2022 Beijing Winter Olympics: Given China's human rights abuses, why report on them or pay attention? (Slate)
  • Olympic spotlight back on China for a COVID-tinged Games (AP)
  • 2008 Beijing Olympics opening ceremony: How Zhang Yimou pulled off a masterpiece for multiple audiences. (Slate)
  • The 2008 Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremonies planners have fallen out of favor in China in 2022 (Washington Post)
  • Olympics 2022 -- How we ended up with a Winter Games amid China's human rights crisis (ESPN)
  • Controversy erupts over Aussie museum's identification of HMS Endeavour wreck (Ars Technica)
  • Row erupts over wreck in US waters identified as Captain Cook's Endeavour (The Guardian)
  • IKEA is offering 3D-printed vegan meatballs to job candidates while it interviews them (Business Insider)
  • Build-A-Bear just launched an 'After Dark' series (CNET)
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  • Jackson Bird on Twitter
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