Chicago may not have won an Olympic bid but the Windy City still hosts  Olympic events, namely the Drink Olympics.  Surely you’ve heard of them?  Local ale athletes train religiously for the games, which kick off today at 6:45 PM on the extensive playing field of   Lincoln Park’s the Tin Lizzy bar.  Only the most primed and pumped  participants are admitted to this prestigious game.  The bar sports include Beer Curling, Ice Luge, Hockey Shot Out and the Biathlon. Read More »

Game(s) on!

Sasquatch is real and he has the Olympic Fever.  Joanie, however, is a work of fiction.

Quatchi is one of the pantless mascots for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia, and along with his two partners, Sumi and Miga, he is representing all things unity and Canada.  But not pants.

Frankly, I hope Canada has a better hockey goalie than Quatchi or they may be in for a long winter.

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Photo: Shape+Colour

Olympic Torch Relay

This is what the Olympics are all about: hope, anticipation and the bringing together people of the world in sportsmanship and good will.

Best of luck to Vancouver and all of the athletes!

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Hotel D'Angleterre, Copenhagen

Oprah was recently in Copenhagen, trying to gin up support for Chicago’s Olympic bid. Chicago didn’t get the 2016 Olympics, but Copenhagen did manage to grab on to some precious Oprah magic potion.

Visit Copenhagen – the official tourism board, has put together an Oprah-themed stay in Copenhagen – where she stayed, what places she visited, where she went shopping, and what kind of food she eat.  Read More »