olympics

If you've ever recycled a computer in Canada, you may have a small claim to fame at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. It's the ultimate in recycling -- saving money while making something beautiful out of trash.

Chicago's bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games was eliminated in the first round of voting in Copenhagen, losing to Rio de Janeiro. The results of the final vote were announced at 12:50 p.m. EDT. To those who haven't been paying much attention, it's probably a huge surprise that Chicago was knocked...

Erstwhile GoDaddy pitchgal Amanda Beard and I have a storied past. No, we've never met, and I've never been much of a swimmer so I barely paid attention to her Olympic escapades. But what I am is someone who writes a lot about the intersection of nakedness and money, so she and I have become...

China is usually regarded as the country responsible for producing more counterfeit products than any other, and counterfeit memorabilia from the Beijing Olympics will likely be circulating for months to come. News reports suggest the Chinese government took a strong stance against such items, but...

What's the value of the eight gold medals swimmer Michael Phelps just won at the Beijing Olympics? According to his agent, about $100 million over his lifetime. His agent says he's been fielding about 50 phone calls a day from people wanting to court Phelps and ultimately get him to endorse their...

Every so often, I find my natural impulses at odds with each other. On the one hand, I am a self-confessed cheapskate; my favorite price is free, and I pride myself on my ability to find bargains. I still remember how much I paid for almost every article of clothing in my closet, and my vacation...

With so much sparkly coverage of Beijing inundating our screens this week, you'd be forgiven for feeling a sudden desire to go there to pack a suitcase and check out the city (or what's left of it). What a great modern art scene! What a terrific place to shop! Allow me to throw a little...

China has ordered the 112 official Olympic restaurants not to serve dog meat during the Beijing Olympics in August so as not to gross out Westerners. They also strongly suggest that all the other eateries in town stop selling dog meat for the month, too. The move is like their orders to shut...