MetaFilter posts tagged with olympics and BBC

Monkey!

fearfulsymmetry — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:17:49 -0800

Jamie Hewlett of Tank Girl and Gorrilaz fame has created the animated film that will be used to introduce the BBC's coverage of the summer Olympics with music by his fellow Gorrlaz compatriot, Damon Albarn, inspired by Monkey, the cult classic television program. Better quality version. Hewlett Interview. Hewlett's art. Previous Monkey inspired work.

Gotta light?

allkindsoftime — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 06:08:37 -0800

Protestor grabs the Olympic torch in London. (SLYTP)

Orwellian Olympics

Tlogmer — Tue, 16 Aug 2005 22:08:56 -0800

Not letting people take in the wrong soft drink. Making a band change its name. 'The new bill will make it illegal to combine words like "games", "medals", "gold", "2012", "sponsor" or "summer" in any form of advertising.' I'm kind of starting to hate the olympics.

talos — Tue, 05 Mar 2002 06:13:07 -0800

The coming breed of couch potato jocks? "Discoveries made at the University of Dundee are helping in the development of drugs that fool your body into thinking that your are actively exercising even when you are not, and may help in the fight against the current increase in the incidence of obesity and Type 2 diabetes." It might seem that I'm just sitting in front of a computer screen all day, but in reality I'm training for the Olympics.
Story coverage from the BBC