I'm trying to catch at least a little bit of every sport at the Olympics. Having dual monitors at work helps a lot; one tuned to the NBC live feed and the other to (possibly) be productive. It's an embarrassment of riches ( Read more... )

Earlier yesterday HBO/BBC released promo pics and media info about Parade's End, Benedict's mini-series due to air in a couple of weeks. In the release we learn that back in 2009, HBO was reluctant to sign on to the project because they felt Benedict was not famous enough to draw an audience. Just hours after reading that there he was on my TV, ( Read more... )

In which I dump several Olympic Cycling resources. I'm unabashedly bugnuts crazy over the Men's Road Race event (natch), but I follow all Olympic cycling, men's and women's. Here are some helpful resources I've found so far.

The official schedule with all Olympic events

CyclingWeekly.co.uk has the best Olympic road maps I've found

Official Road ( Read more... )

Watching the Olympic closing ceremonies and feeling sad to see it go. But also relieved that, as an Olympics junkie, I will have my life back. I recorded every minute of coverage from NBC, MSNBC, and USA, and have about 20 unwatched hours still on my DVR ( Read more... )