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Winter Olympics preview: A look a Sochi’s Olympic Stadium

February 4, 2014 Meredith Ennis

Winter Olympics preview: A look a Sochi’s showcase venues, including the Fisht Olympic Stadium, which will host the opening and closing ceremonies of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games. Beijing (2008) had the Bird’s Nest and the Water Cube, Montreal (1976) had the “Big O” — will Sochi end up with an iconic Olympic venue as well? Organizers hope so, and the Fisht Olympic Stadium could be a strong contender. Named after Mount Fisht, the design of the main venue, which is shaped like a shell, gives a nod to Fabergé art (think of the famous decorated eggs). The stadium walls […]

Winter Olympics preview: 11 Olympic factoids

February 4, 2014 Barb Oates

11 Olympic factoids: Fun facts, figures and more from the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics and Winter Olympic history. 11. The 2014 Games in Sochi will feature 12 new events in eight different disciplines. Some of the more anticipated new events are slopestyle snowboarding and slopestyle skiing, where athletes perform flips and spins while on boards and skis, competing to “wow” judges. 10. Team figure skating is another addition this year — think of it like team gymnastics — where winners are determined by their combined overall scores. According to the International Olympic Committee, the figure skating team event will […]

Winter Olympics: Sochi suffers backlash over Gay Propaganda laws

February 4, 2014 Lori Acken

Sochi suffers backlash over Gay Propaganda laws: Controversy surrounds Russian President Vladimir Putin’s June implementation of laws that make public discussion and support of LGBT issues illegal. What’s Love Got To Do With It?: Sochi Suffers Backlash Over Gay Propaganda Laws Almost immediately after Sochi was named the 2014 Winter Games’ host site, concerns about Russia’s lingering human rights offenses arose around the globe. Central to the discourse is the nation’s treatment of gay and transgendered men and women, augmented by Russian President Vladimir Putin’s June implementation of laws that make public discussion and support of LGBT issues illegal — […]

Winter Olympics preview: Top 10 Team USA athletes to watch

February 4, 2014 Ryan Berenz

Winter Olympics preview: Top 10 Team USA athletes to watch: The USA’s biggest names and best medal hopefuls at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics. ALSO SEE: Complete 2014 Winter Olympics Day-By-Day TV Schedule Winter Games At A Glance Click on sport to view TV schedule. Opening/Closing Ceremonies Feb. 7, 23 Alpine Skiing Feb. 9-10, 12, 14-16, 18-19, 21-22 Biathlon Feb. 8-11, 13-14, 16-17, 19, 21-22 Bobsled Feb. 16-19, 22-23 Cross-Country Skiing Feb. 8-9, 11, 13-16, 19, 22-23 Curling Feb. 10-21 Figure Skating Feb. 6, 8-9, 11-14, 16-17, 19-20, 22 Freestyle Skiing Feb. 6, 8, 10-11, 13-14, 17-18, 20-21 Ice Hockey […]

NGC special looks at the real-life Monuments Men

February 4, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

In advance of George Clooney’s film The Monuments Men, hitting theaters this Friday, Feb. 7, National Geographic Channel is airing a one-hour special looking at the real-life escapades of the people actually involved in saving cultural treasures in Nazi-occupied Europe near the end of World War II. The program, called Hunting Hitler’s Stolen Treasures: The Monuments Men, is billed as a documentary companion to the feature film, and premieres Feb. 5 at 8pm ET/PT on NGC. “Art is the soul of a society; it represents the very best things that we have achieved, and to go after that art and […]

Subject of PBS’ “The Amish: Shunned” finds Amish reality shows “inaccurate” and “disappointing”

February 4, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

Tonight, PBS debuts its American Experience film “The Amish: Shunned,” a follow-up to its successful and fascinating 2012 installment “The Amish.” The two-hour “The Amish Shunned” focuses on the Amish practice of “shunning,” and the cost people who leave the Amish pay. The program follows seven former Amish, who reflect on their decisions to leave the community. Among those featured is Naomi Kramer, a former member of the Old Order Amish who has gone on to become a nurse and to set up the Amish Descendant Scholarship Fund for other former Amish. At a press conference for “The Amish: Shunned” […]

About Time: VOD Spotlight

February 4, 2014 Meredith Ennis

At the age of 21, Tim Lake (Domhnall Gleeson, Anna Karenina) discovers he can travel in time. Tim’s father (Bill Nighy, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel) tells his son that the men in his family have always had the ability to travel through time. Tim can’t change history, but he can change what happens and has happened in his own life. The idea for About Time came from a conversation that director Richard Curtis (Pirate Radio, Love Actually) had with a friend about what they would do if they were told that they had only 24 hours left to live. […]

Ranking the 2014 Puppy Bowl, Kitten Bowl and Fish Bowl

February 3, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

Before, during and after Super Bowl XLVIII there were a number of other viewing options to occupy your time if you so chose (which may have come in handy for many, given how the Big Game almost immediately turned into a blowout). Animal lovers, in particular, had more options than usual this year to get their “bowl” fix on. There was, of course, the tried-and-true Puppy Bowl, which has adorably dominated the space for 10 installments now. But newcomers Kitten Bowl and Fish Bowl also appeared on the scene this past Super Bowl Sunday, staking claims for not only the […]

Oregon at Arizona highlights college hoops week

February 3, 2014 Sterling Silver

Monday Men’s College Basketball Preview: Week of Feb. 3: Highlights include Iowa State at Oklahoma State, Kansas at Baylor and Oregon at Arizona. Monday 9:00 PM ET on ESPN Iowa St (16-4, 4-4) @ Oklahoma St (16-5, 4-4) I’m looking forward to a great battle in the Big 12 Conference tonight, pitting two of the best point guards in the country, DeAndre Kane and Marcus Smart against each other. Look for Oklahoma State to use a smaller lineup and switch the high ball screens to defend against the dribble drives by Kane. If Oklahoma State can find a way […]

Guest lists for final week of “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” and “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”

February 3, 2014 Jeff Pfeiffer

The week of Feb. 3 begins NBC’s late-night hosting transition, with Jay Leno ending (again) his 20-plus-year run as host of The Tonight Show. The Tonight Show‘s new helmer, Jimmy Fallon — who takes over as host starting Feb. 17 — will also be ending his current hosting gig this week, when he bids farewell to Late Night after five years. Seth Meyers, who himself just said goodbye to Saturday Night Live on Feb. 1, will be the new host of Late Night starting Feb. 24. Before the changeovers, though, Leno and Fallon will each bring their current stints to […]